''Ricky 6'' is a 2000 American-Mexican-Canadian film co-production loosely based on the life of

Ricky Kasso Richard Allan Kasso Jr. (March 29, 1967 – July 7, 1984), also known as the Acid King, was an American murderer who killed his friend, 17-year-old Gary Lauwers, in Northport, New York, on June 19, 1984. Two other teenagers, Jimmy Troiano and Alb ...

, a

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teenager accused of

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and

murder Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse committed with the necessary Intention (criminal law), intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisd ...

in the 1980s. The film was written and directed by Peter Filardi, and based on the 1987 book, ''Say You Love Satan'' by David St. Clair.

Vincent Kartheiser Vincent Paul Kartheiser (born May 5, 1979) is an American actor. He gained acclaim for his role as Pete Campbell on the AMC drama series ''Mad Men'' from 2007 to 2015. He had starring roles in films such as ''Alaska'' (1996), '' Masterminds'' ( ...

played the disturbed protagonist, renamed Ricky Cowen, in the film. The film also stars Chad Christ, Patrick Renna,

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and

Emmanuelle Chriqui Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui ( ; born 10 December 1975) is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Sloan McQuewick on HBO's '' Entourage'' (2004–11), Claire Bonner in '' Snow Day'' (2000), Dalia in ''You Don't Mess with the Zohan'' (200 ...

. ''Ricky 6'' won the Audience Prize at the

Fantasia Film Festival Fantasia International Film Festival, also known as Fantasia Fest or simply Fantasia, is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. It focuses on fantasy, horror, sci-fi and cult genre films. Regular ...

in 2000. As of 2019, it has yet to be released in either theaters or on video. However, bootleg

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and

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copies of the film have been sold on various Internet sites. ''Ricky 6'' is an international co-production between the

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and

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and was produced by American producer Terry G. Jones, Mexican producer Juan-Carlos Zapata and Canadian producer William Vince. It was filmed in

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and

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, Canada.

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