The Rob Ryder Interview "The Warriors"

About this episode

Rob Ryder discusses his experiences in film and his new book, Purple Fury.

Rob Ryder comes to Two Dollar Late Fee to discuss The Warriors, Sonny Landham (Predator), White Men Can’t Jump, & more! Rob Ryder has had a wild life! He writes about it in his new book, Purple Fury. From being a member of “The Punks” & “Baseball Furies” in The Warriors to helping make White Men Can’t Jump the classic that it is today! In this interview Rob discusses his book, working with Walter Hill (Southern Comfort), a wild Sonny Landham story, building homes in Bhutan, & a whole lot more! Enjoy! Order Rob Ryder’s book Purple Fury here: https://purplefury.net As mentioned in this interview, find more info on the phenomenal documentary Making Megaforce here: https://www.makingmegaforce.com Dig the show? Please consider supporting $2 Late Fee on Patreon for tons of bonus content (like Tales From The Video Store)! Links are below: Two Dollar Late Fee: ⁠www.patreon.com/twodollarlatefee⁠ Please follow/subscribe and rate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Apple Podcasts: ⁠podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dollar-late-fee⁠ Spotify: ⁠open.spotify.com/show/⁠ Instagram: ⁠@twodollarlatefee⁠ Subscribe to our ⁠YouTube⁠ Check out Jim Walker’s intro/outro music on Bandcamp…

People in this episode

Host: Two Dollar Late Fee

Guest: Rob Ryder

Topics covered

• The Warriors
• Rob Ryder
• Sonny Landham
• White Men Can’t Jump
• interview
• book discussion

Keywords

• Rob Ryder
• The Warriors
• Sonny Landham
• White Men Can’t Jump
• Purple Fury
• Walter Hill
• Making Megaforce

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Geekscape, Bandcamp, IMDB, TeePublic

Books & works: Purple Fury, The Warriors, White Men Can’t Jump, Making Megaforce

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