All the Rage (1997)

ALL THE RAGE takes a satirical and poignant look at one gay man's obsessive pursuit of physical, sexual, and romantic perfection. Christopher Bedford is everyone's fantasy. He's gorgeous, ... See full summary »

Director:

Roland Tec

Writers:

Roland Tec (based on the stage play "A Better Boy"), Roland Tec (screenplay)

Stars:

Will Cook, Ben Robbins, Daniel Olsen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Cook	...	Shower Guy #2
Ben Robbins	...	Shower Guy #1
Daniel Olsen	...	Shower Guy #4
Josh Hutnak	...	Shower Guy #5
Timothy Steiner	...	Shower Guy #3
John-Michael Lander	...	Christopher Bedford
Kate Kelly	...	Lori, Larry's Secretary
Jay Corcoran	...	Larry
Molly Purves	...	Francine, Christopher's secretary
Peter Bubriski	...	Tom
Paul Outlaw	...	Dave
David Vincent	...	Stewart
Merle Perkins	...	Susan
Monica Tosches	...	Realtor #1
Diane W. Saunders	...	Realtor #2

Storyline

ALL THE RAGE takes a satirical and poignant look at one gay man's obsessive pursuit of physical, sexual, and romantic perfection. Christopher Bedford is everyone's fantasy. He's gorgeous, young, clever, rich, and above all, totally buffed and every boy in Boston seems to want him. At thirty-one, he's gliding through life, celebrating himself as the 90's gay playboy ideal, without ever realizing what a mess he's become.

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Plot Keywords:

queer cinema | red roses | flowers | talking about sex | cruising | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Connections

References Bewitched (1964)

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Soundtracks

Boy Crazy
Written by Paul Outlaw
Performed by Paul Outlaw and Dan Stark

User Reviews

I laughed, I cried, I vomited...

The great thing about movies like "All the Rage" is that they remind you that movie making isn't as easy as it looks. I've seen some pretty bad movies ("Showgirls", anything with Molly Ringwald or Pia Zadora) and this "film" is definitely up there with some of the worst of them. And this film fails in every category: acting (those "introspective" moments where the lead addresses the camera directly! Yikes!), script, directing (or lack thereof), cinematography (don't drink and shoot), and the hair! Oh! The hair...

But that's not always a bad thing.

If you know that a movie is going to be lousy right from the start, like "All the Rant", you can kick back and scream with laughter and pray to God you've found yourself sitting on a yet undiscovered camp classic. This movie just became more gruesome as it moved along (or didn't move along). By the credits everyone in the theater was either in stunned silence or laughing hard enough to soil themselves.

On another note, it's great that gay themed movies are starting to come out more regularly so the gay community doesn't have to LOVE whatever is handed out. I became a little tired or rewinding the "Maurice" tape...

I'd much rather see a movie that fails on all counts rather than a mediocre snooze fest that a lot of movies today seem to be.

Bravo! If you're going to be bad, be REALLY bad. Make sure you see this car accident.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

All the Rage

Filming Locations:

Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,508, 18 October 1998

Gross USA:

$97,433

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pinkplot Productions, Spade-a-Spade Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1