Ricky 6
Encyclopedia
Ricky 6 is a 2000 film loosely based on the life of Ricky Kasso
, a suburban teenager accused of Satanism
and murder
in the 1980s. The film was written and directed by Peter Filardi. Vincent Kartheiser
played the disturbed protagonist, renamed Ricky Cowen, in the film.The movie also stars Chad Christ, Patrick Renna
, Sabine Singh
and Emmanuelle Chriqui
. Matthew Morin plays the daycare boy.
The film won the Audience Prize at the Fantasia Film Festival
in 2000. As of 2010, it has yet to be released in either theaters or on video. However, a bootleg
VHS
and DVD
copies of the film have been sold on various internet sites.
Ricky Kasso
Richard "Ricky" Kasso , also known as The Acid King murdered 17-year-old acquaintance Gary Lauwers in Northport, Long Island, New York on June 16, 1984...
, a suburban teenager accused of Satanism
Satanism
Satanism is a group of religions that is composed of a diverse number of ideological and philosophical beliefs and social phenomena. Their shared feature include symbolic association with, admiration for the character of, and even veneration of Satan or similar rebellious, promethean, and...
and murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
in the 1980s. The film was written and directed by Peter Filardi. Vincent Kartheiser
Vincent Kartheiser
Vincent Paul Kartheiser is an American actor known for playing Connor in Angel and Pete Campbell in Mad Men.-Early life:Kartheiser was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Janet Marie and James Ralph Kartheiser...
played the disturbed protagonist, renamed Ricky Cowen, in the film.The movie also stars Chad Christ, Patrick Renna
Patrick Renna
Patrick Renna is an American actor who began his career in the film The Sandlot playing Hamilton "Ham" Porter. Since then, he has appeared in over 25 feature films as well as numerous guest-starring and recurring roles in award-winning television series such as Boston Legal and The X-Files among...
, Sabine Singh
Sabine Singh
Sabine Singh is an American actress.-Early life:Sabine Singh is a first generation American, born in Suffern, NY to immigrant parents. She is the daughter of Anand Singh, an Indian Maharaja and Gisa Singh an Austrian model...
and Emmanuelle Chriqui
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui is a Canadian film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role on HBO's Entourage as Sloan McQuewick, as well as the love interest of Adam Sandler in the movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan...
. Matthew Morin plays the daycare boy.
The film won the Audience Prize at the Fantasia Film Festival
Fantasia Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996...
in 2000. As of 2010, it has yet to be released in either theaters or on video. However, a bootleg
Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...
VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
copies of the film have been sold on various internet sites.