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Ride (2024 Film)
''Ride'' is a 2024 American crime drama film written by Jake Allyn and Josh Plasse, directed by Allyn and starring C. Thomas Howell, Annabeth Gish, Allyn and Forrie J. Smith. Plot Desperate to raise money for his daughter's cancer treatment, a retired bull rider teams up with his estranged son and resorts to robbery to secure payment before time runs out. But after the heist goes awry, keeping the money—and their freedom—requires the duo to outwit a dogged pair of local law enforcement officers, including a justice-minded sheriff who soon suspects that the key to her case may lie uncomfortably close to home. Cast * C. Thomas Howell as John Hawkins *Annabeth Gish as Monica Hawkins *Jake Allyn as Peter *Forrie J. Smith as Al *Laci Kaye Booth as Libby *Zia Carlock as Virginia Hawkins * Scott Reeves as Ross Dickons *Josh Plasse as Noah Hawkins * Patrick Murney as Tyler Release The film was released on June 14, 2024. Reception The film has a 72% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Allyn
Jake Allyn is an American actor and filmmaker. He made his feature directorial debut with ''Ride'' (2024), which he also starred. He also co-wrote and starred in the film '' No Man's Land'' (2021). On television, he is known for playing BoJohn Folsom in '' The Quad''. He also starred in the film '' Someone Like You'' (2024). Personal life Allyn was born in Dallas. He is the son of Rob Allyn and the brother of Conor Allyn. Filmography As film actor As television actor As director *''Ride'' (2024) As screenwriter *''Forsaken'' (2017) *''ExPatriot'' (2017) *'' No Man's Land'' (2021) *''Ride'' (2024) As producer *'' No Man's Land'' (2021) *'' Edge of the World'' (2021; as executive producer) *''The Resurrection of Charles Manson'' (2023) *''Ride Ride may refer to: People * MC Ride, a member of Death Grips * Sally Ride (1951–2012), American astronaut * William Ride (19262011), Australian zoologist Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Ride'' (1998 film), a comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conor Allyn
Conor Allyn is an American director, screenwriter, and producer from Dallas, Texas, who is best known for the 2021 film ''No Man's Land (2021 film), No Man's Land''. Biography Allyn graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he received his bachelor's degree in history, government, and screenwriting. After college, Allyn lived in Indonesia for three years where he co-wrote the first of the trilogy ''Merah Putih (film), Merah Putih'' (''Red & White'') about the Indonesian war of independence from the Dutch in the 1940s with his father Rob Allyn. The film led to two sequels, ''Blood of Eagles'' and ''Heart of Freedom'' that he both co-wrote and co-directed. Allyn started production company Margate House Films in 2007. In 2013, IFC Films released Allyn's action thriller ''Java Heat'' starring Kellan Lutz and Mickey Rourke. Allyn directed Netflix original movie, ''Walk. Ride. Rodeo.'', which is the true story of rodeo champion Amberley Snyder, who staged a comeba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Allyn
Rob Allyn (born October 18, 1959) is a former political consultant to conservative politicians, turned film producer, screenwriter, media company owner and ''New York Times'' best-selling author. He is chairman and CEO of Margate House Films, based at Fox Studios in Sydney. Working with his son, director-screenwriter Conor Allyn, he co-wrote and produced ''Red and White'', ''Blood of Eagles'' and '' Hearts of Freedom'', along with the documentary ''Hungry is the Tiger.'' Early career Born in California on October 18, 1959, Allyn gained his bachelor's degree in government from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he attended the School of Foreign Service. He holds a Master of Liberal Arts Degree from Southern Methodist University and began his career as a Capitol Hill aide, PepsiCo executive speechwriter to Texas Governor Bill Clements in the early 1980s. In 2004, he was appointed to the board of directors of ACE Cash Express. in year 2014, Rob Allyn was hired by P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabeth Gish
Anne Elizabeth "Annabeth" Gish (born March 13, 1971) is an American actress. She played roles in the films '' Shag'', '' Hiding Out'', '' Mystic Pizza'', '' SLC Punk!'', '' The Last Supper'' and ''Double Jeopardy''. On television, she played Special Agent Monica Reyes on ''The X-Files'', Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on ''The West Wing'', Diane Gould on '' Halt and Catch Fire'', Eileen Caffee on '' Brotherhood'', Sarah Gunning on Midnight Mass, Charlotte Millwright on '' The Bridge'' and Sheriff Althea Jarry on the seventh and final season of ''Sons of Anarchy''. Early life and education Gish was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the daughter of Judy and Robert Gish. When she was two, her family moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she grew up with her brother, Tim, and her sister, Robin. Her father was an English professor at the University of Northern Iowa; her mother was an elementary school teacher. Gish went to Northern University High School in Cedar Falls, where she graduated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Well Go USA Entertainment
Well Go USA Entertainment is an American independent and international film distributor. It distributes films in a variety of genres, including action films, American indie films, and martial arts films, on all types of platforms, including in movie theaters, on DVDs and Blu-rays, and via video on demand (VOD). It is a major distributor of Asian action films in the United States. Well Go is located in Allen, Texas. Since 2014 and as of February 2025, Doris Pfardrescher and Dennis Walker (daughter and son of founder Annie Walker) were CEO and CFO/COO respectively. History Well Go Entertainment is a family-owned business whose origins were in distributing home entertainment content such as karaoke videos in the 1990s. The company was founded by Annie Walker in 1989, after she moved to North Texas from Taiwan with her family. After a stint working for Fendi Timepieces as a regional manager in Dallas, Walker started importing karaoke LaserDiscs from Taiwan. The company was inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Reeves
Gregory Scott Reeves (born May 16, 1966) is an American actor, musician, and songwriter. He is known for playing the roles of Ryan McNeil on the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' (1991 to 2001), Steven Webber on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' (2009 to 2013, 2024), and Noel Laughlin on the ABC series ''Nashville'' (2014 to 2016). For his work on ''The Young and the Restless'', Reeves was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He has received two Soap Opera Digest Award nominations and won the award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actor in 1994. As a musician, Reeves co-founded the country music duo Blue County with Aaron Benward. Their self-titled debut album was released on Curb Records in 2006. They had four songs reach the Billboard charts. Reeves also co-wrote the song " Made in America", which was recorded by Toby Keith and charted at number one. Early life Reeves was born in Sant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Murney
Patrick Murney (born 1987) is an American actor known for his recurring roles in ''Seven Seconds'', ''Mare of Easttown'', '' Law & Order: Organized Crime'' and others. Early life and education Born in New York City in 1987, Murney is the son of the actor Christopher Murney and the brother of the actress Julia Murney. After graduating from the Dwight School in 2005, Murney studied acting at Syracuse University, spending a semester abroad in London and another in Manhattan through the Tepper semester program. Career Murney made his first television appearance in the pilot episode of ''Family Values'', which was not selected for a full series order. Murney has since appeared in episodes of ''Law & Order'', ''Suits'', ''Onion News Network ''Onion News Network'' is a parody television news show produced by ''The Onion'' that originated as a YouTube video series in 2007 and was further developed into a 22 minute television program in 2011, with two seasons of ten episodes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor Theatre, stage performance, the direct inspiration for the name from Duong, Lee, and Wang came from an equivalent scene in the 1992 Canadian film ''Léolo''. Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango Media, Fandango ticketing company. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. The site is influential among moviegoers, a third of whom say they consult it before going to the cinema in the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Rant
''Screen Rant'' is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of television, films, video games, and comic books. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publications including Comic Book Resources, Collider, MovieWeb and XDA Developers. History ''Screen Rant'' was launched by Vic Holtreman in 2003, and had its office in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. In February 2015, ''Screen Rant'' was acquired by Valnet, an online media company based in Montreal, Quebec. It was combined with its sister site, ''Game Rant'', in 2019, when Valnet acquired the other publication. After agreeing to sell Screen Rant to Valnet, founder Vic Holtreman, who had served as the company's CEO, retired. ''Screen Rant'' features a video series called ' by YouTube comedian Ryan George. By 2025, the series included over 400 videos, garnering a combined 400 million views. In the series, George Dual role, plays both a screenwriter and a film producer in a Pitch (filmmaking), pitch for a film or television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RogerEbert
''RogerEbert.com'' is an American film review website that archives reviews written by film critic Roger Ebert for the '' Chicago Sun-Times'' and also shares other critics' reviews and essays. The website, underwritten by the ''Chicago Sun-Times'', was launched in 2002. Ebert handpicked writers from around the world to contribute to the website. After Ebert died in 2013, the website was relaunched under Ebert Digital, a partnership founded between Ebert, his wife Chaz, and friend Josh Golden. Background Two months after Ebert's death, Chaz Ebert hired film and television critic Matt Zoller Seitz as editor-in-chief for the website because his IndieWire blog ''PressPlay'' shared multiple contributors with RogerEbert.com, and because both websites promoted each other's content. '' The Dissolve''s Noel Murray described the website's collection of Ebert reviews as "an invaluable resource, both for getting some front-line perspective on older movies, and for getting a better sens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Leydon
Joseph Patrick Michael Leydon (born August 22, 1952) is an American film critic and historian. A critic and correspondent for '' Variety'' since 1990, he is the author of ''Joe Leydon's Guide to Essential Movies You Must See'' (Michael Wiese Productions), and was a contributing critic for '' Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide''. As of July 2021 he has 1225 reviews collected on the website Rotten Tomatoes. He is also a founding member of Houston Film Critics Society, and a voting member of Critics Choice. From 2001 until 2021, Leydon taught film and communication studies courses at Houston Community College and the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication at University of Houston. Life and career Leydon was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised in the city's Ninth Ward. He graduated from Loyola University with a degree in journalism (with a minor in film). At Loyola, he studied under the late Ralph T. Bell. In 2007, he earned a Master of Arts degree at the Jack J. Valenti Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
