The Rage (1997)

Interesting facts

The Rage is a 1997 Canadian–American action-thriller film directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Lorenzo Lamas, Gary Busey, Kristen Cloke, and Roy Scheider. The film follows a pair of FBI agents who are tasked with pursuing a murderous militia driven mad by their experiences in the Vietnam War.

Production

The Rage was announced and filmed under the preliminary title Word of Honor. The film, which contains references to the Waco and Ruby Ridge incidents, was promoted as taking inspiration from real-life FBI profilers. It was a joint venture between Canada's Norstar Entertainment and U.S. company Itasca Pictures, who had previously collaborated on The Nature of the Beast.

Lorenzo Lamas, whose career had been confined to the lower rungs of genre filmmaking, viewed the project as a major step towards more legitimate roles. He voiced this belief in the press, saying: "People are going to be made aware of Lorenzo Lamas in 1997 [...] It's a real movie with a real director and a terrific script that wasn't action-driven." Trade magazine Variety reported that the actor had turned down two direct-to-video films paid US$50…

Principal photography began on May 1, 1996, and lasted five weeks. The shoot immediately followed Lamas's wedding to Shauna Sand. Filming took place in the state of Utah in Park City, Heber City, and Salt Lake City, as well as Rockport State Park, where the final boat setpiece was shot on the local reservoir.

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