Matty Rich (born Matthew Statisfield Richardson, November 26, 1971), is an American film director,[1] screenwriter, and video game executive.
The low-budget independent film grossed $2.7 million at the box office and only cost $450,000 to make.
In interviews, Rich had proudly stated that even though he dropped out of New York University's (NYU) famed Tisch School of the Arts after one month (he accused the faculty of racism),[2] he still made a successful film.
This drew criticism from Spike Lee, a Tisch graduate, who accused Rich of being "ignorant".
In 2005, Rich re-emerged as the director and screenwriter of the video game, 187 Ride or Die[4] which was not a success.