Silent Rage

1982 "Science created him. Now Chuck Norris must destroy him."
5.4| 1h43m| R| en| More Info
Released: 02 April 1982 Released
Producted By: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Revenue: 0
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A mentally ill man in a small Texas town goes on a killing rampage and is fatally wounded by police. When doctors use an experimental serum to bring him back to life, the killer develops superhuman strength and the town sheriff must pursue him.

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Alicia I love this movie so much
Acensbart Excellent but underrated film
Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic
Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!
hrkepler 'Silent Rage' is one peculiar film. It is not the only science-fiction martial arts horror film, but easely could be one of the finest examples of this sort of genre mash-up (at least among Hollywood productions). And it is quite different from usual Chuck Norris' vehicle.Chuck Norris stars as sheriff Dan Stevens who must stop psychotic killer John Kirby (Brian Libby) who's been turned indestructible by genetic experiments. As the film tries to play more like psychological horror there aren't much scenes where Chuck Norris can show of his martial arts skill. Though there is one scene where he single handedly empties the bar from unpleasant bikers. The biggest problem with 'Silent Rage' is the lack of charisma of its lead actor. Chuck Norris is pretty likable guy, but he seemed too wooden and lacking of charisma against the quiet psychopath Brian Libby. Not the mention those three scientist creating Kirby are played by charismatic character actors.Well, if you want to see something different from Chuck Norris, then you should check this one out. No, actually this one is must see for Chuck Norris fans.
videorama-759-859391 One of the better Chuck Norris movies, and there's not many. Here, a spin is put on the story which a loved. There's a psychopathic killer out there. He's shot down and killed. Three gifted specialists, do the unthinkable, when injecting the corpse with a serum that brings the nutter back to life, so red haired Chuck, sporting that moustache, has his work cut out for him, as the indestructible psychopathic force, escapes the medical facility. Silent Rage is really good and compact movie making that I like, thanks to it's story. Furst's performance is appealing as Chuck's overweight and bumbling partner, and also that of a younger Ron Silver who opened Pandoras's box, conducting an experiment that should of never happened. We have a nice little romantic montage too, and again, Chuck does what he does best, and it isn't acting. One set up scene of action in a bar, I liked, with Chuck kicking some redneck bikers's asses, another memorable Chuckie moment. With these films about indestructible forces, The Night Stalker, another one to springs to mind, you really want to believe the unbelievable, where even for the hero, we're uncertain, where the fight has never been stronger, as the odds almost seem unbeatable or with a small survival rate. These films, I really find exciting and this is just another example.
Maziun A weird movie for Norris . A slasher with a little bit of science fiction. I guess he wanted to do something different , but it is just as bad as most of his movies.GOOD : There is nice fight in bar . Some pretty girls . Oh and Chuck talks to a cute dog.BAD : The story is predictable and stupid . The action is poor and the pacing is dreadful. The ending is lame and obviously a setup for sequel. Thankfully that never became reality.VERDICT : It's simply not worth watching . If you're interested in a movie where humans fight against seemingly indestructible villain better watch "Terminator". I give it 1/10.
Coventry Chuck Norris is one of the absolute last people you would expect to find in a typical early 80's slasher movie, and yet "Silent Rage" has a lot more in common with those movies than with your usual Norris martial arts vehicle. The idea is actually rather good: instead of an endless army of disposable bad guys, Chucky is only up against one virtually indestructible psychopathic killer. And, simply to satisfy the die-hard Norris fanatics who rent movies without ever reading the plot synopsis on the back of the VHS, there are nevertheless also a couple of sequences where Chuck Norris single-handedly pulverizes a whole gang of Hell's Angels bikers. "Silent Rage" opens very atmospherically, with a mentally unstable individual axe-murdering two people before getting shot to pieces by Sheriff Chuck Norris' deputies. Whilst the Sheriff is sleeping with the doctor's sexy sister, a trio of amateur Frankensteins revive the maniacal killer and add a little option that makes him indestructible. He naturally escapes and goes on a bloody killing spree in Sheriff Dan Stevens beloved little Texas town. As mentioned at the beginning from the review, "Silent Rage" bears a lot of resemblance with the better slasher movies from the early late 70's and early 80's; particularly the original "Halloween" and its direct sequel "Halloween II". The small town setting is almost identical to Haddonfield and emotionless killing machine John Kirby could easily have been Michael Myers' distant cousin. A large part of the film also takes place within hospital walls, like "Halloween II", and there are a couple of suspenseful and slow-brooding stalk sequences. Inevitably though, since the plot is so ridiculously simplistic, there are also quite a lot of irrelevant sub plots and padding footage, like the aforementioned clash with bikers, a horrible "we fall in love" montage and a pathetic role for Stephen Furst as the fat and clumsy comic relief deputy. Chuck is awesome, Steven Keats and William Finley are impressive as the two evil doctors and Brian Libby is perfect as the silent but ultra-violent killer. Good entertainment for both fans of action and thriller.