Richard Rush

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Richard Rush (born in New York, New York, 1929) is an American film director, scriptwriter, and producer.

He is best known for his film The Stunt Man, which was nominated for an Academy Award.

However, his other creations have been less celebrated.

Color of Night, the next best-known of his films, earned a Golden Raspberry Award as the nation's worst film, but Maxim magazine also ranked the film out for having the Best Sex Scene in film history.

Rush, whose film career began in 1960, produced Freebie and the Bean, an over-the-top police buddy comedy starring Alan Arkin and James Caan.

He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1990 film Air America.

Early life

Rush spent his childhood fascinated with Marcel Proust and Batman comics. Rush was one of UCLA's first students, and after graduation, he created television shows highlighting the country's participation in the Korean War. Though Rush accepted the military's presence in the area, the director's participation in this relatively symbolic war can be seen as a defining event for the director, who later explained: "Understander."

Rush founded a production company to produce commercials and industrial films after his propaganda work.

Rush, a French director François Truffaut's The 400 Blows' neo-reality film, sold his film Too Soon to Love (1960), which he produced on a shoestring budget of $50,000 and sold to Universal Pictures for $250,000. It featured an early film appearance by Jack Nicholson (who appeared in two Rush films, Hells Angels on Wheels and Psych-Out).

Rush wanted to follow it with an adaptation of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? However, the film did not end up being made. He was also attached to Kitten with a Whip early on.

Rush later directed Of Love and Desire (1963) with Merle Oberon.

Rush's third film, A Man Called Dagger (1966), was his first film with cinematographer László Kovács.

Rush produced a car racing film for American International Pictures, Thunder Alley (1967), starring Fabian Forte and Annette Funicello.

He made The Fickle Finger of Fate (1967), starring Sidney W. Pink (1967), then directed Nicholson.

Rush was signed by Dick Clark to make two more films for AIP: Psychic Out (1968), a film about the counter culture starring Nicholson and Susan Strasberg, and The Savage Seven (1968).

Rush has a pact with Columbia University. Elliott Gould and Candice Bergen appeared in his first film effort, Getting Straight, in 1970. The film did well commercially, and Swedish director Ingmar Bergman said it was the "best American film of the decade."

Freebie and the Bean, Rush's next film in 1974, was "The Bean". Freebie was generally disapproved by the media, but it was nevertheless incredibly popular with audiences, grossing over $30 million at the box office.

"Who is your favorite American director?" Truffaut was asked in 1981. He replied, "I don't know his name, but I did see his movie last night, it was called The Stunt Man." The film, which took Rush nine years to produce, was a slapstick comedy, a drama, an adventure, and an adventure-adventure, as well as a forensic analysis of Hollywood cinema. Rush's typical protagonist, an emotionally disturbed male who has left the traditional social framework of life only to discover his new one (biker gangs in Hells Angels, hippies in Psych-Out), is also affected by the same influences. The Stunt Man received accolades for best director and best script (co-nominated with Lawrence B. Marcus).

Rush was paid full attention to walk away from the venture when Air America showed signs of instability during growth. Mel Gibson and Robert Downey, Jr. were cast in the film, which was a lot.

Rush did not direct another film for four years until the 1994 box office demise Color of Night. However, Color of Night received the "Best Sex Scene in Film History" award from Maxim magazine; Rush was incredibly proud of the award, and he kept the certificate in his bathroom;

Rush retreated from the commercial cinema industry after. Rush's career seems to be "followed by the kind of miserable luck that never seems to be able to afflict the untalented," Kenneth Turan of The Los Angeles Times wrote.

His last project, The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man, a DVD documentary about the making of The Stunt Man (2001).

Claudia and his partner Claudia lived in Bel Air. Dr. Stephen Rush, his older brother, was also residing in Los Angeles.

Rush died a week before his 92nd birthday at his Los Angeles home due to long-term health issues.

Early Features

Rush's production company, inspired by French director François Truffaut's The 400 Blows' neo-reality, sold his first film Too Soon to Love (1960), which he shot on a shoestring budget of $50,000 and sold to Universal Pictures for $250,000. It featured an early film appearance by Jack Nicholson (who appeared in two Rush films, Hells Angels on Wheels and Psych-Out).

Rush wanted to finish it with a version of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? But the film wasn't made. He was also attached to Kitten early on with a Whip.

Rush then directed Of Love and Desire (1963), with Merle Oberon.

Rush's third film, A Man Called Dagger (1966), was his first film with cinematographer László Kovács.

Rush produced a car racing film for American International Pictures, Thunder Alley (1967), starring Fabian Forte and Annette Funicello.

He did The Fickle Finger of Fate (1967) for Sidney W. Pink (1967) and then appeared in Hells Angels on Wheels (1967), starring Nicholson.

Dick Clark has signed Rush to make two more films for AIP: Psychic Out (1968), a film about the counter culture starring Nicholson and Susan Strasberg, and a biker film The Savage Seven (1968).

Rush has signed a Columbia contract. Elliott Gould and Candice Bergen appeared in Getting Straight, his first film venture. The film did well, and Swedish director Ingmar Bergman named it as the "best American film of the decade."

Freebie and the Bean, Rush's next film in 1974, was Freebie and the Bean. For the most part, Freebie was critically panned; however, it was extremely popular with audiences, grossing over $30 million at the box office.

Truffaut was asked "Who is your favorite American director" in 1981. "I don't know his name," the filmmaker said, "I don't know his name." "I saw his movie last night, and it was called The Stunt Man." Rush's film, which took nine years to put together, was a slapstick comedy, a tragedy, an adventure, an action-adventure, and a reflection on America's dismissal of veterans as well as a forensic examination of Hollywood cinema. Rush's classic protagonist, an emotionally wounded male who has left the social norms only to find his new world (biker gangs in Hells Angels, hippies in Psych-Out), has been corrupted by the same influences. Best director and best script were nominated for Rush Academy Awards (co-nominated with Lawrence B. Marcus).

Rush was paid full salary to walk away from the initiative when Air America showed signs of decline during construction. Mel Gibson and Robert Downey, Jr. were cast in the film, which allowed the studio to cast Mel Gibson and Robert Downey, Jr.

Rush did not direct another film for four years before the 1994 box office shutdown Color of Night. However, Color of Night received the "Best Sex Scene in Film History" award from Maxim magazine; Rush was extremely proud of the award, but he kept it in his bathroom.

Rush retreated from commercial cinema after being pushed back from the land of commercial cinema. Rush's career seems to be "followed by the kind of terrible luck that never appears to afflict the untal."

His last film was ADV documentary on the making of The Stunt Man, The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man (2001).

Claudia and Richard Heber were living in Bel Air with his wife Claudia. Dr. Stephen Rush, his older brother, who also lived in Los Angeles, was a migrant.

Rush died on April 8, 2021, a week before his 92nd birthday at his Los Angeles home due to long-term health issues.

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Later career

Rush was paid full salary to walk away from the venture when Air America showed signs of decline during the course of development. Mel Gibson and Robert Downey, Jr. were cast in the film.

Rush did not produce another film for four years after 1994's box office failure Color of Night. However, Color of Night received the "Best Sex Scene in Film History" award from Maxim magazine; Rush was extremely proud of the award and kept the award in his bathroom.

Rush retreated from the commercial cinema industry in the '90s. Rush's career seems to be "followed by a string of bad luck that never seems to have afflict the untal."

His last project was a DVD film about the making of The Stunt Man, The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man (2001).

Claudia and his partner Claudia lived in Bel Air. Dr. Stephen Rush, his older brother, was also residing in Los Angeles.

Rush died a week before his 92nd birthday at his Los Angeles home after long-term health problems.

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