Ryan Massey Movies
- 1998
Christopher Hanson directed this comedy set in a Colorado tourist ski area where three stoned, leftover hipsters from another decade dream schemes, take tokes, and ponder the fate of their pet pig Scraps, won in a holiday contest. Al (Geoffrey Hanson) gets involved in a dope deal with hopes of raising funds to buy a house for his disabled-war-veteran brother. Haunted by the ski-accident death of his girlfriend, Tom (Buck Simmonds) is unable to establish a relationship with someone new. The screenplay was inspired by the story Spam, by Sean McNamara. Music by Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band. Shown at the 1998 Slamdance Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Geoffrey Hanson, Ryan Massey, (more)
- 1996
The too often tragically ignored street children of Rio de Janeiro figure prominently in this thriller that begins in a hillside slum where 13-year-old Branquinha brags to a German television crew that she has married the neighborhood equivalent to "Joe Cool." Actually her husband is a dim-witted fatso drug runner who gets into deep trouble after he inadvertently causes his boss's demise. With other dealers hot on his trail, Maguila escapes with Branquinha and her friend Japa. The trouble really begins when Maguila bungles again and ends up trapped in a rich-man's villa in the middle of a hostage situation. Now only his diminutive "bride" and her friend can save them. Things get worse when the press gets involved. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
