Rod Lurie
Known for: Directing
Born: May 14, 1962 in Israel
Rod Lurie is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic. Lurie's first foray into filmmaking, as writer and director, was the low-budget political thriller Deterrence (1999), with Kevin Pollak as the first Jewish President of the United States. The characters (in his films) of President Jackson Evans (The Contender), prison inmate Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin (The Last Castle), FBI agent Paige Van Doren (Line of Fire), and vice presidential nominee Gen. (ret.) Warren Keaton (Commander in Chief) are all fictional graduates of the "Long Gray Line".
Known for
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Heckler
Self
Resurrecting the Champ
Toby Eagleburger
Junket Whore
Self
Straw Dogs
Logger
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
Self - Host
Nothing But the Truth
Larry
The Last Castle
Director
The Contender
Director
What Doesn't Kill You
Producer
West Pointer
Director
The Angel of death
Director
Killing Reagan
Director
Deterrence
Director
Black Butterfly
Executive Producer
The Search for John Gissing
Executive Producer
The Senior
Director
The Outpost
Director
Scenes of the Crime
Producer
I'm Paige Wilson
Writer
Monsters of God
Director
Lucky Strike
Director
Line of Fire
Director
Commander in Chief
Director
Hell on Wheels
Director