Main Cast: John-Michael Lander, David Vincent, Jay Corcoran, Peter Bubriski, Paul Outlaw
Release Year: 1997
Country: US
Run Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Plot
What happens when a man looking for the perfect body finds that he loves someone for his mind? Christopher (John-Michael Lander) is a gay lawyer who's young, good-looking, successful, and happily out of the closet. However, he's not good with long-term relationships: he tends to be more attracted to men with good looks rather than substance, and he hops from one relationship to another with little thought of a lasting love affair. One evening, Christopher meets Stewart (David Vincent) at a party, and to his surprise he's very much attracted. Stewart is a book editor who's witty, intelligent, and soft-spoken; he's also a bit overweight and no pin-up boy. But when Christopher asks him out, he's amazed to discover that Stewart turns him down; it seems that Stewart is looking for someone sincere, and Christopher hardly seems to qualify. In time, though, Christopher convinces Stewart to give him a chance, and they become involved. However, old habits die hard, and Christopher manages to put a stake through the heart of their romance thanks to a one-night-stand with Stewart's hunky roommate. All the Rage was produced, written, directed and scored by Roland Tec, who adapted the script from his play A Better Boy. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
John-Michael Lander - Christopher Bedford
David Vincent - Stewart
Jay Corcoran - Larry
Peter Bubriski - Tom
Paul Outlaw - Dave
Merle Perkins - Susan; Jeff Miller - John
Credit
Cathy Burns - Co-producer, Sarah Pfeiffer - Costume Designer, Roland Tec - Director, John Altschuler - Editor, Roland Tec - Composer (Music Score), Louis Ashman - Production Designer, Gretchen Widmer - Cinematographer, Roland Tec - Producer, Doug Snyder - Sound/Sound Designer, Roland Tec - Screenwriter
All the Rage is a 1997 film by New York City-based writer Roland Tec. It was released theatrically in the U.S., was widely reviewed in numerous publications and continues to be a top-grossing film among gay titles on Netflix and Amazon.
Hailed by Los Angeles Times film critic Kevin Thomas as "One of the sharpest, sexiest and most amusing satires of gay life and values ever filmed,"[1] it widely considered a hallmark of the Queer Independent Film movement of the late 1990s. This unique aspect of the film was highlighted in one of its first reviews by Dennis Harvey, writing about the film for Variety.[2]
The film features music by a number of indie artists, including Merle Perkins, who recorded the song "Military Man".[3]
