Rabid (1979)
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Cast
as Rose
as Hart Read
as Murray Cypher
as Dr. Dan Keloid
as Dr. Roxanne Keloid
as Mindy Kent
as Lloyd Walsh
as Dispatcher
as Young Cop in Plaza
as Camper Man
as Man in Cinema
as Dr. Royce Gentry
as Newscaster
as Stasiuk
as Jackie
as Drunken Indian
as Leader
as Desk Sergeant
as Smooth Eddy
as Policeman on Highway
as Young Man in Lobby
as Maxim
as Police Sergeant
as Interviewer
as Dr. Carl
as Cop at Clinic
as Steve
as Claude LaPointe
Critic Reviews for Rabid
All Critics (23) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (7) | DVD (6)
Here is an extremely violent, sometimes nauseating, picture about a young woman affected with rabies, running around Montreal infecting others.
None of the other recent apocalypse movies has shown so much political or cinematic sophistication.
"It's Cronenberg's best full-stop horror movie, I think, one where the horror comes first and the subtext is almost accidental. Later, it would be the reverse..."
Remains effectively squirmy, gruesome, and even prescient nearly forty years after its release.
After the shock tactics of Shivers, Cronenberg's next venture into body horror is more subdued, but holds up surprisingly well.
Cinema as a sustained bout of fever, a melancholy defense of Pandora
Audience Reviews for Rabid
Okay, but kind of off putting. A lot of blood and gore as you would expect from a movie about a freak case of rabies. It kind of made me uncomfortable at times - it didn't seem all that nice towards women, for example the extra "mouth", a lot of female nudity and though the lead actress is good, it is interesting to watch the extra features on this disc and discover she was actually a porn star. I'm a bit iffy on this director.
Super Reviewer
Hands down the best Canadian zombie film starring a porn star.
Super Reviewer
Yet more gross-out fun from Cronenberg. This is basically Shivers again on a much larger scale as the chaos and madness of rabies infected people plague the city of Montreal thanks to the vampirous Marilyn Chambers and her nasty armpit. If you liked Shivers and other infection/plague movies like 28 days Later than this is worth a viewing.
Super Reviewer
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