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.

It's the Rage
It's the Rage DVD Cover
Directed by	James D. Stern
Written by	Keith Reddin
Produced by	Peter Gilbert Anne McCarthy Ash R. Shaw James D. Stern Mary Vernieu
Starring	Joan Allen Andre Braugher Josh Brolin Jeff Daniels Robert Forster Anna Paquin Giovanni Ribisi David Schwimmer Gary Sinise Bokeem Woodbine
Cinematography	Alex Nepomniaschy
Edited by	Tony Lombardo
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh
Production company	Screenland Pictures
Distributed by	Silver Nitrate Films
Release date	March 4, 1999 (1999-03-04)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Handguns figure in the intertwining lives of nine people. Warren (Jeff Daniels) shoots his wife Helen's (Joan Allen) lover and his defense is that he thought he was shooting an intruder. She leaves him; and her lawyer (Andre Braugher) helps her get a job with a nutty, reclusive computer wizard (Gary Sinise) who waves a pistol about, sometimes at Helen. Tennel (Josh Brolin), the computer geek's ex-assistant, lands a video-store job and is smitten by Annabel Lee (Anna Paquin), an aggressive street kid who likes complaining about men to her pistol-packing psychotic brother (Giovanni Ribisi) to set him off. In secret, Annabel starts an affair with the lawyer, but things are complicated when the lawyer's gay lover (David Schwimmer) finds out. Meanwhile, a cop (Robert Forster) stays on Warren's tail.

Cast

• Joan Allen as Helen
• Andre Braugher as Tim
• Josh Brolin as Tennel
• Jeff Daniels as Warren Harding
• Robert Forster as Tyler
• January Jones as Janice Taylor
• Anna Paquin as Annabel Lee
• Giovanni Ribisi as Sidney
• David Schwimmer as Chris
• Gary Sinise as Morgan
• Muse Watson as Cleaner
• Bokeem Woodbine as Agee

Production

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 (showing only at a few select film festivals), although the DVD release has had some mild success. It also showed at the Milan International Film Festival, winning awards for Best Acting (Gary Sinise), Best Director, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Music, Best Screenwriting as well as the Audience Award.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a critic rating of 27%.

External links

• It's the Rage at IMDb
• It's the Rage at Rotten Tomatoes
• It's the Rage at AllMovie