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| Marilyn Chambers | ... | Rose | |
| Frank Moore | ... | Hart Read | |
| Joe Silver | ... | Murray Cypher | |
| Howard Ryshpan | ... | Dr. Dan Keloid | |
| Patricia Gage | ... | Dr. Roxanne Keloid | |
| Susan Roman | ... | Mindy Kent | |
| Roger Periard | ... | Lloyd Walsh | |
| Lynne Deragon | ... | Nurse Louise | |
| Terry Schonblum | ... | Judy Glasberg | |
| Victor Désy | ... | Claude LaPointe | |
| Julie Anna | ... | Nurse Rita | |
| Gary McKeehan | ... | Smooth Eddy | |
| Terence G. Ross | ... | Farmer | |
| Miguel Fernandes | ... | Man In Cinema | |
| Robert O'Ree | ... | Police Sergeant | |
| Greg Van Riel | ... | Young Man In Plaza | |
| Jérôme Tiberghien | ... | Dr. Karl | |
| Allan Moyle | ... | Young Man In Lobby | |
| Richard W. Farrell | ... | Camper Man | |
| Jeannette Casenave | ... | Camper Lady | |
| Karl Wasserman | ... | Camper Child | |
| John Boylan | ... | Young Cop In Plaza | |
| Malcolm Nelthorpe | ... | Older Cop In Plaza | |
| Vlasta Vrana | ... | Cop At Clinic | |
| Kirk McColl | ... | Desk Sergeant | |
| Jack Messinger | ... | Policeman On Highway | |
| Yvon Lecompte | ... | Policeman | |
| Grant Lowe | ... | Trucker | |
| John Gilbert | ... | Dr. Royce Gentry | |
| Tony Angelo | ... | Dispatcher | |
| Peter McNeill | ... | Loader | |
| Una Kay | ... | Jackie | |
| Madeleine Pageau | ... | Beatrice Owen | |
| Mark Walker | ... | Steve | |
| Robert A. Silverman | ... | Man In Hospital (as Bob Silverman) | |
| Monique Bélisle | ... | Sheila | |
| Ronald Mlodzik | ... | Male Patient | |
| Isabelle Lajeunesse | ... | Waitress | |
| Terry Donald | ... | Cook | |
| Louis Negin | ... | Maxim | |
| Robert V. Girolami | ... | Newscaster | |
| Harry Hill | ... | Stasiuk | |
| Kathy Keefler | ... | Interviewer | |
| Marcel Fournier | ... | Cab Driver | |
| Valda Dalton | ... | Lady in Car | |
| Murray Smith | ... | Interviewer | |
| Riva Spier | ... | Cecile | |
| Denis Lacroix | ... | Drunken Indian | |
| Sherman Maness | ... | Indian | |
| Basil Fitzgibbon | ... | Crazy In Plaza |
Directed by | |||
| David Cronenberg | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| David Cronenberg | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Don Carmody | .... | co-producer | |
| John Dunning | .... | producer | |
| Danny Goldberg | .... | associate producer | |
| André Link | .... | executive producer | |
| Ivan Reitman | .... | executive producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| René Verzier | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jean LaFleur | |||
Casting by | |||
| Sharron Wall | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Claude Marchand | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Heather Allan | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Joe Blasco | .... | special makeup design | |
| Kathy Flynn | .... | special makeup effects assistant | |
| Byrd Holland | .... | special makeup artist | |
| Mireille Recton | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Sharron Wall | .... | makeup artist: second unit | |
| Mike Bacarella | .... | sculptor lab work (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Don Carmody | .... | production manager | |
| Sarah Dundas | .... | assistant production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Phil Desjardins | .... | second assistant director | |
| John Fretz | .... | first assistant director | |
| Jean LaFleur | .... | second unit director | |
Art Department | |||
| Andrew Deskin | .... | property assistant | |
| Jean Lavigne | .... | property master | |
| Roméo Turcotte | .... | set constructor | |
Sound Department | |||
| Len Blum | .... | sound assistant | |
| Patrick Dodd | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Danny Goldberg | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Austin Grimaldi | .... | post-sync recording | |
| Joe Grimaldi | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Bill Henderson | .... | sound re-recording engineer | |
| Richard Lightstone | .... | sound recordist | |
| Jim Thompson | .... | boom operator | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Joe Elsner | .... | special effects assistant (as Joe Elzner) | |
| Al Griswold | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| John Berrie | .... | gaffer | |
| John Daoust | .... | key grip | |
| Louis de Ernsted | .... | camera operator: second unit (as Louis D'Ernstead) | |
| Marc de Ernsted | .... | grip (as Marc D'Ernstead) | |
| Jean-Jacques Gervais | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Denis Gingras | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Jean-Paul Houle | .... | best boy electric | |
| André Ouellette | .... | best boy grip | |
| Joel Sussman | .... | still photographer | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Erla Gliserman | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Carolynne Roberts | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Debbie Karjala | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Ivan Reitman | .... | music supervisor | |
Other crew | |||
| Norma Bailey | .... | production assistant | |
| Patricia Cahill | .... | production assistant (as Tricia Cahill) | |
| John Caradonna | .... | production assistant | |
| Jacqueline Carmody | .... | production assistant | |
| Tatiana Mihailoff | .... | continuity (as Tanya Mahilloff) | |
| Claude Moreau | .... | wrangler | |
| Carolyn Zeifman | .... | production assistant | |
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Two bikers careen and crash in the Canadian countryside very close to a cosmetology clinic. The girl biker has received serious injuries and needs lots of surgery involving skin grafts. After that there is virtually no scientific or general explanation for how this young lady develops a blood-sucking mouth in her armpit, that after having bitten its victims transfers the same desire for blood; thus creating a plague in Montreal of all places. Now, the story has some obvious holes that needed to be filled and were not, but writer/director David Cronenberg can make even the most absurd stuff seem real and scary. This was his real second feature after Shivers, and he delivers the goods with some artful direction, more than ample suspense, and a pervasive mood of uneasiness in a city being besieged by a viral plague. Money constraints seem obvious as well. Whatever happened to the French detective? I found his character rather interesting.
Cronenberg made me jump from my seat more than a few times, and his style really absorbs all elements of the film even when you know what is going to happen - the shock is still there. A lot of people haven't ever been fond of Cronenberg's work, but I think that in the world of horror he is definitely one of the underestimated craftsmen. As a final note it would be remiss of me not to mention Marilyn Chambers. She does a pretty good job acting here. I found her very believable and beautiful. After all I guess there are worse ways to go then being sensuously cradled in Ms. Chambers arms as she caresses your hair and her carnivorous armpit dweller locks into your bloodstream. Perhaps. Perhaps not. I don't know - guess I'll chew on it a bit.