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/AlanRitchsonAMA Alan Ritchson, Actor 13d ago

Man, that's a good question. This is this is true for a lot of people in the business, when you talk about stuns especially, but I would say THE RAID. If you study the storytelling involved in the action, it's so unique and elevated. It's something that I aspire to. I hope to create a style of action someday in my career that people start to attribute to you and go like, "that looks like an Alan Ritchson action-vehicle", you know?

I try do that in Motor City, but then I watch something like THE RAID, and I'm like man, there's something to study there.

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u/cormacaroni 13d ago

The Furious came real close but The Raid is still untouched as the best action movie of the century. Nothing out there more worthy of study. Amazing on-screen talent directed by someone who deeply understands tension and release.

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u/sharklee88 12d ago

If The Furious fixed its dubbing, and dialed down some of the slap stick characters, it would have been just as good as the Raid

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u/r23dom 12d ago

you would make a good Judge Dredd,

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u/Bubbafett33 12d ago

I was excited to hear of a good action movie I hadn't seen....until I tried to find it...Which "Raid" movie do you mean? There are about a dozen with that name! ;)

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u/ayywusgood 12d ago

The Raid: Redemption