Rush [Blu-ray]

Director: Lili Fini Zanuck Lili Fini Zanuck

Overview

Based on a gritty, semi-autobiographical novel by author Kim Wozencraft, this crime thriller was adapted for the screen by noir novelist Pete Dexter and marked the directorial debut of producer Lili Fini Zanuck. Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as Kristen Cates, a rookie police officer recruited to partner with Jim Raynor (Jason Patric), an undercover Texas cop trying to infiltrate the criminal ring of major drug dealer Will Gaines (Gregg Allman) in the 1970s. What Kristen isn't told is that, as part of his deep cover masquerade, Jim must take drugs in order to be convincing and, unsurprisingly, has become an addict. Although this dangerous practice is not acceptable police procedure, Jim and Kristen's zealous superiors Larry Dodd (Sam Elliott) and Donald Nettle (Tony Frank) are obsessed with taking Gaines down because he has corrupted the daughter of a prominent local citizen. Jim and Kristen, who fall in love and move in together, befriend a petty car thief, Walker (Max Perlich), who has ties to Gaines. Since they both become drug addicts, Jim and Kristen's case makes little progress, until they clean up and convince Walker to turn on Gaines. Their investigation becomes tainted, however, when they are pressured from above to manufacture false evidence against their target. The soundtrack for Rushcontained the hit song "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/03/2025
UPC:	0850050736639
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	R
Source:	Sandpiper Pictures
Language:	English
Time:	2:00:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jason Patric	Jim Raynor
Jennifer Jason Leigh	Kristen Cates
Sam Elliott	Dodd
Max Perlich	Walker
Gregg Allman	Will Gaines
Tony Frank	Chief Donald Nettle
William Sadler	Monroe
Special K. McCray	Willie Red
Dennis Letts	Senior District Attorney
Dennis Burkley	Motorcycle Guy
Glenn Wilson	Motorcycle Guy
James Pickens Jr.	Man in Disco
Barbara Lasater	Yellow Rose Bartender
Toni Pilgreen	Driller's Waitress
Merrill Connally	Defense Attorney
Connie Cooper	Judge
Cynthia Scott	Yellow Rose Waitress
John Ray Harrison	Mayor
Michael Kirkland	Grand Jury District Attorney
Willie Ellison	Police Instructor
Ron Kern	Domino Player
Tom Rosales	Wino
Suzanne Savoy	Dodd's Wife
Ken Stadler	Police Lieutenant
Gene Nash	Scooter Trash
Freddy Joe Odiorne	Scooter Trash
Niles Caldwell	Scooter Trash
Brandon Smith	Cop
Jerry King	Man in Hearse
Blue Deckert	Medical Examiner
Dell Gibson	Reporter
Jimmy Ray Pickens	Actor
Joe Odiorne	Scooter Trash
Shari Rhodes	Actor
Jimmy Pickens	Man in Disco
Jim Phillips	Club Band - "Terrell"
Eric Clapton	Composer

Technical Credits

Peter Dexter

Lili Fini Zanuck	Director
Richard D. Zanuck	Producer
Gary Daigler	Producer
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	Special Effects
Peter Dexter	Screenwriter
Hank Garfield	Sound/Sound Designer