Richard Rush
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Rush (born April 15, 1929 - April 8, 2021) was an American movie director, scriptwriter, and producer. He was best known for the Oscar-nominated The Stunt Man. His other works, however, have been less celebrated. The next best-known of his movies is Color of Night — also nominated, but in this case for the Golden Raspberry Award. Rush also directed Freebie and The Bean, an over-the-top police buddy comedy/drama starring Alan Arkin and James Caan. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1990 movie Air America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Rush, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1929-04-15 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 2021-04-08
Known for
- Air America (1990) — Screenplay
- Color of Night (1994) — Director
- The Stunt Man (1980) — Director
- Freebie and the Bean (1974) — Director
- Hells Angels on Wheels (1967) — Director
- Tales from the Script (2009) — Self
- Psych-Out (1968) — Director
- Getting Straight (1970) — Director
- The Savage Seven (1968) — Director
- Too Soon to Love (1960) — Director
- Thunder Alley (1967) — Director
- The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man (2000) — Narrator
- Of Love and Desire (1963) — Screenplay
- A Man Called Dagger (1968) — Director
- The Fickle Finger of Fate (1967) — Director
- Love and Other Stunts (2018)