Rampage (1987)

Liberal district attorney decides to seek the death penalty for a man who slaughtered a family at Christmastime, then drank their blood. He escapes, though, and starts killing again.

Director:

William Friedkin

Writers:

William P. Wood (novel), William Friedkin (screenplay)

Stars:

Michael Biehn, Alex McArthur, Nicholas Campbell

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Biehn	...	Anthony Fraser
Alex McArthur	...	Charlie Reece
Nicholas Campbell	...	Albert Morse
Deborah Van Valkenburgh	...	Kate Fraser
John Harkins	...	Dr. Keddie
Art LaFleur	...	Mel Sanderson
Billy Green Bush	...	Judge McKinsey (as Billy Greenbush)
Royce D. Applegate	...	Gene Tippetts
Grace Zabriskie	...	Naomi Reece
Carlos Palomino	...	Nestode
Roy London	...	Dr. Paul Rudin
Donald Hotton	...	Dr. Leon Gables
Andy Romano	...	Spencer Whalen
Patrick Cronin	...	Harry Bellenger
Roger Nolan	...	Dr. Roy Blair

Storyline

Liberal district attorney decides to seek the death penalty for a man who slaughtered a family at Christmastime, then drank their blood. He escapes, though, and starts killing again.

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Plot Keywords:

blood | shot to death | violence | capital punishment | based on novel | 

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Taglines:

Do you set a killer free because he's insane, or kill him because he's not?

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for scenes of strong violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anklage Massenmord

Filming Locations:

El Dorado Street, Stockton, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$796,368 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the true story of Richard Trenton Chase, "The Vampire Killer" who killed six people in the course of four days in January 1978.

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Goofs

After the doctor turns off the oxygen machine, he closes the girl's eyes. But, her eyes were already closed when they said she was brain dead.

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Quotes

Charlie Reece: I hear voices on the radio sometimes.
Albert Morse: What sort of voices, Charles?
Charlie Reece: Music. Telling me to kill. There's this one radio station I listen to. It's the devil station. I listen and I hear Satan telling me to kill. Sometimes I think this isn't real. It's not really messages, it's not making any sense. Then finally I figure it must be truth. So then when I start to lose all my blood, I figured that was Satan poisoning me for not keeping my end of the bargain.

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Connections

Referenced in Empire of the Censors (1995)

User Reviews

Interesting drama.

This is an interesting drama and it was also a truly scary film. Some parts are completely terrifying and the acting from Alex McArthur was bone-chilling. Good film from the director of The Exorcist and French Connection. Could have used some touching up in the script department. Good thriller/drama.