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Rush

Rush

How far do they go before they've gone too far?

19916.72h 0m

Overview

Undercover cop Jim Raynor is a seasoned veteran. His partner, Kristen Cates, is lacking in experience, but he thinks she's tough enough to work his next case with him: a deep cover assignment to bring down the notoriously hard-to-capture drug lord Gaines. While their relationship turns romantic during the assignment, they also turn into junkies, and will have to battle their own addictions if they want to bring down Gaines once and for all.

Directed by Lili Fini Zanuck
Written by Peter Dexter, Kim Wozencraft
Produced by Richard D. Zanuck
Box OfficeBudget: $17.0M0

Top Cast

Jason Patric

Jason Patric

Jim Raynor

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Kristen Cates

Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott

Dodd

Max Perlich

Max Perlich

Walker

Gregg Allman

Gregg Allman

Gaines

William Sadler

William Sadler

Monroe

Tony Frank

Tony Frank

Nettle

S

Special K. McCray

Willie Red

Dennis Letts

Dennis Letts

Senior District Attorney

Dennis Burkley

Dennis Burkley

Motorcycle Guy

Themes & Keywords

heroinparanoiatexascocaineinvestigationcold turkeyaddictionassignmentloveundercover coptheftdrugsnarcotics copdealerfranticsuspenseful

About Rush

Rush is a crime, drama film released in 1991 exploring themes of heroin, paranoia, texas, cocaine, investigation, cold turkey. Directed by Lili Fini Zanuck, it stars Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sam Elliott. Undercover cop Jim Raynor is a seasoned veteran. His partner, Kristen Cates, is lacking in experience, but he thinks she's tough enough to work his next case with him: a deep cover assignment to bring down the notoriously hard-to-capture drug lord Gaines. While their relationship turns romantic during the assignment, they also turn into junkies, and will have to battle their own addictions if they want to bring down Gaines once and for all.

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