Rush

Based on a gritty, semi-autobiographical novel by author Kim Wozencraft, this crime thriller was adapted for the screen by noir novelist Pete Dexter and marked the directorial debut of producer Lili Fini Zanuck. Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as Kristen Cates, a rookie police officer recruited to ...more

Lili Fini Zanuck's only directorial effort thus far, adapted from a novel based on the experiences of former narcotics detective Kim Wozencraft, is a superbly corrosive portrait of the life of an undercover narc Jennifer Jason-Leigh. After naïve rookie-cop Leigh joins veteran narc Jason Patric, she adopts his practice of shooting whatever substance is necessary as a technique for nailing drug dealers. The liminal area occupied by those who do undercover work has always fascinated writers and ...more