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"Rage"


GL Alum In Action Film
SOM: Jan 1995




Fiona Hutchison (ex-JENNA) has landed a starring role in action adventure feature film, tentatively called Rage.  Fiona plays Mary Gainer, a very string willed woman whose primary goal becomes the safety of her husband and child,  Rage is being produced by popular actor Steven Seagal, who plans to premier it at the cannes Film Festival this spring.  "I feel so exhilarated about this project, "Fiona said.  "I mean, it's definitely going to get the adrenaline flowing.  I've been working out alot and am keeping up with my dancing, so I'm literally prepared for anything at this point."




 
 

All The "Rage"
By Charles Masson
SOU: Jan 1995





"I feel so exhilarated about this project!" says Fiona Hutchison (ex-Jenna, GUIDING LIGHT)  "I mean, it's definitely going to get the adrenaline flowing."

    Flowing, Try rushing.

    Hutchison has landed the female lead in "Rage", the tentative title of a feature film that's...what kind of action is this film, Fiona?"

    "This film is non-stop, nail biting action," she says, "from beginning to end -- I'm getting my first stunt double!"

    It's a good thing too.

    "(My character) is a very passionate woman with an instinctive sense of danger," says Hutchison.  "She's quite sensual and yet very 'on the edge' when forced to protect her small daughter."

    Shot in Los Angeles, "Rage" is co-produced by Steven Seagal and co-stars Gary Daniels. *




 
 

"RAGE" (1996)
TV Gen Movie Review
Our rating: 2.5 *'s




             RAGE is a routine direct-to-video action film featuring solid
             performances and some exciting, if overdone, chase sequences.

             When Alex Gainer (Gary Daniels), a law-abiding schoolteacher and
             family man, is car-jacked by a man trying to elude police, his life is
             forever changed. Rather than rescuing Alex, the cops beat him into
             unconsciousness and take him to Westech Labs, where he is used as
             a guinea pig for chemical experiments. Alex is injected with chemicals
             that induce uncontrollable rage.

             Alex manages to escape from the lab, killing several people in the
             process. Desperate to conceal their secret, the police use all their
             resources to recapture Alex, but Alex continues to elude his pursuers,
             killing more people with each encounter.

             Alex is soon a media celebrity, with all reports branding him a guilty
             man. Only one journalist, Harry Johansen (Kenneth Tigar), believes
             in Alex's innocence, and he gives Alex a chance to tell his story on
             television. When the interview airs and the governor learns the truth
             about Westech, he calls off the police. Alex is given the antidote to
             the rage-inducing chemicals and returns to his family.

             Gary Daniels is a fine action hero, though the script never explains
             how this mild-mannered Brit became so skilled at martial arts and
             gunplay. Fiona Hutchison is convincing as his agonized wife, Mary.
             The fact that Alex and Mary have British accents, but their daughter
             and Mary's brother sound as American as apple pie, is either a casting
             faux pas or yet another unexplained script element. Tigar delivers a
             memorable characterization as an unlikely defender of justice, but the
             bad guys are strictly stereotypes.

             The film is technically proficient in every department, with special
             mention going to stunt coordinator Spiro Razatos for choreographing
             imaginative action sequences involving cars, trucks, helicopters, and
             even a merry-go-round. (Violence, sexual situations, profanity)




 
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