Lili Fini Zanuck directed the 1991 crime drama film Rush. Gary Daigler and Richard D.Zanuck produced the movie. The movie was based on a novel by Kim Wozencraft. The screenplay was written by Pete Dexter. The stars in the movie are Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Sam Elliott. The movie also features Max Perlich, Gregg Allman, Tony Frank, and William Sadler.
Two cops (Patric and Leigh) from a small town in Texas go undercover to get hold of a major drug runner (Greg Allman), and they end up getting caught up in the drug culture. Tom Cruise was initially offered the role of Jason Patric, but he turned down the offer as he did not like the idea of being involved in scenes taking drugs. The film was mainly shot in Houston, Texas. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released the movie on December 22,1991.
