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{{Infobox Film |
name = Rabid |
image = Rabid theatrical poster.jpg |
caption = Theatrical poster |
director = [[David Cronenberg]] |
producer = [[John Dunning]] |
writer = David Cronenberg |
starring = [[Marilyn Chambers]]<br>[[Frank Moore (actor)|Frank Moore]]<br>[[Joe Silver]]<br>[[Howard Ryshpan]]<br>[[Patricia Case]]<br>[[Susan Roman]] |
music = |
cinematography = [[René Verzier]] |
editing = [[Jean LaFleur]] |
distributor = [[Cinépix Film Properties Inc.]],<br> [[New World Pictures]] |
released = [[April 8]] [[1977]] |
runtime = 91 min. |
country = [[Canada]] |
language = [[English language|English]] |
budget = |
followed_by = |
amg_id = 1:107143 |
imdb_id = 0076590
}}
{{dablink|This article is about the 1977 film. For the record label, see [[Rabid Records]]. For other uses, see [[Rabies]].}}
'''''Rabid''''' is a [[1977]] [[horror film]] written and directed by [[David Cronenberg]]. [[Marilyn Chambers]] stars, with Frank Moore, Howard Ryshpan, Joe Silver and [[Robert A. Silverman]], who would go on to become a regular Cronenberg actor, appearing in ''[[The Brood]]'', ''[[Scanners]]'', ''[[Naked Lunch (film)|Naked Lunch]]'' and ''[[eXistenZ]]''.
Cronenberg has stated that he originally wanted to cast [[Sissy Spacek]] in the lead, but the studio vetoed this because of her accent. Ironically enough, Spacek's film ''Carrie'' was released and proved to be a massive hit during this film's production. The director says that the idea of casting Chambers originated with producer [[Ivan Reitman]], because he had heard that Chambers was looking for a mainstream role and because he felt that it would be easier to market the film in different territories if the well-known porn star portrayed the main character.
==Plot summary==
A critically-injured woman victim of a [[motorcycle]] accident is taken to the plastic surgery clinic of Doctor Dan [[Keloid]], where some of her intact tissue is treated to become "[[morphogenesis|morphogenetically]] neutral" and [[skin grafting|grafted]] to fire-damaged areas of her body in the hope that they will [[Cellular differentiation|differentiate]] and replace the damaged skin and [[organ (anatomy)|organ]]s.
Unfortunately, the woman's body unexpectedly accepts the transplants: she develops an anal orifice under an [[underarm|armpit]], within it hides a phallic [[stinger]]. She uses it to feed on the [[blood]] of other people, and afterwards wiping their memories of their incidents with her.
It soon is apparent that her every victim transforms to a [[rabies|rabid]] [[zombie]] whose bite spreads the disease, eventually causing the city to fall into chaos before the outbreak can be contained.
==See also==
* [[Rabies]]
* ''[[28 Days Later]]''
* ''[[28 Weeks Later]]''
== External links ==
* {{imdb title|id=0076590|title=Rabid}}
{{Footer Movies David Cronenberg}}
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