Silent Rage
Short description
Silent Rage is a 1982 American action and horror film about a small Texas town where a mentally disturbed man named John Kirby is shot by police during a violent episode and brought to a hospital near death. Doctors there use an experimental serum intended to regenerate cells, and it saves his life, but it also leaves him with extraordinary strength and durability and no restraint. Sheriff Dan Stevens, who was involved in the original confrontation, must try to stop him as he breaks free and begins killing.
The film was directed by Michael Miller, the first of the four features listed for him, working from a screenplay by Joseph Fraley and produced by Anthony B. Unger. Chuck Norris plays Sheriff Dan Stevens, with Ron Silver as Dr. Tom Halman, Steven Keats as Dr. Philip Spires, Toni Kalem as Alison Halman, William Finley as Dr. Paul Vaughn and Brian Libby as John Kirby. It runs just over an hour and a half.
Made for about five million dollars, Silent Rage took in roughly twice that amount worldwide. On IMDb it holds a rating of 5.4 from around 7,400 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 6.1 from about 190 votes. A small group of critics rated it considerably lower, at 4.8 from seven reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- Director Michael Miller had spent nearly his entire life filming exclusively for television, having previously worked in theater.
- While working on the film, director Michael Miller studied issues of genetic engineering and regeneration. In particular, he met with specialists from the University of California, Los Angeles, and spent hours conversing with scientists at a research center in Dallas where interferon was discovered.
- For its time, the stunts shown in the film were incredibly complex. Associate producer and stunt coordinator Aaron Norris and his team spent entire days preparing them, followed by long hours of rehearsal—all for the sake of a few seconds of screen time.
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