Rage

Rage

Year: 1972

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

DramaThrillerIntense violence and sexual transgressionMilitary combat and heroic soldiersIntense political and terrorist thrillers

The rancher discovers that a military‑run nerve‑gas leak, dismissed as an accident, has killed his livestock and his son. Determined to seek justice, he confronts the armed forces, only to encounter a wall of silence and a tangled conspiracy that threatens to hide the truth. His pleas fall on deaf ears, leaving the truth buried.

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1

Camping morning shock

Dan Logan and his son Chris are camping when Chris chooses to sleep outside the tent. In the morning, Chris is unconscious and bleeding from his nose, and Dan finds several sheep dead with similar bleeding. The scene establishes a looming, inexplicable threat over their trip.

Morning Wyoming countryside near their tent
2

Hospital tests begin

Dan is rushed to a hospital where doctors run a battery of tests under a cloud of confusion. Dr. Holliford and the staff focus on Dan's symptoms rather than an obvious cause, leaving him anxious and unknowing about his son's condition. The medical mystery hints at something larger at play.

Morning Hospital
3

MX-3 exposure identified

Major Holliford concludes that the Logans were exposed to a deadly nerve agent, MX-3, likely dispersed from the air. Chris's exposure is judged more severe because he slept outdoors. Holliford warns Dan that he may only have about a week to live.

Day Hospital
4

Deception begins

Spencer and Holliford keep up a pretense of treating the Logans while secretly studying the toxin's effects. They monitor Dan's condition and collect data without informing him of the true danger. The Army recognizes the incident may be isolated and mishandled.

Ongoing Hospital
5

Chris dies, truth withheld

Chris dies from the toxin, but hospital staff continue to tell Dan that his son is fine. The lie compounds Dan's sense of helplessness as he remains unaware of the real tragedy unfolding around him. The contrast intensifies the emotional stakes of the story.

Soon after death Hospital
6

Caldwell shields Dan

Dan's personal physician, Dr. Caldwell, is briefed but chooses to shield Dan from the truth. Caldwell's decision propagates the moral ambiguity of hiding a grieving father's fate to protect him. This fuels the covert manipulation within the hospital staff.

After Chris's death Hospital
7

Sedation and guard

Holliford keeps Dan sedated for as long as possible and assigns an orderly to guard his room. Dan remains cut off from the outside world and the truth, trapped in a controlled environment that prioritizes the mission.

Following Caldwell's decision Hospital
8

Dan escapes to search

Dan slips out of his hospital room and searches for his son, driven by desperation and limited information. He eventually discovers his son's fate in the morgue, realizing the worst truth behind the initial symptoms.

Later that day Hospital and morgue
9

Confronting Spencer

Dan tracks down Dr. Spencer at his home, confronts him at gunpoint, and demands to know the truth about his son's death and the toxin. The confrontation forces the revelation of hidden decisions made by the hospital and military.

Evening Spencer's home
10

Dynamite purchase

Dan leaves Spencer's residence and buys dynamite from his usual supplier, who assumes he is clearing rock slides. The purchase marks a pivot toward direct action against those responsible.

Evening Supplier's shop
11

Attack on nerve agent company

Dan heads to the company that makes the nerve agent, kills a guard, and plants dynamite around the building. He then kills a responding police officer before blowing up the facility, aiming to disrupt the source of the toxin.

Night Nerve agent company
12

Abduction and base assault

Dan abducts a stranger at gunpoint and forces him to drive to the military base. He breaches the perimeter by ramming the barrier, showing his willingness to take drastic measures to pursue the truth.

Night Military base perimeter
13

Symptoms thwart progress

Inside the base, the lingering effects of MX-3 continue to impair Dan, preventing him from making real progress. He begins convulsing in a field as soldiers look on with a mix of alarm and detachment.

Night Military base field
14

Next morning fallout

Major Holliford arrives and draws blood from Dan's body, signaling the end of the chase. The morning after, soldiers play softball on the field where Dan died, underscoring the human cost of the covert tragedy.

Next morning Military base field

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