Rick Sloane, a cinematic jack-of-all-trades, has garnered a reputation for his low-budget independent movies, which may not have won him any special awards, but have earned him respect for persevering through harsh critical notices and producing a considerable number of films throughout the years.
Born in 1961, Rick grew up in Los Angeles, California, and even attended Hollywood High School. As a teenager, he started creating fake movie trailers and initially planned to pursue a career in animation. However, it was the hilarious 1970s drive-in exploitation schlock parody "Hollywood Boulevard" that inspired him to become a full-fledged filmmaker at the age of eighteen.
Rick attended film school at Los Angeles City College, where he was told by several instructors that he was the least talented student in their classes. Undeterred, he went on to make his debut feature, the horror slasher spoof "The Movie House Massacre," at the age of twenty-one. This was followed by the campy sci-fi outing "The Visitants."
Rick achieved his greatest notoriety with the atrocious "Gremlins" rip-off "Hobgoblins," which was famously mocked on the cult TV show "Mystery Science Theater 3000." However, he really hit his stride with the crudely amusing "Vice Academy" flicks, producing six movies in this series, which gained popularity through their frequent airings on the late-night cable TV program "USA Up All Night."
Good Girls Don't" stands out as Rick's best cinematic venture to date, a surprisingly sweet and charming female buddy comedic romp that is both funny and touching. After an eight-year hiatus from filmmaking, Rick made a comeback with the less-than-enthusiastically-received belated sequel "Hobgoblins 2."
