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This part of the movie unfolds in almost exactly the same way. And his father had sold some of them guns. Rick hadn't been spending time with Curry yet, but he knew who the operators were in the neighborhood. In the spring of 1984, FBI agents knocked on the Wershes' door, intending to gather information from Rick's dad.

As described above, this included 'the cocaine king' Johnny 'Lil Man' Curry (portrayed by Jonathan Majors in the movie). was becoming familiar with the major players in the Detroit drug world, especially in his neighborhood. When he was no more than 14, Richard Wershe Jr. OK? He became sick.' -The Atavist Magazine 'My son became sick on power, the excitement, the prestige, the money, and the glamour of selling. 'My daughter became sick on doing drugs,' Richard Wershe Sr. He started bringing in more and more money from selling drugs, eventually cutting out the middle men and having cocaine delivered directly from suppliers in Miami. Eventually, he began dealing, not under Johnny's watch, but on his own, and his trajectory was set. Rick dressed in tracksuits and wore pricey Fila sneakers. Lured by their wealth and expensive things he had only seen in magazines, Rick started spending time with Johnny. The White Boy Rick true story confirms that some of these encounters did occur at the roller skating rink like in the movie. The more time he spent with Boo, the more encounters he had with Boo's older brothers, including Johnny Curry. Rick started hanging out with their younger brother, Rudell 'Boo' Curry, who shared Rick's interest in cars, motorcycles and girls. Leo was loud and flashy, while Johnny was the clear-headed businessman who didn't use drugs and even avoided being in the same room as the ones he supplied. The reigning drug operation in Rick's East Side neighborhood was run by twin brothers Leo 'Big Man' Curry and Johnny 'Lil Man' Curry, who lived just across the I-94 from the Wershes. It didn't help that Rick's father would leave the kids alone to go out of town to do business. Rick says they robbed somewhere around 20 homes together (not shown in the movie). Rick befriended Bell, who lured him into the world of petty crime.

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Rick's sister Dawn was dating a small-time criminal named Terrence Bell and she had become involved with crack cocaine. A close childhood friend of Rick's said that in the case of Rick's father, the almighty buck ranked above morals. 'I was, I would say, a hustler,' Wershe Sr. He also bought and sold firearms, selling guns illegally on the black market, often out of his house. This is in addition to trying to get his numerous inventions off the ground.

was a tall, wiry man who came up with different ways to make money, including selling surplus electronics, sporting goods, satellite-TV equipment, and devices to pirate cable TV. Like Matthew McConaughey's character in the movie, Richard Wershe Sr.

Was Rick's father, Richard Wershe Sr., really a hustler who sold guns illegally? didn't want to leave the crack-ridden neighborhood. Both had worked for Chrysler for four decades. They were relics of a time when Detroit was booming. Portrayed by Bruce Dern and Piper Laurie in the White Boy Rick movie, Roman and Verna Wershe did live across the street.