Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

Rampage Movie Review

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Matt and Steve discuss a big/dumb/fun movie with the Rock, a giant Gorilla, a flying wolf and a massive dinosaur alligator smashing Chicago! 


Episode Timecodes:

05:05 Rampage Movie Details

10:39 Trailer & then Movie Breakdown

13:43 Spoiler discussion

33:00 Behind the Scenes

34:54 Nerd News

37:37 What Did You Watch?

42:19 Next Week

Rampage Details

Directed by Brad Peyton (Cats & Dogs 2, Journey 2 and San Andreas)

Produced by

  • Brad Peyton
  • Beau Flynn (Marley Sheltons wife) (San Andreas, Hercules and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, as well as critically acclaimed independent films like Requiem for a Dream and Tigerland)

    • Screenplay by

    • Ryan Engle
    • Carlton Cuse (Also wrote San Andreas and Executive Producer on Lost)
    • Ryan J. Condal
    • Adam Sztykiel (Wrote the Screenplay for Due Date and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip)

      • Story by Ryan Engle Based on Rampage by Midway Games (Warner Bros bought them in 2009)

      Starring

      • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Davis Okoye, a primatologist and head of an anti-poaching unit. (Did another video game movie “Doom”)
      • Naomie Harris as Dr. Kate Caldwell, a discredited genetic engineer who teams up with Okoye. (Moneypenny from Bond)
      • Malin Åkerman as Claire Wyden, the woman responsible for the infection and mutation of George, Ralph, and Lizzie with the mutagenic serum for Project: Rampage. (Played Silk Spectre II from Watchmen and Final Girls)
      • Jake Lacy as Brett Wyden, Claire’s dimwitted brother and PR for the company (The Office and HBO’s Girls)
      • Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Harvey Russell, a government agent who works for an agency called OGA, nicknamed the Cowboy (Negan on Walking Dead, The Comedian in Watchmen and Grey’s Anatomy)
      • Joe Manganiello as Burke, the leader of a private military group (True Blood and Magic Mike films)

        • Edited by Bob Ducsay (same guy who did Star Wars the Last Jedi)

        Production company

        • New Line Cinema (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit Films, Rush Hour films, Austin Power films, TMNT, Dumb and Dumber, The Mask)

          • Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (Merged with New Line in 2008)

          Release date

          • April 13, 2018 (United States)

            • Running time: 107 minutes

            Budget $120 million

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