FILM DIRECTOR

Richard Rush

1929 - 2021

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Richard Rush (April 15, 1929 – April 8, 2021) was an American film director, scriptwriter, and producer. He is known for directing The Stunt Man, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. His film Color of Night won a Golden Raspberry Award as the worst film of 1994, but Maxim magazine also singled the film out as having the best sex scene in film history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Rush has received more than 255,600 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Richard Rush is the 1,169th most popular film director (down from 1,121st in 2019), the 7,632nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,397th in 2019) and the 290th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 19

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  • 3.97

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  • 2.75

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Richard Rush ranks 1,169 out of 2,041. Before him are Liviu Ciulei, Fridrikh Ermler, Marc Caro, Vytautas Žalakevičius, Stefan Ruzowitzky, and Aleksandr Adabashyan. After him are John Musker, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Lone Scherfig, Luise Fleck, Vadim Abdrashitov, and Luciano Emmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Richard Rush ranks 398. Before him are Richard Bass, Ödön Földessy, Jerry Hardin, Win Tin, Júlia Sigmond, and Yevgeniy Chazov. After him are Doina Cornea, James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, Dick Tiger, Kenneth MacMillan, Evert Gunnarsson, and Villy Sørensen. Among people deceased in 2021, Richard Rush ranks 447. Before him are Shirley Fry, Yevgeny Nesterenko, Murray Walker, Juan Masnik, Pyotr Mamonov, and Yevgeniy Chazov. After him are Abdalqadir as-Sufi, Jiří Feureisl, Nina Ruslanova, Bashkim Fino, Hubert Auriol, and Tim Bogert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Rush ranks 7,632 out of 20,380. Before him are Rick Husband (1957), Bill Smitrovich (1947), Michael Rapaport (1970), Frank Hussey (1905), Bella Abzug (1920), and Frank Lubin (1910). After him are Francesca Woodman (1958), Allen Collins (1952), John Musker (1953), Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey (1863), Chester Himes (1909), and Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Richard Rush ranks 290. Before him are Ron Clements (1953), Chuck Russell (1958), Jon Turteltaub (1963), William Castle (1914), Daniel Mann (1912), and David R. Ellis (1952). After him are John Musker (1953), Jon Avnet (1949), Trey Parker (1969), Robert Kramer (1939), Steve Kloves (1960), and Julius J. Epstein (1909).

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Filmography

Color of Night
Director
A color-blind psychiatrist is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's therapy group and becomes embroiled in an intense affair with a mysterious woman who may be connected to the crime.
Aug 19th 19945.7 / 10
The Stunt Man
Director
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.
Jun 27th 19806.6 / 10
Freebie and the Bean
Director
Two San Francisco detectives want to bring down a local hijacking boss. But they'll have to get to him before a hitman does.
Dec 25th 19746.1 / 10