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Shivers

  • 6.3 /10

  • 642

  • 85%

Plot

When the residents of a luxury apartment complex outside Montreal are infiltrated by parasites and transformed into violent, sex-crazed maniacs, it's up to Dr. Roger St. Luc to contain the outbreak from spreading to the city.

Cast

Paul Hampton as Roger St. Luc
Paul Hampton

as Roger St. Luc

Joe Silver as Rollo Linsky
Joe Silver

as Rollo Linsky

Lynn Lowry as Nurse Forsythe
Lynn Lowry

as Nurse Forsythe

Allan Kolman as Nicholas Tudor
Allan Kolman

as Nicholas Tudor

Susan Petrie as Janine Tudor
Susan Petrie

as Janine Tudor

Barbara Steele as Betts
Barbara Steele

as Betts

Ronald Mlodzik as Merrick
Ronald Mlodzik

as Merrick

Barry Baldaro as Detective Heller
Barry Baldaro

as Detective Heller

Camil Ducharme as Mr. Guilbault
Camil Ducharme

as Mr. Guilbault

Hanna Poznanska as Mrs. Guilbault
Hanna Poznanska

as Mrs. Guilbault

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • September 26, 1975

Production Companies

  • DAL Productions

  • Canadian Film Development Corporation

  • Cinépix Film Properties (CFP)

Production Countries

  • Canada

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $179,000.00

Revenue

  • $1,000,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.47 hrs

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Reviews

Disease is the love of two creatures for one and other. Shivers is written and directed by David Cronenberg. It stars Fred Doederlin, Paul Hampton, Lynn Lowry and Barbara Steele. Music is by Ivan Reitman and cinematography by Robert Saad. Montreal's Starliner Island Complex suddenly becomes home to parasitic organisms that upon entering a human host, turns them into flesh-eating sexual pred…

Fun horror movie that reminded me a bit of Dawn of the Dead (one location, people being "infected" and going after one another (hungry for flesh so to speak) and the few survivors fighting for their lives. Not great per se but still entertaining and a solid debut for David Cronenberg (well, feature length anyway). **3.75/5**