Ride Along (film)

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Ride Along

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tim Story
Produced by Ice Cube
Matt Alvarez
Will Packer
Larry Brezner
Screenplay by Greg Coolidge
Jason Mantzoukas
Phil Hay
Matt Manfredi
Story by Greg Coolidge
Starring Ice Cube
Kevin Hart
John Leguizamo
Tika Sumpter
and Laurence Fishburne
Music by Christopher Lennertz
Cinematography Larry Blanford
Editing by Craig Alpert
Studio Relativity Media
Cube Vision Productions
Rainforest Films
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release dates
  • January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17)
Running time 99 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $25 million[2]
Box office $97,567,800[2]

Ride Along is a 2014 American action comedy film directed by Tim Story and written by Greg Coolidge, Jason Mantzoukas, Phil Hay, and Matt Manfredi.[3] The film stars Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter and Laurence Fishburne. The film was released January 17, 2014.

Plot

Ben Barber, a fast-talking, jumpy security guard, joins his potential brother-in-law James Payton, an APD cop/detective, on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta in order to prove himself worthy of marrying Angela, James's sister. The patrol begins to turn into a real case as James finds clues that he thinks will lead to potential closure of the 3 year case he has been working against the mysterious criminal known only as "Omar". [4]

Cast

Production

On November 29, 2009, The Hollywood Reporter announced that comedian Jason Mantzoukas had been hired to rewrite a cop-buddy comedy film Ride Along for the New Line Cinema original written by Greg Coolidge, with Ice Cube set to star in and produce the film along with Matt Alvarez through Cube's film company, Cube Vision Productions.[5] On July 11, 2012 Universal Pictures acquired the distribution rights to the film from New Line, with production starting in October 2012 with Tim Story set to direct the film rewritten by Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, produced by Will Packer and Larry Brezner.[3] On October 31, 2012, the studio announced the film would be released on January 17, 2014.[10]

Casting

Ice Cube joined the cast on November 29, 2009 to play the lead role as Detective James, a rogue cop who tries to break off his sister's engagement to an upper-crust white psychiatrist by inviting his future brother-in-law on a ride-along.[5] Kevin Hart joined the cast on July 11, 2012 to play Ben, a security guard.[3] On October 16, 2012, John Leguizamo joined the cast of the film to play an undercover cop.[7] On October 30, 2012, Tika Sumpter, Bryan Callen, and Jay Pharoah joined the cast of the film, Sumpter plays Angela, Ben's fiancee and James' sister while Callen plays an undercover cop and Pharoah plays a street informant.[6]

On November 9, 2012, Back Stage posted that the film's director was looking for adult extras of all ethnicities for the background in the film.[11] On November, 16, 2012, Bruce McGill joined the cast of the film to play a hard-nosed lieutenant.[8] On December 7, 2012, Gary Owen also joined the cast to co-star with Cube and Hart.[9]

Filming

Principal photography began at the end of October 2012 in Atlanta, the crews were filming some scenes at Underground Atlanta on October 30 and 31.[12] On October 31, 2012 CBS Atlanta posted the news that the Atlanta police are warning citizens that there will be a simulated gun battle inside the mall area during the filming on Thursday, November 1, 2012.[13] It was a 35-day shoot which wrapped-up filming on December 19, 2012 in Atlanta.[14]

Release

A teaser trailer and an image were released on July 1, 2013.[15] On September 26, 2013, studio revealed the first teaser poster featuring Cube and Hart.[16] On November 5, 2013, eight new images from the set and the poster were revealed.[17] A second trailer of the film was revealed from studio on November 7, 2013.[18] On December 19, 2013, Universal released a full length trailer for the film.[19] On the night of January 6, 2014, the film's premiere was held at Atlantic Station in Atlanta.[20] On January, 13, 2014, the Los Angeles premiere was held at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.[21]

Ride Along was released on January 17, 2014.[10]

Critical response

The film holds an "A" grade on CinemaScore[22] but has garnered negative reviews from critics. The film currently holds a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 93 reviews. The consensus states: "Kevin Hart's livewire presence gives Ride Along a shot of necessary energy, but it isn't enough to rescue this would-be comedy from the buddy-cop doldrums."[23]

Box office

The film's 3-day opening weekend gross was $41,516,170 in 2,663 US and Canadian theaters (an average $15,590 per theater gross), giving Ride Along the record for highest domestic opening weekend gross in the month of January ahead of 2008's Cloverfield.[24] For the 4-day MLK Holiday weekend, the film grossed $48,626,380.[25]

Sequel

On April 23, 2013, Deadline reported that the studio had announced that there would be a sequel to the film, with the script written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. Production is to start immediately after the release of first film in January 2014.[26]

References

  1. ↑ "RIDE ALONG (12A)". Universal Pictures. British Board of Film Classification. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ride Along at Box Office Mojo
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Fleming Jr, Mike (11 July 2012). "‘Ride Along’ Detours To Universal As Kevin Hart And Ice Cube Vehicle". deadline.com. Retrieved 13 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ Dimako, Peter (5 December 2012). "Synopsis updated for RIDE ALONG starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube". upcoming-movies.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Andreeva, Nellie (29 November 2009). "Ice Cube film, Fox comedy on scribe's plate". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 13 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Sneider, Jeff (30 October 2012). "Bryan Callen and Jay Pharoah join ‘Ride Along’". variety.com. Retrieved 13 January 2014. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kroll, Justin (16 October 2012). "John Leguizamo in talks for U’s ‘Ride Along’". variety.com. Retrieved 13 January 2014. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kit, Borys (16 November 2012). "Bruce McGill Joins Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in 'Ride Along'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kroll, Justin (7 December 2012). "Owen along for ‘Ride’ with U". variety.com. Retrieved 13 January 2014. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 McClintock, Pamela (31 October 2012). "Ice Cube and Kevin Hart's 'Ride Along' to Open Over Mlk Weekend in 2014". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 13 January 2014. 
  11. ↑ Lehman, Daniel (9 November 2012). "Casting Extras to ‘Ride Along’ with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube in Atlanta". backstage.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  12. ↑ Brett, Jennifer (30 October 2012). "Ice Cube movie “Ride Along” filming at Underground Atlanta". ajc.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  13. ↑ Connell, Jocelyn (31 October 2012). "Police: Simulated gun battle at Underground Atlanta as crews film movie". cbsatlanta.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  14. ↑ "Kevin Hart And Ice Cube Movie 'Ride Along' Is Finished!! They Wrapped up Filming in Atlanta Today!!". hiphopnews24-7.com. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  15. ↑ "Check Out the Trailer for Ride Along, Starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube". comingsoon.net. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  16. ↑ Dimako, Peter (26 September 2013). "First Ride Along Poster with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube". upcoming-movies.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  17. ↑ Orange, B. Alan (5 November 2013). "Ride Along Poster". movieweb.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  18. ↑ Anderton, Ethan (7 November 2013). "Kevin Hart Won't Stop Screaming in Second 'Ride Along' Trailer". firstshowing.net. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  19. ↑ "The Second Full-Length Trailer for Ice Cube & Kevin Hart's Ride Along". comingsoon.net. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  20. ↑ Ramsess, Akili-Casundria (6 January 2014). "Ice Cube & Kevin Hart Pop Up In “Ride Along” Atlanta Premiere". atlnightspots.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  21. ↑ "Kevin Hart attends the 'Ride Along' Los Angeles premiere held at TCL …". yahoo.com. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  22. ↑ http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3774&p=.htm
  23. ↑ "Ride Along". Rotten Tomatoes. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2014-01-18. 
  24. ↑ http://boxofficemojo .com/alltime/weekends/month/?mo=01&p=.htm
  25. ↑ http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2014&wknd=03a&p=
  26. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (23 April 2013). "Sequels On Tap For ‘The Heat’ And ‘Ride Along’". deadline.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 

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Films directed by Tim Story
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