"Double Rush" (1995) TV series

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Michael Lembeck

Writers:

Andy Cowan (writer)
Michael Curtis (writer)
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

4 January 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Johnny Verona is trying to hold together his struggling bike messanger service. Standing in the way of success are his smart-alec slacker riders...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom

Cast

Richard Portnow

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Ed Foley (2 episodes, 1995)

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Series Directed by
Michael Lembeck		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Andy Cowan		(unknown episodes)
Michael Curtis		(unknown episodes)
Diane English		(unknown episodes)
Jim Herzfeld		(unknown episodes)
Caryn Lucas		(unknown episodes)
Greg Malins		(unknown episodes)
Stephen Nathan		(unknown episodes)
Russ Woody		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Diane English	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Stephen Nathan	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jonathan Wolff		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Gerald Perry Finnerman		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Kevin Considine	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Peter M. Gurski	....	on-set dresser (unknown episodes)
William Small	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Mary Gonzales	....	first assistant camera (12 episodes, 1995)
Jon Purdy	....	camera operator (12 episodes, 1995)
Dana Baker	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Kent Baker	....	best boy grip (unknown episodes)
Chris Bangma	....	Steadicam assistant (unknown episodes)
Jerome Fauci	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Doug Mathias	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
David Larsen	....	production assistant (1 episode, 1995)
Spike Jonze	....	director: opening titles (unknown episodes)
David Spancer	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Also Known As:

"Lickety Split"

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Trivia:

Famed music video director Spike Jonze filmed the opening titles for the series.

Good cast, decent premise, mildly funny, quick cancellation

Robert Pastorelli left "Murphy Brown" for this show, in which he played the owner of a struggling bike-messenger service. The cast was full of young up-and-comers, and the writing was decent. Pastorelli was better suited to his supporting role in MB than as the lead here; his offbeat charm is less well suited to a lead role. In any case, the show was doomed to a difficult time slot. One episode was entitled "The Show We Wrote the Day We Found Out We Were Going On Opposite Roseanne." Because of that, it lasted 12 weeks (with one episode going unaired).