# Rod Lurie
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rod lurie (born May 15, 1962) is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic.
== Early life and career ==
The son of internationally syndicated cartoonist Ranan Lurie, he was born in Israel but moved to the United States at a young age, growing up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and Honolulu, Hawaii.
Graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1984, he served in the U.S. Army as an air defense artillery officer, then became an entertainment reporter and film critic, including stints at News12 in Norwalk, Connecticut, the New York Daily News, Premiere, Movieline, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles, and talk radio shows at KMPC and KABC, where his tactical on-air bets with Martin Landau, Mel Gibson and James Cameron that they would win the Oscar resulted in them having to pay up at the Academy Awards ceremony by publicly thanking him in their acceptance speeches.
Scott Eastwood and Rod David Lurie, "Lucky Strike"
Scott Eastwood and Rod Lurie join Brad Gilmore to discuss "Lucky Strike," the gripping new drama that explores ambition, redemption, and the price of second chances. Eastwood and Lurie talk about bringing the story to life, collaborating on the film, the themes that resonated with them most, and wh…
Freeze Frame: "Supergirl" (PG-13), "Lucky Strike" (R), "Couture" (R), "In the Hand of Dante" (R)
While newcomer Millie Alcock soars as the new punk "Supergirl," her movie never quite flies. Giving her a personality that contrasts with her strait-laced cousin Superman was a smart choice, but the filmmakers aren't quite able to pull all the elements together. Still, the eye candy is first-rate, …
Episode #624: "Lucky Strike"
Given how many films have been made about WWII, it's impressive when one tells a new story, like Rod Lurie's action drama LUCKY STRIKE (1:47), which follows a wounded American soldier (Scott Eastwood) stranded behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge. Scott Eastwood looks more like his dad…
Up, Up And Go Away (Episode 663)
Erik Childress & Steve Prokopy have nine movies to review, though Steve ups that in this week’s review round-up with a look at a music legend (Gregg Allman: The Music Of My Soul). From there Erik looks at a faux true crime documentary about murders on a movie set (Chapter 51) and a new WWII film fr…
Scott Eastwood and Rod Lurie Talk LUCKY STRIKE, Unsung Heroes, and Enduring The Suck
Travis Hopson talks with Scott Eastwood and director Rod Lurie about LUCKY STRIKE, the WWII film that is their second collaboration after THE OUTPOST. Inspired by true events, Lucky Strike tells the story of one soldier trapped behind enemy lines during the last major German offensive during WWII,…
086 - Jonathan Yunger - President of Millennium Media
Jonathan Yunger returns to THE FILM SITUATION for an in-person conversation following the Washington, D.C. premiere of his latest film, LUCKY STRIKE.
Jonathan discusses producing the World War II survival thriller starring Scott Eastwood, collaborating once again with director Rod Lurie, and the i…
Lucky Strike
BREAKING PODCAST NEWS – I first discovered the work of director Rod Lurie when I caught his terrific military prison film “The Last Castle, “ which starred Robert Redford and James Gandolfini. I gave it a review on Facebook and he reached out and thanked me, which was very cool. More recently, he …
Lucky Strike (2026)
Rod Lurie (of ''The Outpost' fame) brings us 'Lucky Strike' a new WW2 film. The film stars Scott Eastwood as Captain Castle an engineers officer who gets trapped behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge! Does he make it home and does the film cut the mustard? Join the boys to find out...
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