Rabid

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Rabid

R

1977

1h 31m

Horror

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Surgery leaves a Montreal motorcyclist (Marilyn Chambers) with a bloodsucking appendage in her armpit.

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Critics Consensus

Its gruesome scares may nauseate more than thrill, but Rabid bites into its story with distinct sophistication and thought-provoking themes.

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Variety Staff

Variety

03/26/2009

Here is an extremely violent, sometimes nauseating, picture about a young woman affected with rabies, running around Montreal infecting others.

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Time Out

06/24/2006

None of the other recent apocalypse movies has shown so much political or cinematic sophistication.

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Almar Haflidason

BBC.com

01/01/2000

3/5

Ultimately Rabid boils down to zombified sluts and shock moments but it's an irresistible combination that Cronenberg handles well.

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John Ferguson

Radio Times

Oct 30

4/5

This disturbing film lacks the stomach-churning claustrophobia of Shivers, but is an altogether slicker affair, and the spiralling, random violence still shocks.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

06/14/2023

3/5

…stands the test of time as a cautionary tale with added absurdity…

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

05/31/2023

2.5/4

Erratic as a thriller but interesting as a testing ground for Cronenberg’s themes and techniques.

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The M

Sep 21

David Cronenberg’s Rabid is one of the directors earlier films with a lot of bite. No pun intended. Rabid is played straight forward as a young woman carries a rabies virus from a botched surgery. The movie has some gnarly moments involving the rabbit victims, attacking people in a shopping mall and various places. What RABID brings to the table is ethos and pathos. The acting is really good all around, particularly by Marilyn Chambers and Frank Moore. This isn’t just a horror film. It’s a tragedy all the way up to the nihilistic ending.. I felt very bad for Rose and hard at the end of this movie similar to the way I fell at the end of dead Ringers. Sadness

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Jake L

Sep 18

Great early Cronenberg film with an original story, fine acting, and decent pacing. Not without flaws, but is a breathe of fresh air. There is zombie influence there without feeling like a rehashed zombie flick.

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Cody S.

@cody073001 Aug 23

Overall, I liked it, but it was just too slow. I’ve watched movies from this time period that do the slow build to perfection. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Jaws come to mind. This one didn’t do that for me. The effects were “fun” at best, and the premise itself seems a little silly to me. While I did appreciate that it was unique, a blood sucking appendage from her armpit and her attractiveness lures dudes in, does just seem stupid to me. “Good” at best kind of movie, but definitely far from horrible.

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Horror fan 4

Aug 12

A great leading performance and special effects are what drive this classic horror movie. Tim Treakle

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jul 29

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de terror são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Nick O

May 24

It’s such a shame Marilyn Chambers didn’t do more horror movies, cause nobody does creepy and sexy at the same time as good as Marilyn in this 70’s Cronenberg body-horror classic.

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Synopsis

Surgery leaves a Montreal motorcyclist (Marilyn Chambers) with a bloodsucking appendage in her armpit.

Director: David Cronenberg
Producer: Don Carmody, John Dunning
Screenwriter: David Cronenberg
Distributor: New World Pictures
Production Co: Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 8, 1977, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2017
Runtime: 1h 31m

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