Rabid
- Year: 1977
- Country of origin: Canada
- Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
- Director: David Cronenberg
- Length: 91 min
Pray it doesn’t happen to you!
Film Synopsis
After a motorcycle accident, a young woman undergoes an experimental surgery that leaves her with a strange mutation and an uncontrollable thirst for blood. As she spreads a new strain of rabies-like infection, panic and violence engulf the city. Her condition spirals out of control, turning her into both victim and carrier of a terrifying epidemic.
Rabid Blu-ray & DVD Editions
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| Disc Extras | Scream Factory BD-A/US 2016 | 101 Films BD-B/UK 2019 | Arrow BD-B/UK/OOP 2015 | Somerville House DVD-1/US/OOP 2004 | New Concorde DVD-1/US/OOP 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Director/Writer David Cronenberg | |||||
| Audio Commentary by Jen and Sylvia Soska | |||||
| Audio Commentary by Jill C. Nelson and Ken Leicht | |||||
| Audio Commentary by William Beard | |||||
| The Directors: David Cronenberg | |||||
| The Quiet Revolution: State, Society and the Canadian Horror Film Part One: Gimme Shelter: Cinepix and the Birth of the Canadian Horror Film | |||||
| From Stereo to Video - Video Essay by Caelum Vatnsdal | |||||
| Raw, Rough and Rabid - With Kier-La Janisse and Special Makeup Effects Artist Joe Blasco | |||||
| Young and Rabid - Interview with Actress Susan Roman | |||||
| Interview with Co-Producer Don Carmody | |||||
| Interview with Director/Writer David Cronenberg | |||||
| Interview with Executive Producer Ivan Reitman | |||||
| Interview with Special Makeup Effects Artist Joe Blasco | |||||
| Stills Gallery [Arrow] | |||||
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] | |||||
| Stills Gallery [Somerville House] | |||||
| Isolated Music and Effects Track | |||||
| Biographies [New Concorde] | |||||
| Biographies [Somerville House] | |||||
| Theatrical Trailer | |||||
| TV Spot | |||||
| Radio Spots |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- 101 Films’ “Black Label 009” Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Greg Dunning (“The Birth of Rabid”) and Alex Morris (“Stunned. Shocked. Exhilarated: Horror in the Early Films of David Cronenberg”). Reissued without second disc of extras and booklet.
- Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Kier-La Janisse.
- Somerville House’s DVD includes a booklet.
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