Richard Rush

The Profile

American film director best known for Psych-Out (1968), Getting Straight (1970), and The Stunt Man (1980).

Directed Psych-Out (1968) and Getting Straight (1970). The Stunt Man (1980) received critical acclaim and multiple Academy Award nominations. Worked with actors including Elliott Gould and Jack Nicholson.

A close, sympathetic reading of Richard Rush's Getting Straight (1970), praising Elliott Gould and Rush's matured direction. The review situates the film amid late‑Sixties student protests and contrasts its balanced view with the earlier Psych-Out. It concludes the film rewards contextualized viewing rather than dismissal as outdated.