American Rampage

Kary Jane is amusing as a tough, sexy blonde detective who's determined to bust the reigning drug kingpins in L.A. The trouble is, she changes partners as often as most people change their clothes, with most of them coming to bad ends. Since her parents also died under suspicious circumstances, it's no shock that she's got demons. She regularly confides in a police psychiatrist, who's played by Troy Donahue. In a subplot, the brother (Allen First) of her latest partner / boyfriend (Thomas Elliott) goes looking for some revenge. As directed by the prolific David DeCoteau, "American Rampage" does have some charm as an ultra-cheesy low-budget affair. It comes complete with an array of hysterically inept supporting performances, a steady parade of mullets, and a generous serving of dialogue that's so bad, it's hilarious. "I'm not going anyplace where there are ferns." The action is handled fairly well, with a fun convenience store shootout (one of the staples of the genre) to start us off on the right foot. The chase scenes are also reasonably entertaining, but what makes this generally agreeable is all the good squib action. Many characters get pumped full of bullets by the time this is over. Granted, the picture can get a little dull at times when it's just characters conversing, or when First spends an eternity following one of the bad guys. The electronic music score is icing on this cheesecake. As was previously mentioned, most of the acting is not so hot. Token "name" actor / faded star Donahue only has three brief scenes, and they're all in the psychiatrists' office. "Otis T. Longhorn", who plays the main heavy, does fare better than much of the cast; at least he can get his dialogue out in a competent enough manner. Adorable B movie starlet Linnea Quigley, a regular in the DeCoteau filmography, has a cameo in which - surprise, surprise - she doffs her clothes for a shower scene. "American Rampage" is amiable enough, if the prospective viewer wants something to watch with buddies & beers. Five out of 10.

Some manly woman cop has menstrual cramps after her partner gets killed by some guys and revenge ensues. American Rampage has all the makings of a bad action movie: naked women, s····y acting, horrible, yet, bloody action, sexploitation, bad production, disjointed editing and an uninteresting story. But the bloody as hell action and fairly good pacing helps keeps this movie from sucking a big ol' dinky. Worth watching a couple of times, I suppose.

Kary Jane is amusing as a tough, sexy blonde detective who's determined to bust the reigning drug kingpins in L.A. The trouble is, she changes partners as often as most people change their clothes, with most of them coming to bad ends. Since her parents also died under suspicious circumstances, it's no shock that she's got demons. She regularly confides in a police psychiatrist, who's played by Troy Donahue. In a subplot, the brother (Allen First) of her latest partner / boyfriend (Thomas Elliott) goes looking for some revenge. As directed by the prolific David DeCoteau, "American Rampage" does have some charm as an ultra-cheesy low-budget affair. It comes complete with an array of hysterically inept supporting performances, a steady parade of mullets, and a generous serving of dialogue that's so bad, it's hilarious. "I'm not going anyplace where there are ferns." The action is handled fairly well, with a fun convenience store shootout (one of the staples of the genre) to start us off on the right foot. The chase scenes are also reasonably entertaining, but what makes this generally agreeable is all the good squib action. Many characters get pumped full of bullets by the time this is over. Granted, the picture can get a little dull at times when it's just characters conversing, or when First spends an eternity following one of the bad guys. The electronic music score is icing on this cheesecake. As was previously mentioned, most of the acting is not so hot. Token "name" actor / faded star Donahue only has three brief scenes, and they're all in the psychiatrists' office. "Otis T. Longhorn", who plays the main heavy, does fare better than much of the cast; at least he can get his dialogue out in a competent enough manner. Adorable B movie starlet Linnea Quigley, a regular in the DeCoteau filmography, has a cameo in which - surprise, surprise - she doffs her clothes for a shower scene. "American Rampage" is amiable enough, if the prospective viewer wants something to watch with buddies & beers. Five out of 10.

The film would be way shorter if they hadn't add unnecessary * scenes. Moreover, those scenes were even longer than they should be, given the situations. It's just one of those films with a Linnea Quigley * cameo with uninteresting, average plots. If you want to have feeling of voyeurism, this movie is just for you. The only plus point is its action scenes which are just a little above the worst screenplay.

top billed Troy Donahue only appears three times and never leave the room as a shrink. The action scene is sloppy as guns go off without sound and sloppy editing. The director, well known for making adult porno film and direct to video film, didn't do too well here. The script is also sloppy as well.

Some manly woman cop has menstrual cramps after her partner gets killed by some guys and revenge ensues. American Rampage has all the makings of a bad action movie: naked women, s····y acting, horrible, yet, bloody action, sexploitation, bad production, disjointed editing and an uninteresting story. But the bloody as hell action and fairly good pacing helps keeps this movie from sucking a big ol' dinky. Worth watching a couple of times, I suppose.

Some manly woman cop has menstrual cramps after her partner gets killed by some guys and revenge ensues. American Rampage has all the makings of a bad action movie: naked women, s····y acting, horrible, yet, bloody action, sexploitation, bad production, disjointed editing and an uninteresting story. But the bloody as hell action and fairly good pacing helps keeps this movie from sucking a big ol' dinky. Worth watching a couple of times, I suppose.

Nice squib action...and a bit of character development while we're at it, too. This one provided a lot more action than I expected, and even features a magnificent car chase sequence. Director DeCoteau did a great job, and also honed his skills with the similar Lady Avenger. Plus, I urge you to check out Prey of the Jaguar. So if you're looking for action, go for American Rampage. Cool, explosive cover art, too.