Kevin Gage in Dee Snider's Strangeland

Release 1998 Runtime 85 min MCAA Rating R for strong graphic torture/violence, language, nudity and sexuality Web Sites IMDb Open Directory From Amazon:  US DVD  US VHS  US Soundtrack We use & recommend Netflix.com DVD Rentals No late fees, free shipping.

Strangeland Cast and Crew

Kevin Gage: Mike Gage

Other leading roles:
Elizabeth Pena as Toni Gage
Brett Harrelson as Steve Christian
Robert Englund as Jackson Roth
Linda Cardellini as Genevieve Gage
Dee Snider as Captain Howdy/Carleton Hendricks

Director: John Pieplow
Writer(s): Dee Snider

Strangeland Synopsis

Kevin Gage co-stars in this horror thriller as the police officer father of a teenage girl who is kidnapped and tortured by a sadistic maniac.

Strangeland Brief Review

Okay ... definitely a movie to avoid if you're not interested in seeing mutilated bodies or scenes of torture. But I put the DVD into the Mac and was able to fast-forward through the icky stuff and still get a pretty good sense of the plot and Kevin's role. Also got a lot of screencaps, a few of which have been processed and added. More to come.

Kevin plays a detective (assume homicide), Mike Gage, whose teenage daughter (Genevieve) and her best friend (Tiana) recently disappeared. When Tiana's mutilated body is pulled from a local pond, Mike is faced with the realization that his daughter is probably being similarly tortured. (Why the police department leaves him on the case is not clear.)

Mike is not a very likeable man. He makes a point not to show feelings. But clearly he is going through his own special torture as he follows leads, trying to find and rescue his daughter. It's a difficult role -- showing how a man feels when he has obviously mastered the ability to hide his feelings. In the first scene of the film, Mike is almost a mechanical man. But as the case unfolds, the strain begins to show, and expressions of grief and fear leak through Mike's mask.

I'm still only halfway through the film, will update the review and post more screencaps as time permits.

Robert LaSardo, who played opposite Kevin as "Rodriguez" in Double Tap, has a fun role here as a man who tries to explain the joy of body decorations to the skeptical police detectives.

Strangeland Soundtrack

Tracks from a mix of old and new-school metalheads, some of which are originals for the film.
1. Inconclusion - Dee Snider
2. Breathe - Sevendust
3. Secret Place - Megadeth
4. Where You Come From - Pantera
5. P & V - Anthrax
6. Absent - Snot
7. Street Justice - Dayinthelife
8. Not Living - Coal Chamber
9. In League - Bile
10. Sweet Tooth - Marilyn Manson
11. Eye for an Eye - Soulfly
12. Serpent Boy [Radio Edit] - (hed) pe
13. Fxxk Off - Eminem
14. Awake - Clay People
15. Marmalade - System of a Down
16. I'm the Man - Nashville Pussy
17. Captain Howdy
18. Heroes Are Hard to Find - Twisted Sister

Strangeland Reviews & Other Resources

Movieweb: Dee Snider's Strangeland - Contains a plot synopsis and stills from the movie, plus links to reviews.

Netflix: Strangeland - From Netflix, a description and reviews for Strangeland.

ScreenIt: Strangeland - Review aimed at parents, including detailed information for parents about how the movie might affect children and teenagers.

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Photos: Kevin Gage in Strangeland

Screen captures from various sources.

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