Rabid

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Cast

Marilyn Chambers
as Rose

Frank Moore
as Hart Read

Joe Silver
as Murray Cypher

Howard Ryshpan
as Dr. Dan Keloid

Patricia Gage
as Dr. Roxanne Keloid

Susan Roman
as Mindy Kent

Roger Periard
as Lloyd Walsh

Lynne Deragon
as Nurse Louise

Terry Schonblum
as Judy Glasberg

Victor Désy
as Claude LaPointe

Julie Anna
as Rita

Gary McKeehan
as Smooth Eddy

Terrence Ross
as Farmer

Miguel Fernandes
as Man in Cinema

Robert O'Ree
as Police Sergeant

Peter MacNeill
as Leader

Jerome Tiberghien
as Dr. Carl

Allan Moyle
as Young Man in Lobby

Richard W. Farrell
as Camper Man

Jeannette Casanave
as Camper Woman

Carl Wasserman
as Camper Child

John Boylan
as Young Cop in Plaza

Malcolm Nelthorpe
as Older Cop in Plaza

Vlasta Vrana
as Cop at Clinic

Kirk McColl
as Desk Sergeant

Jack Messinger
as Policeman on Highway

Yvon LeCompte
as Policeman

Grant Lowe
as Trucker

John Gilbert
as Dr. Royce Gentry

Tony Angelo
as Dispatcher

Peter McNeill
as Leader

Una Kay
as Jackie

Madeline Pageau
as Beatrice Owen

Mark Walker
as Steve

Robert A. Silverman
as Man in Hospital

Monique Belisle
as Sheila

Ronald Mlodzik
as Man Patient

Isabelle Lajeunesse
as Waitress

Louis Negin
as Maxim

Bob Girolami
as Newscaster

Harry Hill
as Stasiuk

Kathy Keefler
as Interviewer

Murray Smith
as Interviewer

Marcel Fournier
as Cab Driver

Valda Dalton
as Car Lady

Riva Spier
as Drunken Indian

Denis Lacroix
as Drunken Indian

Sherman Maness
as Indian

Basil Fitzgibbon
as Crazy in Plaza

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Critic Reviews for Rabid

Audience Reviews for Rabid

• Aug 20, 2018

  A bunch of disconnected ideas don't make a film, and so this bizarre movie feels more like an amalgam of unripe ideas thrown together without a clear purpose (much like Shivers before it), making me wonder why Cronenberg cast a porn movie actress as a grotesque sexual predator.
  Carlos M Super Reviewer
• Jan 11, 2014

  Rabid is actually really frightening, could almost be viewed as a sequel of Shivers. Of course, since it's a low budget film, the acting was pretty terrible, but it was fun to watch. I love the typical Cronenberg style of body horror, the intimate acts such as hugging can be the most fatal thing. The zombie subplot was great too, I just love how the infected attack others in the public. The scene where Rose attacked the girl in the spa was a classic.
  

  Sylvester K Super Reviewer
• Aug 12, 2011

  5.3/10 David Cronenberg is pretty much the Canadian God of the horror genre. I've loved him, I've liked him, and at times, I've even disliked him. I don't know. Sometimes, I just have problems accepting his execution, but I am always - and I mean ALWAYS - intrigued by his fascination with gory "body-horror" scenes and effects. He's good at what he does, and who am I to say he doesn't always make a movie that I like? Few of his films are truly bad, and that's because he is, in fact, a very good filmmaker. And like a good filmmaker should, he knows what he's doing; whether he's making a horror movie or a taut drama. Sometimes, he can juggle both at the same time and still get a good result. "Rabid", an earlier Cronenberg film, is the director's attempt at telling his own little vampire story. There's plenty of the man's style and bloody whimsy to be found here, and his ambitions are both impressive and admirable. However, it's the execution that matters, and here's a film that lacks the right amount of substance to match its style. This could have made for a pretty good film, and to some people, it still is good. I don't know. Maybe a film like this is your idea of a good time, but it's not necessarily mine. A fatal motorcycle accident puts Rose (Marilyn Chambers) in the hospital, where she is properly nursed back to health. The doctors insist on giving her transplants through plastic surgery, and the results appear to be unexpectedly positive, especially for the kind of operation that was done. However, it is soon revealed that the surgery created something new inside Rose. Under her armpit is a stinger, which can come in, come out as it pleases. She uses the stinger to get blood from anyone she encounters, as she has developed a sort of craving for it. After she's done feeding, the victims' memories are erased, and Rose can continue feeding until she isn't hungry anymore. The problem with this is that the victims don't die. Once they regain consciousness, the victims turn into rabid zombies; and soon, it's implied that an outbreak may be soon to come. And not long after that, we're seeing police taking action (shooting at the infected, missing, and instead hitting an innocent mall Santa); zombies take action, and plenty more chaotic behavior. There will be blood; oh yes, there will. And...if you happen to like blood, then maybe this film is for you. I can't say it WASN'T for me, but there was about as much that I agreed with as there was that I didn't. Chambers is mediocre at best in her role, the leading role, which isn't surprising given she's a porn star at heart and probably wasn't pitch perfect for this role, but look at the bright side; at least she looks beautiful. Sleaze-bags might get a kick out of the film just for her nude scenes, which are thankfully, not entirely gratuitous; but existent only to be "money shots" nonetheless. I'm sure this film is trying to say something. David Cronenberg's films are always saying something. His film "The Brood", another which I just didn't like, was nasty and violent but was ultimately the result of Cronenberg's rage. Instead of making something that we truly cared about - and no offense to anyone who liked "The Brood", as I'm sure there are a few of you that did - he made something so personal, yet so distant, that it almost wasn't worth seeing. "Rabid" is the same way. If you have seen it and you enjoyed it, then that's great; well, for you, at least. This isn't a bad horror movie and it makes for a fairly entertaining thriller, but it lacks the ability to be anything more than it is; decent body-horror with admirable amounts of flesh shown (in more than one sense of the phrase). But derivative movies are derivative, and I can't get in to anything that I feel fits the word's best description; that is, unless it does something wild and creative. I don't feel that this film is creative. But it tries, and that might be enough for part of its audience.
  Ryan M Super Reviewer
• Apr 11, 2011

  'Rabid' is essentially a new, sometimes intelligent and sometimes dumb but never dull, take on the classic vampire films. For a low-budget Canadian movie and for the time it feels pretty daring.
  

  Jonny B Super Reviewer

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