It's the Rage (film)


It's the Rage is a 1999 film version of Keith Reddin's play "All The Rage" about three interconnected stories and how handguns affect each of the nine people involved. The film is the directorial debut of producer James D. Stern.

Plot

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; and her 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, but things are complicated when the lawyer's gay lover finds out. Meanwhile, a cop stays on Warren's tail.

Cast

Filming took place in Los Angeles, California.
The film was first aired on cable television as All the Rage. It never entered wide release in American theaters, although the DVD release has had some mild success. It also showed at the Milan International Film Festival, winning awards for Best Acting, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Music, Best Screenwriting as well as the Audience Award.

Reception

gives the film a critic rating of 27% and an audience rating of 44%.