Richard Rush (director)

Richard Rush
Richard Rush
Born(1929-04-15)April 15, 1929
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 8, 2021(2021-04-08) (aged 91)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationsFilm director, producer, screenwriter
Years active1960–2001

Richard Rush (April 15, 1929 – April 8, 2021) was an American film director, scriptwriter, and producer. He is known for directing the 1980 black comedy film The Stunt Man, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.

Starting his directing career in 1960, he also directed Freebie and the Bean (1974), a police buddy comedy/drama starring Alan Arkin and James Caan. His 1994 erotic thriller 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. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1990 film Air America.

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