![]() Perhaps the film’s best scene comes when Sheriff Dan Stevens singlehandedly takes down a bar full of bikers (led by frequent Chuck stunt double, Jay De Plano). What Norris does do well is whip some ass, and there’s a fair share of ass whipping going on in this one. There’s a reason he doesn’t do a lot of romantic leads or love scenes. John Corry’s assessment that Chuck Norris is “just sort of there,” is brutal, but not entirely unfair. When I see Brian Libby as John Kirby, I think “Michael Myers.” And how can you not appreciate Chuck Norris vs. That’s the beauty of pitting Norris against a scientifically enhanced killer. As such, he needed a larger-than-life opponent. Though it was early in his career, Chuck Norris was already a larger-than-life action star. Silent Rage was written with Chuck Norris in mind. You can watch them in this retro At The Movies segment below! Their capsules for the film are quite interesting, though. Two Thumbs Down from the legendary Chicago film critics, unfortunately. Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert found the film interesting and both were hoping for more, but neither could bring themselves to ultimately recommend it. “Possibilities” is a key component for many of the film’s reviews. The audience score is just 39%, however, which frankly shocks me. New York Times reviewer John Corry criticized Chuck Norris as being “just sort of there.” His review, which spoils the ending of the movie by the way (for shame!), praises the story for having “possibilities,” but calls the horror elements “sadistic” and “depressing.” Four of the five aggregated Rotten Tomatoes reviews are positive, yielding a critical score of 80%. The reviews were, overall, pretty negative. ![]() Opening in 1458 theaters, the picture earned roughly $3.7 million on its opening weekend en route to a $10.5 million worldwide gross. The film opened in 4th place that weekend behind Porky’s, Some Kind Of Hero, and On Golden Pond. Here’s a look at the official poster art!Ĭolumbia Pictures released Silent Rage on April 2, 1982. ![]() The film also stars Stephen Furst ( Animal House, Babylon 5), Ron Silver ( TimeCop), Steven Keats ( Death Wish), and Toni Kalem ( The Sopranos). It stars Chuck Norris as Dan Stevens and Brian Libby as the killer, John Kirby. Michael Miller ( Class Reunion) directed the film. Can Sheriff Stevens find the killer and stop him before he kills again? The killer escapes the hospital and leaves a trail of bodies in his wake. For while their experimental formula heals his body at incredible speed, his deranged mind is tragically broken beyond repair. Three doctors operate on the killer, rescue him from death, and unwittingly turn him into an indestructible force. Sheriff Dan Stevens responds to a domestic disturbance that ends with one family dead and one ax murderer mortally wounded. So what’s the verdict? Slip on your Chuck Norris Action Jeans, grab a tasty beverage, and travel back to 1982 for… Silent Rage! The film celebrates its 40th anniversary on April 2, 2022, so I thought it would be fun to revisit and see if it’s still as much fun as I remember. It’s a fun stalker/slasher movie and a pretty darned good Chuck Norris film, too, if I do say so myself. That’s how I found it, in fact, a lifetime ago. This action-horror hybrid is one of those under-seen gems you’d stumble upon on late-night HBO in the early to mid 1980’s. Now Chuck Norris must destroy him.” If the tagline alone isn’t enough to hook you into watching Silent Rage(1982), I don’t know what to tell you.
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