Parasite

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Parasite
Directed by	Charles Band
Produced by	Charles Band
Written by	Michael Shoob Alan J. Adler Frank Levering
Starring	Demi Moore Robert Glaudini Cherie Currie Freddy Moore Tom Villard Vivian Blaine
Music by	Richard Band
Cinematography	Mac Ahlberg
Editing by	Brad Arensman
Release date(s)	March 12, 1982
Running time	85 min.
Country	USA
Language	English

Parasite is a 1982 horror/science fiction film starring Demi Moore in her first major film role.

Plot

In the far future, an atomic disaster has reduced the world to poverty. Instead of a government, America is run by an organization called the Merchants, who exploit the degenerate remains of society. In order to keep control of the populace, the Merchants force Dr. Paul Dean (Robert Glaudini) to create a new life form, a parasite that feeds on its host. Realizing the deadly potential of such a being, Dean escapes the Merchants with the parasite, infecting himself in the process. Now on the run, he travels from town to town, studying the parasite so that he can find a way to destroy it, all the while keeping one step ahead of a Merchant named Wolf (James Davidson) who is hunting for him. While resting in a desert town, he is attacked by a gang of hooligans (Cherie Currie, Freddy Moore, Natalie May, Joanelle Romero, Tom Villard) led by Ricus (Luca Bercovici), a former slave of the Merchants. The gang steals the parasite, not realizing what it is, and it infects one of the members. Meanwhile, Paul befriends a pretty young lemon grower named Patricia Wells (Demi Moore), who promises to help him destroy the escaped parasite. Ricus, trying to save the life of his friend, comes to Paul for help, only to be confronted by Wolf. Patricia, Paul, and Ricus manage to evade Wolf, but when they return, the parasite has spread to another member and grown into a fleshy worm with a mouthful of deadly teeth. After killing the parasite in Paul, the worm attacks Wolf, who is then blown up by Patricia, Paul, and Ricus.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack includes Show A Little Emotion (Freddy Moore) by Boy, produced by Ed Stasium and Liam Sternberg.

Cast

• Robert Glaudini as Dr. Paul Dean
• Freddy Moore as Arn
• Demi Moore as Patricia Welles
• Luca Bercovici as Ricus
• James Davidson as Wolf the Merchant
• Al Fann as Collins
• Cherie Currie as Dana
• Tom Villard as Zeke
• Vivian Blaine as Miss Daley

Extra info

Besides being Demi Moore's first major motion picture role, her then-husband Freddy Moore also co-starred. She would later play alongside Tom Villard in the 1986 comedy film One Crazy Summer.

External links

• Parasite at the Internet Movie Database
• Parasite at Rotten Tomatoes
• Parasite at AllRovi
• Parasite review at Internal Bleeding

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