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Silent Rage
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Miller
Written byEdward Di Lorenzo
Joseph Fraley
Produced byAnthony B. Unger
StarringChuck Norris
Ron Silver
Stephen Furst
Toni Kalem
Steven Keats
Brian Libby
Stephanie Dunnam
CinematographyRobert C, Jessup
Neil Roach
Edited byRichard C. Meyer
Music byPeter Bernstein
Mark Goldenberg
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
United States April 2, 1982
Netherlands August 19, 1982
Portugal September 30, 1982
Denmark October 1, 1982
Running time
103 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$10,490,791 (United States)[1]

Silent Rage is a 1982 romantic/action/science fiction/horror movie starring Chuck Norris and directed by Michael Miller.[2]

Plot

In a small Texas town, the mentally ill John Kirby (Brian Libby) goes insane and kills two people of a family he was staying with. Sheriff Daniel "Dan" Stevens (Chuck Norris) and his deputy Charlie (Stephen Furst) respond and eventually arrest Kirby, but Kirby breaks out of the handcuffs, hits other officers and grabs one of their guns, forcing the officers to open fire and shoot Kirby. Kirby suffers severe gunshot wounds and is near death.

Kirby is transported to an institute where his psychiatrist, Tom Halman (Ron Silver), works along with Medical Doctors Spires and Vaughn (Steven Keats and William Finley respectively), who are also genetic engineers. In an attempt to save Kirby, Dr. Spires suggests that they use the formula they created. However, Dr. Halman objects in light of Kirby's psychosis. Dr. Spires first decides that Halman is right, but then ignores the consequences and proceeds to use the formula once Dr. Halman leaves. The formula makes Kirby nearly invulnerable, leading to the deaths of many more people (which includes Halman and his wife, the two doctors who revived him, and Charlie).

Sheriff Stevens tracks down Kirby in the hope that he can put an end to the carnage. He finally finds Kirby and is able to throw him down a well. As Stevens leaves, however, Kirby's head comes out of the water, meaning he was not killed, at which point the film ends.

Release

The film was released theatrically in the United States by Columbia Pictures in April 1982. It grossed $10,490,791 at the box office.[1]

The film was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in 2001.[3]

Remake

The film was remade in 2009 as Indestructible.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Silent Rage". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  2. ^ Corry, John (April 2, 1982). "CHUCK NORRIS IN 'SILENT RAGE'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  3. ^ "Silent Rage (DVD)". dvdempire.com. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1474783/movieconnections


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