Primal Rage

Directed by Vittorio Rambaldi

R

1988 1h 31mHorror, Science Fiction,

5.431%5.2

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.

Cast of Primal Rage

Patrick LoweSam Nash
Cheryl AruttLauren Daly
Sarah BuxtonDebbie
Mitch WatsonFrank Duffy
Bo SvensonEthridge
Doug SloanLovejoy
Luis ValderramaChas
John BaldwinBryan
Turk HarleyProf. Jenkins
Jennifer HingelKimberley
Barry SchreiberOakley
Paul Bridges ThompsonLab Assistant
Sally CarlsonNurse
Greg SchmidtSam's Roommate
Mal JonesJanitor
Jenny CooperBabe 1
Kristine LoydBabe 2
Tom KouchalakosRookie Cop
Brody HowellDrunk Student
Earl L. Simpson IIIBaby Huey
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Primal Rage Ratings & Reviews

jackmeatJanuary 1, 2025
My quick rating - 4.8/10. Not sure, but maybe in 1988 this would be edgy but surely isn't anymore. After testing the regeneration of dead brain tissue in baboons, a new "virus" is created that when transferred turns people into blood thirsty maniacs. They really couldn't decide if they wanted them to be zombies or not, so they kind of just let you guess. At least it seemed to infect the worst of the college campus: The rapists and easy chicks (they allude to, not sure again who they were targeting here). This turns into a very short rampage of death which wasn't too satisfying and occasionally amusing but in the end, very average. If you are feeling nostalgic, you'll be able to get your feel of those 80s tunes and more during the Halloween party that is the majority of the finale of this one. About the only part that does go a bit overboard with its nasty intentions.

Primal Rage Trivia

Primal Rage was released on December 1, 1988.

Primal Rage was directed by Vittorio Rambaldi.

Primal Rage has a runtime of 1 hr 31 min.

Primal Rage was produced by Josi W. Konski, William J. Immerman.

The key characters in Primal Rage are Sam Nash (Patrick Lowe), Lauren Daly (Cheryl Arutt), Debbie (Sarah Buxton).

Primal Rage is rated R.

Primal Rage is a Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller film.

Primal Rage has an audience rating of 3.1 out of 10.

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