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 policemen in the 1970s who disguise a case. They become drug addicts themselves and, failing to get the evidence they need, use falsified evidence.
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Plot
In Texas, a closed-body drug officer Jim Raynor was told by his boss, Lieutenant Dodd to choose a mate from a group of recent police academy graduates for his undercover investigation, which has been going on for two years. His Christian Cates choice surprised Dodd, but Raynor was sure he was fit for what he needed.
Raynor explains to Cates that all they have is one another in this task. They are trapped between the legal world and the illegal underground world, who have no and can trust each other. Though initially shocked by Raynor's intensity, Cates insists he can do anything to get the job done. Then at Raynor's apartment, he teaches Cates how to take heroin properly. Cates told Raynor that he was instructed on how to forge drug use at the police academy, which prompted a violent reprimand from Raynor. She tells him uncertainly that she will be in a situation where she will have to take the drugs they will buy. The drug dealers who will do business with them are not stupid, and if he tries to use fake drugs in front of them, he will get both killed.
Raynor and now Cates's main purpose in their operation is to bring down the cunning, mysterious, and powerful Will Gaines. While Raynor (and the police department) is convinced Gaines is the main drug boss in town, Gaines is an expert in evading detection, and deeply disbelieves at Raynor. Unable to secure access to him, Cates and Raynor bought large quantities of drugs from small traders in the city. These medicines were cataloged and given to Dodd, along with information detailing from whom they purchased drugs. Raynor and Cates are rapidly changing from pretending to be lovers to the real thing.
As Raynor predicted, Cates was immediately put in a position where he was forced to inject drugs in front of drug dealers. Raynor tries to intervene and notify the dealer that "his master is not fixing it", but the dealer insists at gunpoint. Cates first tries nervously to speak out of the situation, then pulls off his jacket and with a handshake starts preparing a heroin shot as Raynor taught him. Seeing his high level of anxiety, Raynor took the needle prepared from him and injected it into his arm. While the dealers were watching and laughing, Cates quietly regurgitated the screen.
Shortly thereafter, Cates was addicted to drugs he had to use to maintain his protection, and Raynor arrived home one day to find Cates combing the carpet, desperately searching for crumbs of medication that might have fallen. Nurse Raynor Cates through her withdrawal while appearing largely unaffected by his own drug use. However, during the movie he becomes more addicted than he is. Finally, both can get clean, but remain traumatized and hurt by their drug experience.
Although they have managed to infiltrate the city of drugs, Raynor and Cates are no closer to getting evidence against Gaines. Under pressure from the department, they forged evidence against Gaines to secure his arrest and indictment. They moved into a small trailer awaiting the start of the trial. Cates was surprised to awake one night with a double barrel rifle stroking his face. A shoot-out ensued where Raynor was shot in the thigh, attacking his femoral artery. Cates frantically asks for help, then returns to the trailer to find Raynor almost unconscious. He died in his arms.
At the Gaines trial, Cates is on the witness stand. During his testimony, he mentioned that he had resigned from the police. His testimony is attached to the story Raynor made and he composed, and appears to have the support of the jury and audience of the courtroom. When he looked directly at Gaines, he shifted two fingers under his bridge of his nose, mimicking a rifle movement that eventually killed Raynor. Stunned, Cates retracted his statement about Gaines' involvement in drug trafficking, and testified that they were ordered to produce evidence by the Chief of Police. This of course guarantees the release of Gaines.
Released from police custody, Gaines climbed into his car a few nights later. As he drove on the street, he saw someone hiding in the back seat. Gaines pulled over, and when he turned to face them, he was killed by a double barrel explosion into the face. The killer is never shown, but the implied is that it is Cates.
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Factually
The film is based on the first semi-autobiographical novel, Rush (Random House, 1990), by Kim Wozencraft. Wozencraft uses his experience working as a secret agent in Texas as the basis for the novel.
Wozencraft, Kim (1991). Rush . Rumah Acak. ISBN: 080419954X. < rentang>
Cast
- Jason Patric sebagai Jim Raynor
- Jennifer Jason Leigh sebagai Kristen Cates
- Sam Elliott sebagai Dodd
- Max Perlich sebagai Walker
- Gregg Allman sebagai Will Gaines
- Tony Frank sebagai Nettle
- William Sadler sebagai Monroe
- Dennis Letts sebagai Jaksa Senior Distrik
- Dennis Burkley sebagai Guy Sepeda Motor
- Merrill Connally sebagai Pengacara Pembela
- Michael Kirkland sebagai Asisten DA
Soundtrack
Eric Clapton's Grammy-winning song "Tears in Heaven" is featured in this movie. Clapton scores the movie and performs on it. Soundtracks include Clapton's guitar and vocals on "Tears in Heaven" and "Help Me Up"; Clapton and Buddy Guy do "Do not Know Which Way to Go" as well. It's occupied by Ted Jensen.
Other songs featured in the movie (but not on the soundtrack album) are Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" (composed by Bob Dylan), Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird", Freddy Fender "Before the Next Teardrop Falls", Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs", The Ohio Players' "Love Rollercoaster", and Johnny Winter's "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" (composed by Rick Derringer).
Reception
The film received positive reviews in general, with a fresh rating of 71% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews with an average score of 6.2 out of 10.
The film is recognized by the American Film Institute in this list:
- 2004: AFI 100 Years... 100 Songs:
- "Tears in Heaven" - Nominated
Note
External links
- Rush on IMDb
- Rush in Mojo Box Office
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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