Rush (2013)

The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

Director:

Ron Howard

Writer:

Peter Morgan

Stars:

Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde

Top Rated Movies #202 | Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 63 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Hemsworth	...	James Hunt
Daniel Brühl	...	Niki Lauda
Olivia Wilde	...	Suzy Miller
Alexandra Maria Lara	...	Marlene Lauda
Pierfrancesco Favino	...	Clay Regazzoni
David Calder	...	Louis Stanley
Natalie Dormer	...	Nurse Gemma
Stephen Mangan	...	Alastair Caldwell
Christian McKay	...	Lord Hesketh
Alistair Petrie	...	Stirling Moss
Julian Rhind-Tutt	...	Anthony 'Bubbles' Horsley
Colin Stinton	...	Teddy Mayer
Jamie de Courcey	...	Harvey 'Doc' Postlethwaite
Augusto Dallara	...	Enzo Ferrari (as Augusto Dall'ara)
Ilario Calvo	...	Luca Di Montezemolo

Storyline

Set against the sexy, glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing in the 1970s, the film is based on the true story of a great sporting rivalry between handsome English playboy James Hunt (Hemsworth), and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda (Bruhl). The story follows their distinctly different personal styles on and off the track, their loves and the astonishing 1976 season in which both drivers were willing to risk everything to become world champion in a sport with no margin for error: if you make a mistake, you die.

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Plot Keywords:

formula 1 | rivalry | 1970s | playboy | punched in the face | 

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Taglines:

Everyone's driven by something.

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Genres:

Action | Biography | Drama | History | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, language, some disturbing images and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK Germany USA

Language:

English German Italian French Spanish

Release Date:

27 September 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rush: Pasión y gloria

Filming Locations:

Evolution Printing, Stanhope Road, Camberley, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$38,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$187,289, 22 September 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$26,947,624

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$90,247,624

Company Credits

Production Co:

Exclusive Media Group, Cross Creek Pictures, Imagine Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alastair Caldwell, who plays an FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) official in the film, was chief engineer and manager for the McLaren team during the depicted 1976 season. Caldwell acted as the main technical adviser to director Ron Howard on the shoot and is briefly portrayed by actor Stephen Mangan.

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Goofs

The newspaper that is handed to Hunt has a repeating paragraph in the right column visible, starting with "Only hours earlier...".

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Quotes

[first lines]
Niki Lauda: Twenty five drivers start every season in Formula One, and each year two of us die. What kind of person does a job like this? Not normal men, for sure. Rebels, lunatics, dreamers. People who are that desperate to make a mark, and are prepared to die trying. My name is Niki Lauda, and racing people know me for two things. The first is my rivalry with him.
[James Hunt]
Niki Lauda: I don't know why it became such a big thing. We were just drivers busting each other's balls. To me this is perfectly...

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Connections

Referenced in Supernatural: Halt & Catch Fire (2015)

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Soundtracks

Lost but Won
Written by Hans Zimmer

User Reviews

Superb all round

Having seen the trailers and TV set-up (BBC as a Grand Prix insert) I was thinking OK so I've probably seen the best of this and it's going to be 'clunky' in parts or too far up it's own a$$.

But hey we can all be wrong, Ron Howard has added depth to a story I knew well, the presentation has a feel for the era the colour's are sometimes harsh and edgy.

The set pieces are well researched, the owners of some of the classic F1 hardware must have had an enjoyable time (not quite so sure about the Insurance Underwriters).

Where the story hits the spot for me is the acting of the main protagonists, they have life and depth. Hemsworths presentation of James Hunt is uncanny it's like a documentary he's almost as good as Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln.

If your not a F1 fan or from the 70's it may not be more than a blokes film, but give it a go it is going to end up being a important as Apollo 13 in the life of Mr Howard and quite frankly is by far the best car racing movie ever