Ben Ramsey (filmmaker)
Ben Ramsey is an American screenwriter and film director, most commonly known as the screenwriter of The Big Hit (starring Mark Wahlberg) and Dragonball Evolution.
Career
Ramsey began his career in Hollywood in 1996 when he wrote the Mark Wahlberg feature, The Big Hit for Sony Pictures. He would later go on to write Dragonball Evolution for 20th Century Fox. He directed the hit DTV action films Blood and Bone and Love and a Bullet which Sony also distributed. Most recently he directed the short film Black Salt for Ratti Entertainment and his own company Ramcity Productions.
Dragonball Evolution
In 2016, Ramsey issued a public apology for the film, claiming the film "marked a very painful creative point in my life". He writes: "To have something with my name on it as the writer be so globally reviled is gut wrenching. To receive hate mail from all over the world is heartbreaking. (...) I went into the project chasing after a big payday, not as a fan of the franchise but as a businessman taking on an assignment. I have learned that when you go into a creative endeavor without passion you come out with sub-optimal results, and sometimes flat out garbage. So I’m not blaming anyone for Dragonball but myself."[1]
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Other | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | No | No | No | Yes | Production assistant |
1996 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | No | No | No | Yes | Art department: swing gang |
Crossworlds | No | No | No | Yes | Art department: swing | |
Zarkorr! The Invader | No | No | No | Yes | Actor: "Quincy" | |
1998 | The Big Hit | No | Yes | No | No | |
2002 | Love and a Bullet | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Executive producer |
2008 | A Good Day to Be Black and Sexy | No | No | Yes | No | Executive producer |
2009 | Dragonball Evolution | No | Yes | No | No | |
Blood and Bone | Yes | No | No | Yes | Soundtrack writer and producer | |
References
- Trendacosta, Katharine (3 May 2016). "The Writer of Dragonball Evolution Offers a Sincere Apology to Fans". io9. Retrieved 4 May 2016.