All the Rage (1999)

Handguns figure in the intertwining lives of nine people. Warren shoots his wife Helen's lover and his defense is that he thought he was shooting an intruder. She leaves him; the lawyer ... See full summary »

Director:

James D. Stern

Writer:

Keith Reddin (screenplay)

Stars:

Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels, Robert Forster

7 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joan Allen	...	Helen
Jeff Daniels	...	Warren Harding
Robert Forster	...	Tyler
Andre Braugher	...	Tim
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Agee
Anna Paquin	...	Annabel Lee
Wayne Morse	...	Clerk
David Schwimmer	...	Chris
Josh Brolin	...	Tennel
Gary Sinise	...	Morgan
January Jones	...	Janice Taylor
Deborah Offner	...	Secretary
Barb Wallace	...	Diane
Kevin Crowley	...	Ed
Robert Peters	...	Phil

Storyline

Handguns figure in the intertwining lives of nine people. Warren shoots his wife Helen's lover and his defense is that he thought he was shooting an intruder. She leaves him; the lawyer helps her get a job with a nutty, reclusive computer wizard who waves a pistol about, sometimes at Helen. Tennel, the computer geek's ex-assistant, lands a video-store job and is smitten by Annabel Lee, an aggressive street kid who likes complaining about men to her pistol-packing psychotic brother to set him off. In secret, Annabel starts an affair with the lawyer, who has both a pistol and a gay lover, who becomes jealous. He has a pistol too. A cool (and armed) cop stays on Warren's tail.

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Plot Keywords:

lawyer | gun control | paranoia | weapon | interracial relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

It's the Rage

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$4,718 (USA) (7 July 2000)

Gross:

$9,268 (USA) (21 July 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mutual Films International, Newmarket Capital Group, Scanbox Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Tim and Chris are at the table discussing what time Tim got home, the newspaper in Tim's hands changes position between shots.

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Quotes

Morgan: There's too much information!
[proceeds in shooting the multiple computer screens surrounding him]

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Connections

Features Pépé le Moko (1937)

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Soundtracks

"BTK"
Written by Chris Dell and Mark Jackson
Performed by Btk (as BTK)
Courtesy of Ignition Records

User Reviews

OutRAGEous

"It's the Rage" is actually the title of this movie, which I saw the other night on cable, and it's an odd duck of a film, starting out with Jeff Daniels' character shooting a man in his living room. He explains to his horrified wife (Joan Allen) that the man was a burglar, but she discovers, with even more horror, that it's actually her husband's business partner. What the @#^k??! Then, some other characters are introduced, each one crazier than the other (played by Gary Sinese, Robert Forster, Anna Paquin, Giovanni Ribisi, all great). Then, the characters start interacting, in extremely clever, well-written ways. The one thing that unites these loonies is that they're all on the edge and they all have guns. (Is that two things?) Consider the possibilities. Or better yet, see the film.