Silent Rage (1982)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Michael Miller

Writer:

Joseph Fraley (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

2 April 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The king of martial arts versus a bionic killing machine!

Plot:

Dan Stevens is the sheriff of a small Texas town who checks out a disturbance which turns to murder...

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Murder | Axe Murder | Comic Sidekick | Terror

Cast

Chuck Norris	...	Sheriff Dan Stevens
Ron Silver	...	Dr. Tom Halman
Steven Keats	...	Dr. Phillip Spires
Toni Kalem	...	Alison Halman
William Finley	...	Dr. Paul Vaughn
Brian Libby	...	John Kirby
Stephen Furst	...	Charlie
Stephanie Dunnam	...	Nancy Halman
Joyce Ingle	...	Mrs. Sims
Jay De Plano	...	Biker Leader
Lillette Zoe Raley	...	Tatooed Biker Mama
Mike Johnson	...	Biker at Cafe
Linda Tatum	...	Biker Mama #1 at Bar
Kathleen Lee	...	Biker Mama #2 (as Kathy Lee)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Bodean	...	Biker in Bar
David Unger	...	Boy #3 at the house (as David Andre Unger)
John Barrett	...	Institute Doctor (uncredited)
Desmond Dhooge	...	Jimmy the Guard (uncredited)
Joe Farago	...	Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
Eddie Galt	...	Boy #2 at the house (uncredited)
Russel Higginbotham	...	Boy #1 at the house (uncredited)
Sonny Jones	...	Sheriff's Deputy #2 (uncredited)
Sandy Lang	...	Sheriff's Deputy #1 (uncredited)
Paula Selzer	...	Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Miller

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Edward Di Lorenzo		uncredited
Joseph Fraley		writer

Produced by
Andy Howard	....	co-producer
Aaron Norris	....	associate producer
Anthony B. Unger	....	producer

Original Music by
Peter Bernstein
Mark Goldenberg

Cinematography by
Robert C. Jessup
Neil Roach

Film Editing by
Richard C. Meyer

Casting by
Caro Jones

Art Direction by
Jack Marty

Set Decoration by
Derek R. Hill

Costume Design by
Christy Haines

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup effects supervisor
Del Armstrong	....	makeup artist
Pat Grover	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Paul Lewis	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert P. Cohen	....	first assistant director
Alice West	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
E.W. Bradford	....	construction coordinator (as Bill Bradford)
Floyd Smith	....	assistant props

Sound Department
Don Broughton	....	boom operator
Tom Cornwell	....	sound editor
Tom E. Dahl	....	sound re-recording mixer
Skip Frazee	....	sound cable man
Michael Hilkene	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Ishii	....	sound editor (as Chris Ishii)
Michael Jirono	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andy MacDonald	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joseph Melody	....	sound editor (as Joe Melody)
Vern Poore	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Thiederman	....	sound editor
Rusty Tinsley	....	sound editor (as Russ Tinsley)
Robert Wald	....	sound mixer (as Bob Wald)

Stunts
John Barrett	....	stunts
Darwin Benjamin	....	stunts
Eli Cummings	....	stunts
Jay De Plano	....	stunts
Dean Raphael Ferrandini	....	stunt double: Brian Libby
John the Great 'L'	....	stunts
Janet Jillo	....	stunts
Mike Johnson	....	stunts
Sandy Lang	....	stunts
Malcolm Lomax	....	stunts
Aaron Norris	....	stunt coordinator
Aaron Norris	....	stunts
Rick Prieto	....	stunts
Autry Ward	....	stunts
Dennis Ward	....	stunts
Steve Ward	....	stunts
Troy Ward	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Curtis Bingham	....	best boy
Jim Coe	....	still photographer
Robert Driskell	....	gaffer (as Bob Driskell)
Chris Espeset	....	dolly grip
Gerritson Gerrit	....	dolly grip
Lynn Lockwood	....	assistant camera
Tony Poston	....	key grip
Don Reddy	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Bea Lindzon	....	location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elizabeth McBride	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
John Carnochan	....	assistant editor
Ann E. Mills	....	associate editor (as Ann Mills)
Steve Schoenberg	....	assistant editor (as Steven Schoenberg)

Music Department
Donald W. Ernst	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Alvin Milliken	....	transportation captain
Billy Milliken	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Charlie Davidson	....	location auditor
J. Daniel Dusek	....	location manager
Karen Hall	....	assistant to producer
Joyce King	....	script supervisor
Leanna Lenhart	....	production assistant
Larry Lingley	....	production assistant
Mike Norris	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Topkick Productions
• FBS Inc.

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• Succéfilm AB (1984) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia Home Video (video)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1983) (Belgium) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Other Companies

• Fantasy II Film Effects  opticals
• MGM Titles  title design

Runtime:

Sweden:91 min | USA:103 min | Belgium:96 min (video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) (1986) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Texas, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Goofs:

Continuity: When John is about to stab a doctor with a syringe the syringe's needle is crooked. In a subsequent close-up, the needle is straight.

Quotes:

Charlie: Billy, they were the biggest things I ever saw and they had tattoos on them. You know, I may be in love. I might just go right back in there and ask her out on a date. (Biker flies out of the bar through the door) Mayday! billy, send backup! all units report to the old blues bar, over!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hot Fuzz (2007)

Appreciation where it is due

This movie is pretty much how everyone describes it (a B-grade flick), but there is one worthy element that I feel most people have missed. Brian Libby's character creation was nothing short of brilliant. During the first half of the movie this might not be so noticeable, but towards the end, and especially during the final fight sequence, his movements and mannerisms are highly original and unique. The director would have told him to play the part of a man that has become almost zombie-like, and who has the ability to recover quickly and suddenly, and then left the rest up to the imagination of Brian. Well Brian certainly rose to the occasion, and his work in that last portion of the movie alone should have earned him an award. So yeah, the movie overall might be B-grade stuff, but Brian Libby deserves credit and recognition where it is due, and it is worth while seeing the film just for what he brings to the screen in that last half. I'll add an extra few points out of respect to Brian Libby, and give the film 7/10.