The Rage (2007 film)
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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.
) 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 vulture
s eat the remains of the test subjects and become out of control with the compulsion to eat human flesh.
was released by The Scream Factory
in April, 2008
.
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
about a mad scientist who injects people with a rage
Rage (emotion)
Rage is a feeling of intense anger. It is associated with the Fight-or-flight response and oftentimes activated in response to an external cue, such as the murder of a loved one. The phrase, 'thrown into a fit of rage,' expresses the immediate nature of rage that occurs before deliberation. If left...
virus
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
in his laboratory in the woods.
The film stars Andrew Divoff
Andrew Divoff
Andrew Daniel Divoff is a Venezuelan film and television actor, best known for playing the evil Djinn in the two first Wishmaster films and the villains Cherry Ganz in Another 48 Hrs., Boris Bazylev in Air Force One, Ivan Sarnoff in CSI: Miami and Mikhail Bakunin in Lost.- Early life :Divoff was...
and Erin Brown
Erin Brown
Erin Brown is an American film actress, filmmaker, model and musician. Brown has starred in over 50 low-budget films, under the names Sadie Lane and Misty Mundae.-Softcore:...
and was directed by Robert Kurtzman
Robert Kurtzman
Robert Kurtzman is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and special effects creator.- Career :Kurtzman began his career in 1984 when he moved from his hometown of Crestline, Ohio, to Hollywood, California, to pursue his interest in special effects. In 1988, along with Gregory...
. It was first shown at the Fantasia Festival
Fantasia Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996...
in Canada on July 13, 2007 and released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
by the independent company Screen Media Films on February 26, 2008.
The entire film is filmed in and around the town of Crestline, Ohio
Crestline, Ohio
While the Census Bureau recognizes Crestline as a village, its 2000 population of 5,088 makes it a city under Ohio law.Crestline operates under a mayor-council system, with a council of eight members...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The music videos for Mushroomhead
Mushroomhead
Mushroomhead is an American industrial metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1993 in Cleveland Warehouse District, the band's music can be described as a synthesis of alternative music, heavy metal, and electro-industrial...
'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 DivoffAndrew Divoff
Andrew Daniel Divoff is a Venezuelan film and television actor, best known for playing the evil Djinn in the two first Wishmaster films and the villains Cherry Ganz in Another 48 Hrs., Boris Bazylev in Air Force One, Ivan Sarnoff in CSI: Miami and Mikhail Bakunin in Lost.- Early life :Divoff was...
) 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 vulture
Vulture
Vulture is the name given to two groups of convergently evolved scavenging birds, the New World Vultures including the well-known Californian and Andean Condors, and the Old World Vultures including the birds which are seen scavenging on carcasses of dead animals on African plains...
s eat the remains of the test subjects and become out of control with the compulsion to eat human flesh.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Andrew Divoff Andrew Divoff Andrew Daniel Divoff is a Venezuelan film and television actor, best known for playing the evil Djinn in the two first Wishmaster films and the villains Cherry Ganz in Another 48 Hrs., Boris Bazylev in Air Force One, Ivan Sarnoff in CSI: Miami and Mikhail Bakunin in Lost.- Early life :Divoff was... |
Dr. Viktor Vasilienko |
| Erin Brown Erin Brown Erin Brown is an American film actress, filmmaker, model and musician. Brown has starred in over 50 low-budget films, under the names Sadie Lane and Misty Mundae.-Softcore:... |
Kat |
| Reggie Bannister Reggie Bannister Reginald Horace "Reggie" Bannister is an American musician, actor, producer, writer, and activist. He is often referred to as "The Hardest Working Man in Horror".-Biography:... |
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 RageRobert Kurtzman's Beneath The Valley of The Rage
Beneath the Valley of The Rage is a 2007-2008 comic book limited series prequel based on the 2007 independent horror film The Rage.-Publication history:...
was released by The Scream Factory
The Scream Factory
The Scream Factory is an American publisher of horror comics. Most, if not all titles published by The Scream Factory are film-related.-Overview:...
in April, 2008
2008 in comics
-January:*January 9: Teen Titans: The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published.*January 23: Hellblazer #240, marking the 20th anniversary of the series, is released.-February:...
.