Dick Rude
Producer
Dick Rude was born and raised in Los Angeles. His film career began at the age of 15, when he attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. As an actor, he has appeared in several films, including Sid and Nancy, The Wild Life, and Repo Man, in which he also participated as a contributing writer. He left UCLA film school to co-write and star in Straight to Hell, which also featured Dennis Hopper, Courtney Love, and Elvis Costello. His writing credits also include a pilot for Sofia Coppola (Hi Octane) and an un-produced script commissioned by River Phoenix.
As a director, Rude has done several music videos and music documentaries for the bands Blonde Redhead (Nothing Something) and the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Off the Map). He is currently preparing for his next film, which is co-written with his friend Alex Cox and executive produced by Jim Jarmusch. He is also in pre-production on Quit, a love story about quitting smoking.