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Rabid

Rabid

You can't trust your mother, your best friend, the neighbor next door…One minute they're perfectly normal, the next…RABID!

19776.31h 31m

Overview

After undergoing radical surgery for injuries from a motorcycle accident, a young woman develops a retractable, vampiric stinger in her armpit and a thirst for human blood.

Directed by David Cronenberg
Written by David Cronenberg
Produced by John Dunning
Box OfficeBudget: $530K0

Top Cast

Marilyn Chambers

Marilyn Chambers

Rose

Terri Hanauer

Terri Hanauer

Judy Glasberg

Frank Moore

Frank Moore

Hart Read

Joe Silver

Joe Silver

Murray Cypher

Howard Ryshpan

Howard Ryshpan

Dr. Dan Keloid

Patricia Gage

Patricia Gage

Dr. Roxanne Keloid

Susan Roman

Susan Roman

Mindy Kent

R

Roger Periard

Lloyd Walsh

Lynne Deragon

Lynne Deragon

Nurse Louise

V

Victor Désy

Claude LaPointe

Themes & Keywords

vampiremartial lawmontreal, canadamotorcycle crashmurdermotorcycleepidemicsurgeryrabiesaccidentvampiress (female vampire)body horrordisgusted

About Rabid

Rabid is a horror, science fiction film released in 1977 exploring themes of vampire, martial law, montreal, canada, motorcycle crash, murder, motorcycle. Directed by David Cronenberg, it stars Marilyn Chambers, Terri Hanauer, Frank Moore. After undergoing radical surgery for injuries from a motorcycle accident, a young woman develops a retractable, vampiric stinger in her armpit and a thirst for human blood.

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