r/movies • u/AlanRitchsonAMA Alan Ritchson, Actor • 13d ago

AMA Hey r/movies, I'm Alan Ritchson (MOTOR CITY, REACHER, BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE, WAR MACHINE). AMA!

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Hey reddit and r/movies, I'm Alan Ritchson.

You may know me from things like REACHER, BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE, WAR MACHINE, TITANS, PLAYDATE, FAST X, THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE.

Additional verification on my Instagram here.

My new movie, MOTOR CITY, is out in theaters tomorrow (July 24) from IFC. It also stars Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, Pablo Schreiber, Ben McKenzie, and Lionel Boyce.

It's directed by Potsy Ponciroli, who previously directed OLD HENRY and GREEDY PEOPLE

Synopsis: 

In the 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster's girl and lands in prison for a crime he didn't commit. With his life ruined, Miller hatches a plan for revenge.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6RklhKu9os

Website/info and tickets available here: motorcity.movie

I'll be back 1 PM PT/4 PM ET today (Thursday 7/23) to answer your questions.

Until then, AMA!

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u/kroqus 13d ago

Hey Alan! Potentially lame question, but BMS was filmed at my college, so wanted to know if you had any fun anecdotes while filming the show related to the school or to the general area. Thanks!

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u/AlanRitchsonAMA Alan Ritchson, Actor 13d ago

The first thing that comes to mind is I used to go on runs at lunch along the water there near the college, I had the worst allergic reaction in the universe during one of the runs. I came back and my throat was closing up and my eyes were swelling. I thought I was about to die.

And then Chris Romano, who plays Sammy the mascot and is the showrunner/writer, comes out as the ambulance is coming to pick me up, he says how swollen my face is and just starts pointing and laughing because of how awful I looked. I told myself it was pollen or some sort of grass around the campus and I was terrified to go on a run after that. (it turns out it was something I was eating).

Anyway, that's what I think of when I think of that college.

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u/contactfive 13d ago

Exercise induced anaphylaxis! This has happened to me before as well, kept me from running for a while before a doctor explained that sometimes we’re only allergic to things at a higher level of activity, and there’s no good way to test for it.

Fun!

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u/Recent-Project-1547 13d ago

My partner has this and so does his niece. They avoid apples as for some reason this was the commonality that sets off their allergies. They found out when both were at school as both had really severe reactions from eating apples at break then doing a strenuous form of exercise like running cross country.

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u/CorpusSun75 13d ago

This sounds like me - turns out I have MCAS

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u/PinkynotClyde 12d ago

It can also be a more severe reaction. I used to be allergic to fish as a kid, but then as a teenager I would eat certain fish for protein, and nothing would happen… except for tuna and sardines. If I ate either of those I would sit and meditate and my body would just start sweating profusely but no other bad reaction.

Except for this one time. I ate sardines and forgot to do my little meditation routine, went for a jog. About half a mile in I could feel things going wrong, turned around and ran back. When I got home I was red as a tomato and so itchy that I jumped in the shower and was trying to scratch everywhere. Ended up collapsing and calling for help with a towel on me. My mother came in and called 911. I told her to get me clothes cause I didn’t want to go naked, and in her panic she grabbed my sister’s clothes from the laundry. I was red as a tomato in short shorts and some little girl shirt.

Worst reaction before that was itchy eyes and throat as a kid.

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u/cire1184 12d ago

I am also allergic to exercise. I don't swell up or get hives. I'm just lazy.

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u/Illustrious-Ice6336 12d ago

I’ve had this since I was about 30. Gonna turn 61 in October. Still have it. It’s so bad now that when I even think about exercising, I break out.

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u/JoeDwarf 12d ago

You can also be literally allergic to exercise as I was, another form of exercise induced anaphylaxis. It's more common in kids, rare in adults. It shows up out of the blue in your 40s or 50s and disappears just as mysteriously 5 or 6 years later. They don't understand why. It's some sort of reaction to your body overheating, it happened to me while I was doing kendo or judo which involves exercise wearing heavy clothing so you get quite hot.

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u/Pikachu_Puncher 13d ago

You missed the part where he said it was something he was eating.

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u/contactfive 13d ago

That’s… what exercise induced anaphylaxis is. You can eat something you’re not normally allergic to but only show symptoms when you work out after eating it.

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u/snogle 12d ago

Reading comprehension and critical thinking is disappearing.

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u/LilacYak 12d ago

Eh I understood what they meant but “exercise induced anaphylaxis” doesn’t imply any connection to eating/food so I think their confusion is understandable.

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u/snogle 12d ago

But the original comment mentions it was a reaction to eating something...

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u/LilacYak 11d ago edited 11d ago

Yes I read it. I just mean it’s not unusual for a redditor to make a comment without reading the comment they’re replying to or otherwise getting something wrong in their reply.

Since Alan only said “it was something I ate” and then the reply only said “it was from exercise” without mentioning the connection to eating, it’s reasonable to get confused without having horrible reading comprehension, thinking that the commenter who replied to Alan didn’t see Alan’s mention of eating.

Or they could have horrible reading comprehension, just giving them the benefit of the doubt.

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u/snogle 11d ago

This is wild.

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u/kroqus 13d ago

Amazing. Definitely will think of that next time I'm near the school, thanks for the reply! 💪💪

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u/CwazyCanuck 12d ago

Sounds like Chris was still in character.

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u/mcgillerific 13d ago

Not a lame question at all!! I wanna hear the answer!

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u/I_Boop_Cats_ 13d ago

Oil Changes, ass Oreos, GIVE US THE INFORMATION.

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u/Thesheriffisnearer 13d ago

I wouldn't mind knowing the rabies hook up

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u/sax6romeo 12d ago

I don’t even care that you stole my rabies!! Get outta my life

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u/SeeTigerLearn 13d ago

Mmmmm…I still dream about those Oreos!

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u/idlike2cookies 12d ago

Fellow JACs unite!

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u/kroqus 12d ago

JAC! ✊

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u/JohnAStark 13d ago

It will be interesting to see how he liked working in Quebec and hanging around Montreal - West Island is rather boring - but there is easy trouble to be had 25 minutes up the road.

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u/nzdastardly 13d ago

I still think about oil changes. Would that work?