Rabid Dogs
- Year: 1974
- Country of origin: Italy
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Mario Bava, Lamberto Bava
- Length: 96 min
Film Synopsis
Rabid Dogs (1974) follows a group of violent criminals on the run who hijack a car and take its passengers hostage after a failed robbery. As tensions mount inside the vehicle, fear, desperation, and cruelty turn the confined space into a crucible of moral collapse. This gritty thriller blends raw realism and relentless suspense in Mario Bava’s unflinching portrait of brutality and survival.
Rabid Dogs Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Scream Factory BD-A/US 2025 | Kino BD-A/US/OOP 2013 | Arrow BD-B/UK/OOP 2014 | Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2007 |
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| Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas [“Rabid Dogs”] | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Meagan Navarro | ||||
| End of the Road: Making “Rabid Dogs” and “Kidnapped” | ||||
| Rabid Romps - Interview with Filmmaker Umberto Lenzi | ||||
| Alternate Italian Opening Title Sequence as “Semaforo rosso” | ||||
| Stills Gallery | ||||
| Biography: Director Mario Bava - Written by Richard Harland Smith | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Scream Factory’s Blu-ray is included in “The Mario Bava Collection” box set with Black Sunday (1960), Black Sabbath (1963), The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963), Kill, Baby… Kill! (1966), Knives of the Avenger (1966), Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970), Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (1970), A Bay of Blood (1971), Four Times that Night (1971), Baron Blood (1972), Lisa and the Devil (1973) and The House of Exorcism (1975). It includes a 52-page booklet with writing by Staci Layne Wilson.
- Kino’s “The Mario Bava Collection” Blu-ray contains no extras.
- Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a 40-page booklet with writing by Stephen Thrower (“Fear by Noon-Light: Mario Bava’s ‘Rabid Dogs’”) and Peter Blumenstock (“A Young Lizard Wrestles an Old Dog”).
- Anchor Bay’s DVD is also available in “The Mario Bava Collection, Volume 2” box set.
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Collector’s guide
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End of the Road: Making “Rabid Dogs” and “Kidnapped” (16:33) -
Rabid Romps (9:00)
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Arrow BD 2014
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas [“Rabid Dogs”] Arrow BD |
| Audio Commentary by Meagan Navarro Scream Factory BD | |
| End of the Road: Making “Rabid Dogs” and “Kidnapped” Arrow BD | |
| Rabid Romps - Interview with Filmmaker Umberto Lenzi Arrow BD | |
| Alternate Italian Opening Title Sequence as “Semaforo rosso” Arrow BD | |
| Stills Gallery Scream Factory BD | |
| Biography: Director Mario Bava - Written by Richard Harland Smith Anchor Bay DVD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Scream Factory BD |