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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   3,925 votes
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Director:
Writer:
David Cronenberg (writer)
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Release Date:
8 April 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Pray it doesn't happen to you. more
Plot:
A young woman develops a taste for human blood after undergoing experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into rabid, blood-thirsty zombies who proceed to infect others, which turns into a city-wide epidemic. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
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User Comments:
Sometimes effective, sometimes dull more (67 total)

Cast

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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
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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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Rage (USA)
Überfall der teuflischen Bestien (West Germany) [de]
Coma Profundo (Portugal) [pt]
Kuduz (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Lyssasmenes sta nyhia tou tromou (Greece) [el]
Rabia (Spain) [es]
Rabid - Bete, dass es nicht Dir passiert (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
Rabid - Der brüllende Tod (West Germany) [de]
Rabid, sete di sangue (Italy) [it]
Rage (France) [fr]
Sta nyhia tou tromou (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Verenimijät (Finland) [fi]
Wscieklosc (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
91 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Italy:VM14 | Australia:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Ireland:18 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18
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A poster for Carrie (1976) is visible after Rose walks out of the porn theatre. Sissy Spacek, who played Carrie in that film, was the first choice for Rose but was turned down because of her Texas accent. more
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Crew or equipment visible: When Rose is wandering through the streets at night, she enters a cinema hall. As she opens the glass door, a couple of crewmembers and spotlights are reflected in it. more
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Murray Cypher: Potato man loves ketchup man. more
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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Sometimes effective, sometimes dull, 11 December 1998
6/10
Author: KennyF from New York, NY

This is Cronenberg's disappointing follow-up to the great "Shivers." Once again, the "monster" is a disease that turns the victims into crazies. The underlying subtext that sexual appetite makes you crazy is reinforced by the casting of porn star Marilyn Chambers in the lead role (she's not bad). There are some good scares and some great grotesque images (especially the frozen twisted corpse that was used in the film's poster). But the story is by turns confusing and, until the military is brought in at the end, repetitive. It feels overlong for what it is. Cronenberg had some nice directorial touches--I like the way he uses brightly lit, underpopulated buildings as a backdrop for the horror.

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