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Primal Rage

1988-12-01 · 92 min · ★ 5.3

Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller

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.

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Directors
Vittorio Rambaldi
Production companies
Overseas FilmGroup, El Pico S.A.
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

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

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