''The Rage'' is a 2007 horror film about a mad scientist who injects people with a rage

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in his laboratory in the woods. The film stars

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and

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and was directed by

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. It was first shown at the

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in Canada on July 13, 2007 and released on

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by the independent company Screen Media Films on February 26, 2008. The entire film is filmed in and around the town of

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in the

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. The music videos for

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'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 (

) 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

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s 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 (

), Josh (Ryan Hooks) and Olivia (Rachel Scheer) become involved when their RV is attacked by the vultures in the forest.

Cast

Prequel

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in April, 2008.

References

External links

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Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rage, The (2007 Film) 2007 films 2007 horror films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Robert Kurtzman American independent films American splatter films Mad scientist films Horror films about birds Films adapted into comics 2007 independent films 2000s American films