Rush (1991 film)
| Rush | |
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Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Lili Fini Zanuck |
| Screenplay by | Pete Dexter |
| Based on | the novel by Kim Wozencraft |
| Produced by | Gary Daigler Richard D. Zanuck |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kenneth MacMillan |
| Edited by | Mark Warner |
| Music by | Eric Clapton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Box office | $7.2 million |
Rush is a 1991 American crime drama film directed by Lili Fini Zanuck and based on a novel written by Kim Wozencraft. It stars Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Patric as two undercover police officers in the 1970s. They become drug addicts themselves and, under pressure from the chief of police, falsify evidence in some cases. The book and film are both based on a 1978-79 drug scandal involving the Tyler, Texas police department and Smith County, Texas Sheriff's Office. An FBI investigation led to the book's author and her partner pleading guilty to perjury, serving time in federal prison, and testifying in a federal civil rights case against Tyler police chief Willie Hardy, who was found not guilty.