Watch Matthew McConaughey in First 'White Boy Rick' Trailer; Here's Everything We Know

A white teenager grows up in a working-class Detroit neighborhood that is infested with drugs. He himself is never involved with illegal drugs, however ... until the FBI comes calling. That's the fascinating true story that inspired White Boy Rick, starring Matthew McConaughey (above in The Dark Tower) as the young man's father and leader of a boisterous family. Watch the rough and tumble trailer below. Then read onward to learn all we know about the movie and its real-life inspiration. What is the real-life story? In the 1980s, Richard Wershe Jr. was living in a drug-infested neighborhood in Detroit when he was recruited by the FBI as a confidential informant, according to The Daily Beast. He was 14 years old and became the youngest informant in agency...
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