Rabid

1977
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1h 31m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

22K

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Body Horror Horror Sci-Fi

A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into blood-thirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into blood-thirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into blood-thirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

22K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins

Videos4

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Rabid: The Pool

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Rabid: The Woman On The Train

Featurette 1:56

Rabid: Susan Roman On Working With Marilyn Chambers

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Trivia
Sissy Spacek was David Cronenberg's first choice to play Rose. Ivan Reitman suggested Marilyn Chambers because he wanted sex appeal.

Goofs
When Hart's car is attacked by a crazy, and a clean-up crew shoots and disposes of it, the cameraman who is shooting the "through the windshield" shots is clearly visible in the back seat of the car.

Quotes
Murray Cypher: [to baby, referring to cartoon on TV] See how Potato Man loves Ketchup Man?

Alternate versions
All UK DVD versions are missing around 20 secs of footage from a conversation between the 2 male leads and a policeman in a parking lot. The edits were not made by the BBFC and appear to have been a result of print damage.

Connections
Featured in Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg (1987)

Soundtracks
Summer's Coming
(uncredited)
Music by Keith Mansfield

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5/10

A touch on the slow side...

Well then... a decent film, with a stunning lead (how beautiful was Marilyn Chambers?) but suffering with horrendous pacing issues. I enjoyed the story but was honestly bored for the majority of the film. A shame, considering the effects are pretty cool, and also considering the director's reputation.