Rabid / Container title: David Cronenberg's Rabid - Collector's edition. - 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1977. Special features: audio commentaries with writer/director David Cronenberg and William Beard, author of The artist as monster : the cinema of David Cronenberg; archival interview with David Cronenberg; interviews with executive producer Ivan Reitman and co-producer Don Carmody; audio Interview with author Jill C. Nelson, actress Susan Roman and others; From Stereo To Video, a video essay by Caelum Vatnsdal; original theatrical trailer, cast biographies, preview attractions.

Cinematography, René Verzier; editing, Jean LaFleur; art direction by Claude Marchand. Cinematography, René Verzier; editing, Jean LaFleur; art direction by Claude Marchand.

Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe Silver, Howard Ryshpan, Patricia Gage, Susan Roman.

A woman who has had experimental surgery develops a taste for blood and terrorizes a city when she spreads a rabies-like disease.

MPAA rating: R.


Blu-ray disc; region A; 1080p high-definition widescreen (1.66:1); DTS-HD MA mono sound; requires Blu-ray player.


English dialogue with optional English subtitles ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival, 1977: Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley in Best Screenplay (David Cronenberg), Best Special Effects (Al Griswold).

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Communicable diseases--Drama.
Surgery, Plastic--Drama.
Epidemics--Drama.
Motorcycling accidents--Drama.
Communicable diseases.
Epidemics.
Motorcycling accidents.
Surgery, Plastic.


Montréal (Québec)--Drama.
Québec--Montréal.


Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Horror films.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Horror films.
Science fiction films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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