Rod Lurie

Also Known As: Rob Lurie, רוד לוריא

Biography: 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".

Department: Directing

Place of Birth: Israel

Birthday: May 15, 1962

Adult: No

Gender: Male

Popularity:

1.56%

Known For:

Heckler
Resurrecting the Champ
Junket Whore
Straw Dogs
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington