The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.
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Paul Hampton
Roger St. Luc
Joe Silver
Rollo Linsky
Lynn Lowry
Nurse Forsythe
Allan Kolman
Nicholas Tudor
Susan Petrie
Janine Tudor
Barbara Steele
Betts
Ronald Mlodzik
Merrick
Barry Baldaro
Detective Heller
Camil Ducharme
Mr. Guilbault
Hanna Poznanska
Mrs. Guilbault
Director
David Cronenberg
Tagline
"Being Terrified is Just the Beginning!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$179,000
Revenue
$1,000,000
Production
DAL Productions, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Cinépix Film Properties (CFP)
John Chard
November 17, 2013
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 preda...
JPV852
September 25, 2020
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**
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