Rampage

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Rampage

R

1987

1h 37m

Drama

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An assistant district attorney (Michael Biehn) opposes a public defender (Nicholas Campbell) pleading insanity for a killer (Alex McArthur).

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3/4

This is not a movie about murder so much as a movie about insanity -- as it applies to murder in modern American criminal courts. Friedkin plays with two decks and is happy to stack them both.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Oct 26, 2025

3/4

A prickly picture that takes a thinking man’s approach to a potentially sensationalistic topic.

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Gena Radcliffe

The Spool

Sep 26, 2023

Rampage isn’t a hidden gem of Friedkin's filmography. But it’s an interesting movie that poses some uneasy questions without easy answers.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Apr 27, 2012

B+

Basically, in re-editing his film to make a cruder point, Friedkin took out the shadings in his characters and the better work of his leads, and in no way whatsoever did he improve the movie. He in fact systematically made it worse.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Jul 28, 2005

3/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 6, 2005

2/5

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Sep 2, 2023

It works ok bu there is not a lot to it.

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Jun 20, 2014

Once again master director W. Friedkin tells a story in a very unusual and disturbing way. His camera follows his characters like flies follow a piece of meat. His film is tensed thanks to an incredibly haunting soundtrack and a cast that works very well. Once again a very good piece of film making from one of the most talented film maker of the 70's & 80's era that I never get tired to revisit.

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Feb 23, 2014

great Michael Biehn movie

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Oct 18, 2013

the line between sanity and insanity is very blurry.

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Sep 2, 2013

The film starts off strongly enough but once it becomes about Friedkin's need to present a pro-death penalty argument in the most one sided fashion imaginable, it becomes dull and occasionally repugnant.

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Aug 10, 2013

Guilty or insane??? You decide. Very good movie ...yet one more example of some of the sick tickets out there.

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Synopsis

An assistant district attorney (Michael Biehn) opposes a public defender (Nicholas Campbell) pleading insanity for a killer (Alex McArthur).

Director: William Friedkin
Producer: William Friedkin, David Salven
Screenwriter: William Friedkin
Production Co: Miramax
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $322.5K
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround

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