The Rage (2007 film)
| The Rage | |
|---|---|
 The Rage theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Robert Kurtzman |
| Produced by |
John Bisson Matt Jerrams Anne Kurtzman Gary Jones |
| Written by |
John Bisson Robert Kurtzman |
| Starring |
Andrew Divoff Erin Brown |
| Music by | Edward Douglas (Midnight Syndicate) |
| Cinematography | Robert Kurtzman |
| Edited by | Andrew Sagar |
| Distributed by | Screen Media Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Rage is a 2007 horror film about a mad scientist who injects people with a rage virus in his laboratory in the woods.
The film stars Andrew Divoff and Erin Brown and was directed by Robert Kurtzman. It was first shown at the Fantasia Festival in Canada on July 13, 2007 and released on DVD by the independent company Screen Media Films on February 26, 2008.
The entire film is filmed in and around the town of Crestline, Ohio in the United States.
The music videos for Mushroomhead's "12 Hundred" and "Damage Done" were filmed on the set, and are featured in the film's DVD.
Plot
A mad scientist named Dr. Viktor Vasilienko (Andrew Divoff) is disillusioned with capitalist society and creates a virus that is designed to make people rage with anger. In his hidden laboratory in the woods, he begins testing the virus on innocents. His experiments don't go as planned and his infected victims escape into the wilderness. There, the infection spreads as vultures eat the remains of the test subjects and become out of control with the compulsion to eat human flesh. Five friends, Pris (Sean Serino), her boyfriend Jay (Anthony Clark) and their friends Kat (Erin Brown), Josh (Ryan Hooks) and Olivia (Rachel Scheer) become involved when their RV is attacked by the vultures the forest. Can Pris stop Dr. Vasilienko? Or will she and her friends becomes his victims?
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Andrew Divoff | Dr. Viktor Vasilienko |
| Erin Brown | Kat |
| Reggie Bannister | Uncle Ben |
| Ryan Hooks | Josh |
| Rachel Scheer | Olivia |
| Sean Serino | Pris |
| Anthony Clark | Jay |
| Keith Herrick | Misfit/Dave |
| Alan Tuskes | Gor |
| Christopher Allen Nelson | Chris |
Prequel
A series of prequel comic books entitled Robert Kurtzman's Beneath The Valley of The Rage was released by The Scream Factory in April, 2008.