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Primal Rage

- There's a new party animal on campus. She'll bring out the beast in you!

A scientist at a Florida university inadvertently creates a "rage virus" while performing experiments intended to restore dead brain tissue in baboons. When a journalist for the college paper breaks into the campus lab, he's bitten by one of the infected baboons; the virus soon spreads to a trio of rapists and a valley girl, all of whom go on killing sprees.

Release Date : 1988-12-01

Language :IdoEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Overseas FilmGroupEl Pico S.A.

Production Country : Italy

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Sam Nash

Original Name : Patrick Lowe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lauren Daly

Original Name : Cheryl Arutt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Debbie

Original Name : Sarah Buxton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Frank Duffy

Original Name : Mitch Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ethridge

Original Name : Bo Svenson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lovejoy

Original Name : Doug Sloan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chas

Original Name : Luis Valderrama

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bryan

Original Name : John Baldwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prof. Jenkins

Original Name : Turk Harley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kimberley

Original Name : Jennifer Hingel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oakley

Original Name : Barry Schreiber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lab Assistant

Original Name : Paul Bridges Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Sally Carlson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam's Roommate

Original Name : Greg Schmidt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janitor

Original Name : Mal Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Babe 1

Original Name : Jenny Cooper

Gender : Female

Character Name : Babe 2

Original Name : Kristine Loyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rookie Cop

Original Name : Tom Kouchalakos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drunk Student

Original Name : Brody Howell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby Huey

Original Name : Earl L. Simpson III

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vampire

Original Name : Ben Stotes

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent

Original Name : Joe Del Campo

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent

Original Name : Christopher David Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dorm Receptionist

Original Name : Eileen Engel

Gender : Male

Character Name : University Vice President

Original Name : Julian Byrd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Chief

Original Name : Jack McDermott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Editor

Original Name : Darlene Wheatley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tow Truck Driver

Original Name : J.D. Steel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fratter

Original Name : Tom Boykin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Campus Cop

Original Name : R. Emmett Fitzsimmons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop at Halloween Party

Original Name : L.R. Dutchyshyn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Infirmary Student

Original Name : William Cagliostro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orderly

Original Name : Jay Amor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Veteran Cop

Original Name : Bill Wohrman

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Paul Bridge Carlson

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Dong Sloun

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Darlene Weather

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-04-23

**_Rabid Neanderthals on the loose at a Florida campus_** A professor at a university in Miami (Bo Svenson) is developing a serum that restores dead brain cells using a baboon for testing. When a student is inadvertently bitten, an infection spreads through the campus during a Halloween celebration. Horror thrills ensue. "Primal Rage" (1988) takes the setting of “Pieces” (1982) and mixes in elements of the Kolchak episode “Primal Scream” (1975) and “Altered States” (1980). It’s basically a reimagining of “Monster on the Campus” (1958) for the ’80s. Patrick Lowe makes for a quality male protagonist while Mitch Watson is effective as the edgy student-journalist, who’s reminiscent of John Lennon. The flick’s worth watching just for winsome Cheryl Arutt (Lauren). Sarah Buxton is also worth noting as Debbie. Meanwhile towering Doug Sloan stands out as the violent bastage on campus, Lovejoy. The first act works quite well, but the last act devolves into shallow action thrills with a garnishment of horror. Still, the no-name 80’s rock/metal soundtrack is kinetic and I always wondered what would happen if someone was under the bleachers when they rolled ’em back. The film runs 1 hour, 31 minutes, and was shot in Miami, particularly Florida International University. GRADE: B-