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Mack Rice(1933-2016)

  • Composer
  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Mack Rice was born on 10 November 1933 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA. He was a composer, known for Road House (1989), The Brave One (2007) and Miss Congeniality (2000). He was married to Laura. He died on 27 June 2016 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
BornNovember 10, 1933
DiedJune 27, 2016(82)
BornNovember 10, 1933
DiedJune 27, 2016(82)
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Known for

Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)
Road House
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 1989
Jodie Foster in The Brave One (2007)
The Brave One
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007
Miss Congeniality (2000)
Miss Congeniality
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2000
Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, and Liam Hemsworth in The Expendables 2 (2012)
The Expendables 2
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012

Credits

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Composer

  • The Commitments: Mustang Sally (1992)
    The Commitments: Mustang Sally
    8.0
    Music Video
    • Composer (as Bonny Rice)
    • 1992
  • Bruce Willis in Bruce Willis: Respect Yourself (1987)
    Bruce Willis: Respect Yourself
    5.7
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1987

Writer

  • The Commitments: Mustang Sally (1992)
    The Commitments: Mustang Sally
    8.0
    Music Video
    • Writer
    • 1992

Soundtrack

  • Tyler Perry, Amber Reign Smith, and Jermaine Harris in Tyler Perry's Joe's College Road Trip (2026)
    Tyler Perry's Joe's College Road Trip
    5.5
    • writer: "Respect Yourself"
    • 2026
  • Mary J. Blige, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Camila Cabello, and Jay Will in Rob Peace (2024)
    Rob Peace
    6.5
    • writer: "Respect Yourself"
    • 2024
  • Khris Davis in Big George Foreman (2023)
    Big George Foreman
    6.7
    • writer: "Respect Yourself"
    • 2023
  • 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021)
    1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Respect Yourself"
    • 2021
  • Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and Mika Brzezinski in Morning Joe (2007)
    Morning Joe
    4.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Respect Yourself"
    • 2021
  • Sean Patrick Flanery and Grace Van Dien in Lady Driver (2020)
    Lady Driver
    5.9
    • writer: "Mustang Sally" (as Bonny Rice)
    • 2020
  • North East Skinny Dip 2019
    Video
    • writer: "Mustang Sally"
    • 2019
  • Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams (2018)
    Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams
    7.9
    • performer: "Mustang Sally" (as Bonny Rice)
    • 2018
  • The Vietnam War (2017)
    The Vietnam War
    9.1
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Mustang Sally"
    • 2017
  • Dream Cruisin' (2017)
    Dream Cruisin'
    Short
    • writer: "Mustang Sally" (as Sir Mack Rice)
    • 2017
  • Sam Richardson and Tim Robinson in Detroiters (2017)
    Detroiters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "My Baby"
    • 2017
  • Conan O'Brien in Conan (2010)
    Conan
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Respect Yourself"
    • 2017
  • Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa 2 (2016)
    Bad Santa 2
    5.6
    • writer: "Santa Claus Wants Some Loving"
    • 2016
  • Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer, Regina Hall, Common, Eve, Deon Cole, J.B. Smoove, Lamorne Morris, and Nicki Minaj in Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
    Barbershop: The Next Cut
    5.9
    • writer: "Respect Yourself"
    • 2016
  • Bill Murray in A Very Murray Christmas (2015)
    A Very Murray Christmas
    5.5
    TV Special
    • writer: "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin"
    • 2015

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bonny Rice
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • November 10, 1933
    • Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • June 27, 2016
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA(complications from Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Laura? - June 27, 2016 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was a songwriter for Stax Records, and split his time between there and Detroit, where he moved from Mississippi as a teen. He wrote "Respect Yourself" with late R&B singer-songwriter Luther Ingram for the Staple Singers; it became Stax's biggest hit.

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