Reach Me

Reach Me is a 2014 American drama film directed and written by John Herzfeld. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Kyra Sedgwick, Terry Crews, Thomas Jane, Kevin Connolly, Lauren Cohan, Kelsey Grammer, and Tom Berenger. The film was produced by Rebekah Chaney, Cassian Elwes, Buddy Patrick, John Herzfeld. The plot revolves around how a self-help book inspires a diverse group of people: a journalist and his editor, a former inmate, a hip-hop mogul, an actor and an undercover cop. The creation of Reach Me was influenced as least partly by Herzfeld's memories of seeing televangelist Reverend Ike and reading Napoleon Hill's self-help book, Think and Grow Rich, although Herzfeld says the film is "not about getting rich, but believing in yourself." Cast Sylvester Stallone as Gerald Kyra Sedgwick as Collette Thomas Jane as Wolfie Lauren Cohan as Kate Kelsey Grammer as Angelo AldoBrandini Kevin Connolly as Roger King Tom Berenger as Teddy Nelly as E-Ruption Omari Hardwick as Dominic Terry Crews as Wilson Danny Trejo as Vic Danny Aiello as Father Paul Ryan Kwanten as Jack Burns David O'Hara as Thumper Elizabeth Henstridge as Eve Rebekah Chaney as Denise-Denise Chuck Zito as Joe Tom Sizemore as Frank Cary Elwes as Kersey Production To build a solid cast for the movie, Herzfeld started with Stallone; the two had been friends since they were roommates together as students at University of Miami. After Stallone committed to participate, other actors agreed to join the cast at minimum pay rates. Herzfeld recruited another long-time friend, Danny Aiello, to play the role of a mobster – but after Aiello declined that role, Herzfeld and Aiello collaborated on creating the character of Father Paul. Aiello credits his work on Reach Me with aiding his emotional recovery from the death of his son, Danny Aiello III.