a similar situation, which he then takes several steps further. "You look at the story that happened in reality, and Judy Miller gets some sort of permission to speak and then speaks. So what? Nothing really big came of the whole thing," explained Lurie in an interview published prior to the film's release. "I tried to make a movie that's a commercial thriller as well as being something that's topical." Lurie worked on Resurrecting the Champ, a boxing drama, and served as creator and executive producer of the short-lived television series Commander in Chief, which starred Geena Davis as the United States' first female President, Mackenzie Allen. The show's high ratings plummeted after Lurie's departure from the show and its cancellation followed. Lurie worked for ABC, but his contract, which was terminated during the writers' strike, was not renewed when it ended. Lurie places tributes to his alma mater in his shows: Deterrence had an aide-de-camp to the President admitting he had to settle for the United States Air Force Academy because he couldn't get into West Point. Also, in The Contender, Bridges' president Evans can be seen wearing a West Point sweatshirt during the film. The characters 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". Lurie also directed the remake of the home invasion thriller Straw Dogs. It received negative reviews from both audience viewers and critics, and did very poorly at the box office. Lurie directed the 2020 war film The Outpost, based on the true story of the Battle of Kamdesh during the War in Afghanistan. The film received highly positive reviews, with significant praise for the battle sequences and depictions of the soldiers. Personal life Lurie lives in Los Angeles with his wife, author Kyra Davis and his stepson. He has two children, Hunter and Paige. Hunter died on July 2, 2018, aged 27 from a cardiac arrest. Filmography Feature films Deterrence (1999) - director, writer, actor The Contender (2000) - director, writer The Last Castle (2001) - director Resurrecting the Champ (2007) - director, producer, actor Nothing but the Truth (2008) - director, writer, producer, actor Straw Dogs (2011) - director, writer The Outpost (2020) - director The Senior (TBA)