Rampage

AKA's:

Anklage Massenmord / Assassino Senza Colpa / Desbocado / Ritratto Di Un Serial Killer / Sang Du Chatiment, Le / Sindrome Do Mal

Release date:

1987 USA

Running time:

97' (cover 97') - Source: VHS PAL

Rating:

Germ.: 16; UK: 18; US: R

Main Crew:

Director: William Friedkin (Rules Of Engagement 2000; Jade 1995; To Live And Die In
LA 1985; Cruising 1980; The Exorcist 1973; French Connection 1971)
Producer: DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group
Score: Ennio Morricone
Writer: William Friedkin / William P. Wood (novel)
Director of photography: Robert D. Yeoman

Cast:

Summary:

Charles Reece (Alex McArthur) is the all-American boy... handsome and well liked. One day he buys a gun and goes on a horrifying murder spree. He slaughters entire families, drinks their blood and keeps their neatly cut-out entrails. The culprit seems to be a model- psychopath: wrecked parent's house, persecution complex, imaginary missions that force him to his deeds, Nazi-philia. Anthony Fraser (Michael Biehn) is the liberal-minded district attorney seeking the death penalty, a punishment that goes beyond his personal beliefs.

Our Ranking

short review:

The main focus of this film is not on the "vampiric" deeds of Charles Reece (Alex McArthur), but on the pros and cons of the death penalty. Based on the real-life story of Richard Trenton Chase, known as the "Vampire of Sacramento", this is really an impressive movie, partly because of the drastic description, partly because of the interresting topic.
Extra-Info: I recently watched the German version and I really recommend any German Vampyre to watch the Original Version, since the Syncro is that bad it will spoil the whole movie completely.