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First come the Shivers... then, you turn RABID! Celebrated Canadian cult auteur David Cronenberg (The Fly, Videodrome) followed up Shivers with this tense and gory thriller which expands upon the venereal disease theme of that film, this time unleashing it on the whole of downtown Montreal - with terrifying consequences.
When beautiful Rose (adult film star Marilyn Chambers) is badly injured in a motorcycle crash, Dr. Keloid, who is in the process of developing a revolutionary new type of skin-graft, seizes the opportunity to test out his as yet unproven methods. The surgery appears successful and Rose seems restored to full health. But all is not as it should be - Rose has been transformed into a contagious blood-sucker, endowed with a bizarre, needle-like protrusion in her armpit with which she drains the blood from those unfortunate enough to be in her vicinity.
An important landmark in the early career of Cronenberg, Rabid sees the director returning to the viral theme of his earlier work but on a much larger (and more assured) scale - where the infection has shifted from the confines of a single apartment block to the expansive shopping centres and motorways of Canada's second largest city.
- Arrow Video
- David Cronenberg
- 18
- English SDH
- 2
- B
- Arrow Video
First come the Shivers... then, you turn RABID! Celebrated Canadian cult auteur David Cronenberg (The Fly, Videodrome) followed up Shivers with this tense and gory thriller which expands upon the venereal disease theme of that film, this time unleashing it on the whole of downtown Montreal - with terrifying consequences.
When beautiful Rose (adult film star Marilyn Chambers) is badly injured in a motorcycle crash, Dr. Keloid, who is in the process of developing a revolutionary new type of skin-graft, seizes the opportunity to test out his as yet unproven methods. The surgery appears successful and Rose seems restored to full health. But all is not as it should be - Rose has been transformed into a contagious blood-sucker, endowed with a bizarre, needle-like protrusion in her armpit with which she drains the blood from those unfortunate enough to be in her vicinity.
An important landmark in the early career of Cronenberg, Rabid sees the director returning to the viral theme of his earlier work but on a much larger (and more assured) scale - where the infection has shifted from the confines of a single apartment block to the expansive shopping centres and motorways of Canada's second largest city.
- Arrow Video
- David Cronenberg
- 18
- English SDH
- 2
- B
- Arrow Video
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For Cronenberg fans!
If you like Cronenberg this is a must. Only the extra material is worth the money. The film is what it is for its age. Still Dead Zone is by far his best film, but, you need to see this for get a grip in Cronenberg's development.
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rabid
rabid is a must for any arrow fan or steelbooks collector one of david cronenbergs best films. bluray transfer is great for a film of it age anoither great job by arrow u need 2 buy it now
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