Rampage is a 2009 action thriller film written and directed by Uwe Boll and starring Brendan Fletcher, Michael Paré, Shaun Sipos and Lynda Boyd. Having received a theatrical release in Germany, it was released direct-to-video in the rest of the world. It was Boll's first film to gain mainly positive reviews. The film was followed by two sequels Rampage: Capital Punishment (2014) and Rampage: President Down (2016).
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Plot
In the fictional town of Tenderville, Oregon, 23-year-old Bill Williamson is living with his parents and working as a low-paid mechanic. He feels bombarded by the problems of the world, by ubiquitous TV sets and radios, and by the outspoken political views of 21-year-old Evan Drince, who seems to be his sole friend. Bill's parents ask him to move out. He leaves for work, stops to get coffee along the way, and argues with the shop owner when he is dissatisfied with his coffee. At work, his boss interrupts him while Bill is working on a personal vehicle off the clock. The boss then dismisses Bill's request for a raise condescendingly.
Back at home, Bill prints out fake money and then constructs a suit of abrasion resistant steel body armor, complete with a ballistic helmet and a paintball mask. Armed with two SMGs, two semi-auto pistols, and two knives, he heads downtown. First, he incapacitates the police by car-bombing their headquarters with a remote-controlled, bomb-laden van. He then walks through the streets, shooting people at random with the SMGs, and stops to taunt and shoot the coffee shop owner. Two police officers open fire on him, but his armor blocks the bullets, and he kills both officers. He enters a salon where multiple women are sheltering and takes off his mask in order to get a drink before leaving without shooting anyone, but then returns after realizing he revealed his identity to the salon occupants, all of whom he kills.
