The Rage (1997 film)
The Rage is a 1997 American action-thriller film directed by Sidney J. Furie.
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| Directed by | Sidney J. Furie |
| Produced by | Daniel Grodnik Peter R. Simpson Robert Snukal |
| Written by | Sidney J. Furie Greg Mellott |
| Starring | Gary Busey Lorenzo Lamas Roy Scheider Kristen Cloke |
| Music by | Paul Zaza |
| Cinematography | Donald M. Morgan |
| Edited by | Nick Rotundo |
Release date | June 1997 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
FBI Special Agent Travis is trying to catch a deranged serial killer and is doing his best despite having Kelly McCord as a new and inexperienced partner. It turns out that the serial killer is an entire army of disgruntled CIA mercenaries from Vietnam.
Production
The film featured Gary Busey's then-wife Tiani Warden, playing the psychopathic girlfriend of Busey's character. Warden, who was 23 years Busey's junior, appeared in several of his projects during 1996–1997. She later divorced Busey, and died of a cocaine overdose in 2019.[1]
Release and reception
The Rage debuted on home video in the UK during June 1997, and would be released in Australia and several other European countries that year. In the USA, it premiered on VHS on June 16, 1998. It was subsequently released onto DVD by Dimension Films in 2004.[2]
The film was noted for its over-the-top style and violence.[3]
References
- https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/09/gary-buseys-ex-wife-tiani-warden-dies-jail-cocaine-overdose-12030641/
- "The Rage - Sidney J. Furie | Releases". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- Synopsis by Robert Firsching (1997-08-01). "The Rage - Sidney J. Furie | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
External links
- The Rage on IMDb
- The Rage at Rotten Tomatoes