Rush (1983 film)
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Directed by | Tonino Ricci[1] |
Screenplay by | Tito Carpi[1] |
Story by | Tito Carpi[1] |
Produced by | Marcello Romeo[1] |
Starring | Bruno Minniti[1] Gordon Mitchell Laura Trotter |
Cinematography | Giovanni Bergamini[1] |
Music by | Francesco De Masi[1] |
Production company | Biro Cinematografica[1] |
Country | Italy[1] |
Rush is an Italian science fiction and action film.
Synopsis[]
Rush is a solitary survivor, existing as a scavenger in a post-nuclear holocaust world. Water is scarce, as is plant life, and often fought to the death for. Rush discovers that water is being hoarded by the evil Yor and becomes a one-man army to save the world. Most of society is barely hanging on, living in tattered rags. Yor maintains order by using a well armed militia, the Untouchables and he is experimenting with ways to repopulate the Earth's plant population. Rush counters with his own group of freedom fighters.
Release[]
Rush was released in the United States in October 1984.[2][3]
Reception[]
Variety referred to the film as a "minor, highly derivative Italian action picture in the science fiction genre".[1] The review noted that the film "skimps on story and incident" and noted that several characters and scenes strongly resemble the film First Blood.[1] Creature feature gave the movie one out of 5 stars, finding the action sequences unbelievable and the movie as a whole "super-chintzey." It also cited the Rambo resemblance.[4] TV Guide called the movie stupid.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Willis 1985, p. 461: "Review is from October 31, 1984"
- ^ Willis 1985, p. 158.
- ^ Willis 1985, p. 215.
- ^ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: Third Edition
- ^ "Rush".
Sources[]
- Willis, John (1985a). Screen World. 36. Crown Publisher, Inc. ISBN 0-517-55821-1.
- Willis, Donald, ed. (1985b). Variety's Complete Science Fiction Reviews. Garland Publishing Inc. ISBN 0-8240-6263-9.
External links[]
- Rush at IMDb
- Gordon Mitchell at IMDb
- 1983 films
- Italian films
- 1980s science fiction action films
- Italian science fiction action films
- Films scored by Francesco De Masi