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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| Marilyn Chambers | ... |
Rose
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| Terry Schonblum | ... |
Judy Glasberg
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| Frank Moore | ... |
Hart Read
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| Joe Silver | ... |
Murray Cypher
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| Howard Ryshpan | ... |
Dr. Dan Keloid
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| Patricia Gage | ... |
Dr. Roxanne Keloid
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| Susan Roman | ... |
Mindy Kent
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| Roger Periard | ... |
Lloyd Walsh
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Lynne Deragon | ... |
Nurse Louise
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| Victor Désy | ... |
Claude LaPointe
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Julie Anna | ... |
Nurse Rita
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| Gary McKeehan | ... |
Smooth Eddy
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Terence G. Ross | ... |
Farmer
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| Miguel Fernandes | ... |
Man In Cinema
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Robert O'Ree | ... |
Police Sergeant
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Greg Van Riel | ... |
Young Man In Plaza
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Jérôme Tiberghien | ... |
Dr. Karl
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| Allan Moyle | ... |
Young Man In Lobby
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Richard W. Farrell | ... |
Camper Man
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Jeannette Casenave | ... |
Camper Lady
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Karl Wasserman | ... |
Camper Child
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John Boylan | ... |
Young Cop In Plaza
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| Malcolm Nelthorpe | ... |
Older Cop In Plaza
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| Vlasta Vrana | ... |
Cop At Clinic
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Kirk McColl | ... |
Desk Sergeant
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Jack Messinger | ... |
Policeman On Highway
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Yvon Lecompte | ... |
Policeman
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| Grant Lowe | ... |
Trucker
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| John Gilbert | ... |
Dr. Royce Gentry
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Tony Angelo | ... |
Dispatcher
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| Peter MacNeill | ... |
Loader
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Una Kay | ... |
Jackie
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| Madeleine Pageau | ... |
Beatrice Owen
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Mark Walker | ... |
Steve
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| Robert A. Silverman | ... |
Man In Hospital
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Monique Bélisle | ... |
Sheila
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| Ronald Mlodzik | ... |
Male Patient
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| Isabelle Lajeunesse | ... |
Waitress
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Terry Donald | ... |
Cook
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| Louis Negin | ... |
Maxim
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Robert V. Girolami | ... |
Newscaster
(as Bob Girolami)
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Harry Hill | ... |
Stasiuk
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Kathy Keefler | ... |
Interviewer
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Marcel Fournier | ... |
Cab Driver
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Valda Dalton | ... |
Lady in Car
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Murray Smith | ... |
Interviewer
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Riva Spier | ... |
Cecile
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Denis Lacroix | ... |
Drunken Indian
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Sherman Maness | ... |
Indian
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Basil Fitzgibbon | ... |
Crazy In Plaza
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| Sonny Forbes | ... |
Police Captain (uncredited)
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Directed by
| David Cronenberg | ||
Written by
| David Cronenberg | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Don Carmody | ... | co-producer |
| John Dunning | ... | producer |
| Danny Goldberg | ... | associate producer |
| André Link | ... | executive producer |
| Ivan Reitman | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| René Verzier | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jean LaFleur | ||
Editorial Department
| Debbie Karjala | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Sharron Wall | ||
Art Direction by
| Claude Marchand | ||
Makeup Department
| Heather Allan | ... | make-up assistant |
| Joe Blasco | ... | special make-up design (as Joe Blasco Make-Up Association) |
| Kathy Flynn | ... | special make-up effects assistant |
| Byrd Holland | ... | special make-up artist |
| Mireille Recton | ... | key make-up |
| Sharron Wall | ... | 2nd make-up |
| Mike Bacarella | ... | sculptor lab work (uncredited) |
| Joe Blasco | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Don Carmody | ... | production manager |
| Sarah Dundas | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Phil Desjardins | ... | second assistant director |
| John Fretz | ... | first assistant director |
| Jean LaFleur | ... | second unit director |
Art Department
| Andrew Deskin | ... | property assistant |
| Jean Lavigne | ... | property master |
| Roméo Turcotte | ... | set constructor |
Sound Department
| Len Blum | ... | sound assistant |
| Patrick Dodd | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Danny Goldberg | ... | sound supervisor (as Dan Goldberg) |
| Austin Grimaldi | ... | post-sync recording |
| Joe Grimaldi | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Bill Henderson | ... | sound re-recording engineer |
| Richard Lightstone | ... | sound recordist |
| Jim Thompson | ... | boom man |
Special Effects by
| Joe Elsner | ... | special effects assistant (as Joe Elzner) |
| Al Griswold | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John Berrie | ... | gaffer |
| John Daoust | ... | key grip |
| Louis de Ernsted | ... | camera operator: second unit (as Louis D'Ernstead) |
| Marc de Ernsted | ... | grip (as Marc D'Ernstead) |
| Jean-Jacques Gervais | ... | second assistant camera |
| Denis Gingras | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jean-Paul Houle | ... | best boy electric |
| André Ouellette | ... | best boy grip |
| Joel Sussman | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Erla Gliserman | ... | wardrobe |
| Carolynne Roberts | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Music Department
| Ivan Reitman | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Tatiana Mihailoff | ... | continuity (as Tanya Mahilloff) |
Additional Crew
| Norma Bailey | ... | production assistant |
| Patricia Cahill | ... | production assistant (as Tricia Cahill) |
| John Caradonna | ... | production assistant |
| Jacqueline Carmody | ... | production assistant |
| Carolyn Cronenberg | ... | production assistant (as Carolyn Zeifman) |
| Claude Moreau | ... | wrangler |
Production Companies
- Dunning/Link/Reitman Productions
- Cinépix Film Properties (CFP)
- Cinema Entertainment Enterprises
- Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
- Famous Players
Distributors
- Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1977) (Canada) (theatrical)
- New World Pictures (1977) (United States) (theatrical)
- Alpha Films (1977) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Indipendenti Regionali (1977) (Italy) (theatrical)
- GeBe Film (1978) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- F.F.C.M. (1977) (France) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1978) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Adige Film 76 (1979) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Fariza Films / Catalonia Films (1982) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Mega Films (1982) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Intervision Video (1982) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Toshiba EMI (1982) (Japan) (VHS)
- Astral Video (1983) (Canada) (VHS)
- Harley Video (1983) (Finland) (VHS)
- Roadshow Home Video (1983) (Australia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1983) (United States) (VHS)
- EuroVideo (1984) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Europa Vision (1984) (Finland) (VHS) (distributed by)
- F.J. Lucas (1984) (Brazil) (VHS)
- TV3 (1984) (Finland) (VHS)
- Super Video (Mexico) (VHS)
- CIC Video (1987) (Canada) (VHS)
- USA Network (1989) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Viacom (1989) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- New Star (1996) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release) (for Ovo Films)
- Telefilm Hellas (1997) (Greece) (VHS)
- 4 Front Video (1998) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Avalanche Home Entertainment (2000) (Canada) (VHS)
- New Concorde Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD) (VHS)
- Vértice 360 (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
- Somerville House (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- Ventura Distribution (2004) (United States) (DVD) (distributed by)
- Splendid Film (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Arrow Films (2015) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- La Casa del Cine para Todos (2015) (Spain) (DVD)
- Scream Factory (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Lionsgate Films (2018) (Non-US) (copyright owner)
- 101 Films (2019) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- 101 Films (2019) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (+TVOD)
- Indeed Film (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Fuji Eiga Company (1978) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku (1978) (France) (theatrical)
- Tubi TV (United States) (video) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Air France (special thanks)
- Boutin Sanitary Services Inc. (special thanks)
- Brimaco Cycle Leathers (special thanks)
- Cahill Lingerie (special thanks)
- Carl Zeiss Canada Ltd. (special thanks)
- Clarke Transportation Ltd. (special thanks)
- Department of Transport Quebec (special thanks)
- Empire Dehydrated Products (special thanks)
- F.I.T.S. Ltd. (special thanks)
- Frito-Lay Canada (special thanks)
- Helen Harper Sweaters (special thanks)
- Hotel Meridien (special thanks)
- Liberte Jeans Ltd. (special thanks)
- M.U.C.T.C. (special thanks)
- McGregor Clothes a division of S. Cohen Ltd. (special thanks)
- Melo Polystyrenes Ltd. (special thanks)
- Missy House Inc. (special thanks)
- Molyclaire Ltd. (special thanks)
- Notre Dame Hospital (special thanks)
- S. Kuretsky Furs (special thanks)
- The Cavendish Mall (special thanks)
- The Coca-Cola Company (special thanks)
- Uniroyal Ltd. (special thanks)
- Verdun Excavation Inc. (special thanks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In Camelford, while swinging his van across a narrow road to make a u-turn, a driver stalls the vehicle that does not restart. Hart Read is driving his motorcycle with his girlfriend Rose and he drives off the road to avoid the collision. Hart suffers minor injuries while Rosie is injured and burned by the flames when the motorcycle explodes. The ambulance from the nearby Keloid Clinic for Plastic Surgery brings the couple and Rose, who is in coma, is submitted to an emergency surgery and to an experimental plastic-surgery technique by Dr. Dan Keloid to retrieve her skin in the chest and abdomen. Hart is discharged but Rose stays in coma in the intensive care unit (ICU) to recover. Out of the blue, Rose awakens from her coma one month later and screams. A nurse helps her but is wounded by her and then he cannot remember what has happened. He is sent to a hospital in Montreal while Rose realizes that she needs to feed with blood. However her victims become zombie-like creatures. Rose flees from the clinic to Montreal to meet her friend Mindy Kent spreading her infection in the big city. Meanwhile Hart is seeking for her. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | A beautiful girl spreads an epidemic of horror. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | CAD530,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Sissy Spacek was David Cronenberg's first choice to play Rose. Ivan Reitman suggested Marilyn Chambers because he wanted sex appeal. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg (1987). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Summer's Coming See more » |
| Quotes |
Murray Cypher:
[to baby, referring to cartoon on TV]
See how Potato Man loves Ketchup Man? See more » |