Road Rage (1999) (TV)

Director:

Deran Sarafian

Writers (WGA):

Brian L. Ross (story) and
David Taylor (story) ...

Release Date:

3 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A few months after family man Eddie Madden loses his wife and only child in a car clash, his erratic...

Cast

Yasmine Bleeth	...	Ellen Carson
Jere Burns	...	Eddie Madden
Alana Austin	...	Cynthia Carson
Jenica Bergere	...	Nina
Nathaniel DeVeaux	...	Sergeant Ganz (as Nathaniel Deveaux)
John Wesley Shipp	...	Jim Carson
Doug Abrahams	...	Steve Boyd
Maxine Miller	...	Mrs. Tate
Roger Barnes	...	Wilson
Linsea O'Shea	...	Donna
Pauline Roberts	...	Julie
J. Douglas Stewart	...	Mr. Breen
J.J. McColl	...	Tess
Mandy Milicevic	...	Starter (as Mandy Milicevich)
Michael Dobson	...	Cop #1 (as Michael Richard Dobson)

Also Known As:

Breaking Point (USA) (working title)
Death Driver (Europe)

Runtime:

Argentina:92 min | Brazil:86 min | 120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Bonnie Raskin Productions

Quotes:

Cynthia Carson: I'd tell you to get a room if you didn't already have one.

Although Having Many Clichés, Some Bad Acting and Exaggeration in the Plot, It is an Efficient Low-Budget Thriller

The truck driver Eddie Madden (Jere Burns) loses his family in a car accident while driving leaving town on vacation. Some months later, he becomes a deranged man, and his boss waives his faults and keeps his job expecting for his complete recovery. When the real-state agent Ellen Carson (Yasmine Bleeth) accidentally cuts his truck off, Eddie threatens her with his vehicle. Ellen calls the 0800 and presents a complaint against his aggressive behavior in the traffic. Eddie is fired, finds her identity, and stalks Ellen, her husband Jim Carson (John Wesley Shipp) and her fifteen years old stepdaughter Cynthia Carson (Alana Austin), manipulating them and menacing their safety. Although having many clichés, a ham actor (John Wesley Shipp) and an actress completely miscast (Alana Austin), and lots of exaggeration in the plot, "Road Rage" is an efficient low-budget thriller. It is hard to believe the inefficiency of the police to arrest Eddie, or the lack of safety in the Carson's house, but anyway the story hooks the attention of the viewer until the last scene, mostly supported by the excellent performances of Yasmine Bleeth and Jere Burns. I saw this movie on VHS, I had the chance to repeat the scene and I noted the terrible edition of the car accident in the beginning of the film: there is a cut, when the red car stops, and in the next scene, it crashes Eddie's truck. See this movie without a great expectation, and the viewer may have a reasonably good surprise. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Pânico na Estrada" ("Panic in the Road")