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For his second commercial feature, following a pair of experimental films and 1977's Shivers, Canadian horror auteur David Cronenberg continued to mine the themes of disease and mutation that were already becoming his perennial concerns. Marilyn Chambers stars as Rose, an attractive young woman who becomes horribly injured in a motorcycle accident. Spirited away to the clinic of Drs. Dan and Roxanne Keloid (Howard Ryshpan and Patricia Gage), a pair of experimental plastic surgeons, Rose becomes an unwitting guinea pig in an operation that grafts genetically modified tissue into her body. Waking from her coma to find she is unable to ingest normal food, Rose unwittingly feeds on human blood by means of a phallic organ that emerges from a vulval orifice in her armpit. Within hours of providing Rose with sustenance, her victims fall prey to an incurable, highly contagious disease that turns them into raving lunatics who foam at the mouth and attack others indiscriminately. Soon, Montreal is under martial law, but nobody can find the Typhoid Mary whose vampiric urges are driving the epidemic -- not even Hart (Frank Moore), Rose's befuddled boyfriend. Although she is best-known for her starring role in the crossover porn epic Behind the Green Door, Chambers actually received her start in features with 1970's The Owl and the Pussycat. Rabid also stars TV and stage veteran Joe Silver as Murray Cypher, a mutual friend of Hart and the Keloids. ~ Brian J. Dillard, RoviCast
- Marilyn Chambers - Rose
- Frank Moore - Hart Read
- Joe Silver - Murray Cypher
- Howard Ryshpan - Dr. Dan Keloid
- Patricia Gage - Dr. Roxanne Keloid
Credit
Claude Marchand - Art Director, Daniel Goldberg - Associate Producer, Don Carmody - Co-producer, Erla Gliserman - Costume Designer, David Cronenberg - Director, Jean Lafleur - Editor, Andre Link - Executive Producer, Ivan Reitman - Executive Producer, Byrd Holland - Makeup, Mireille Recton - Makeup, Joe Blasco - Makeup Special Effects, René Verzier - Cinematographer, John Dunning - Producer, Albert Griswold - Special Effects, David Cronenberg - Screenwriter, Andrew Deskin - Assistant Properties| Rabia (2006 Film), Rabi (1993 Film) | |
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(răb'ĭd) 
adj.
rabidly rab'id·ly adv.
adj.
- Of or affected by rabies.
- Raging; uncontrollable: rabid thirst.
- Extremely zealous or enthusiastic; fanatical: a rabid football fan.
[Latin rabidus, from rabere, to rave.]
rabidity ra·bid'i·ty (rə-bĭd'ĭ-tē, ră-) or rab'id·ness (răb'ĭd-nĭs) n.rabidly rab'id·ly adv.
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rabid
adjective
- Showing or having enthusiasm: ardent, enthusiastic, fervent, keen1, mad, warm, zealous. Informal crazy. Slang gung ho, nuts. See concern/unconcern.
- Holding especially political views that deviate drastically and fundamentally from conventional or traditional beliefs: extreme, extremist, fanatic, fanatical, radical, revolutionary, ultra. Slang far-out. See concern/unconcern, edge/center, politics.
- Full of or marked by extreme anger: furious, irate, ireful, wrathful. Idioms: fit to be tied, foaming at the mouth, in aragetemper, in a towering rage. See feelings.
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rabid
adj
Definition: very angry; maniacal
Antonyms: delighted, happy, pleased
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| Rabies Virus |
In fact, there are many animals that are potential carriers of rabies, though the carriers are mainly wild animals. Since most domesticated dogs and cats are vaccinated against the disease, the greater threat is from bats, raccoons, skunks, foxes and wolves. Rabies is transmitted almost exclusively through the saliva of infected animals. It was on July 6, 1885, that chemist Louis Pasteur administered a trial vaccine to Joseph Meister, a 9-year-old boy who had been attacked by a rabid dog. The boy survived and avoided contracting rabies, which would have almost certainly proved fatal. It was a good thing it worked: Pasteur was not a licensed physician and could have been prosecuted for his actions. Instead, he was credited with saving the boy's life, the legalities were forgotten and Pasteur became a national hero.
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IN BRIEF: Affected with hydrophobia. Also: Very violent or furious.
If a bat is seen flying during the day, it is very possible that it is rabid.
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categories related to 'rabid'
- Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate
- Excessive, Mad, Insane, or Radical
- Insanity - rabid: (adj) frenzied, raging uncontrollably
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This article is about the 1977 film. For the record label, see Rabid Records. For other uses, see Rabies.
| Rabid | |
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| Directed by | David Cronenberg |
| Produced by | John Dunning Ivan Reitman |
| Written by | David Cronenberg |
| Starring | Marilyn Chambers Frank Moore Joe Silver Howard Ryshpan Patricia Gage Susan Roman Ronald Mlodzik |
| Cinematography | René Verzier |
| Editing by | Jean LaFleur |
| Distributed by | Cinépix Film Properties Inc., New World Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 8, 1977 |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Rabid is a 1977 horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg. It features Marilyn Chambers in the lead role, supported by Frank Moore, Howard Ryshpan, Joe Silver and Robert A. Silverman. Chambers plays a woman who, after being injured in a motorcycle accident and undergoing a surgical operation, develops an orifice under one of her armpits. The orifice hides a phallic stinger that she uses to feed on people's blood. Those she feeds upon become rabid zombies, whose bite spreads the disease.
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A critically injured woman, victim of a motorcycle accident, is taken to the plastic surgery clinic of Doctor Dan Keloid, where some of her intact tissue is treated to become morphogenetically neutral. The tissue is grafted to fire-damaged areas of her body in the hope that it will differentiate and replace the damaged skin and organs.
The woman's body unexpectedly accepts the transplants, developing an orifice under an armpit, within which hides a phallic stinger. She uses it to feed on the blood of other people and afterwards erasing their memories of the incident.
It soon is apparent that every victim whom she infects transforms into a rabid zombie whose bite spreads the disease. This eventually causes the city to fall into chaos before the outbreak can be contained.
Production
Cronenberg stated that he wanted to cast Sissy Spacek in the film lead, but the studio vetoed his choice because of her accent. Spacek's film Carrie was released during this film's production and proved to be a massive hit (and a movie poster for the film appears when the main character walks by a movie theater). The director says that the idea of casting Chambers came from producer Ivan Reitman, who had heard that Chambers was looking for a mainstream role. Reitman felt that it would be easier to market the film in different territories if the well-known porn star portrayed the main character. Cronenberg stated that Chambers put in a lot of hard work on the film and that he was impressed with her. Cronenberg further states he had not seen Chambers' most well-known film, Behind the Green Door, prior to casting her.[1]
Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States by New World Pictures in 1977.[2]
The film was given a belated VHS release by Warner Home Video in 1983.
The film was released on DVD by New Concorde Home Entertainment in 2000.[3] It was subsequently re-released as a special edition by E1 Entertainment in 2004.[4] Both versions are currently out of print.
See also
References
- ^ Cronenberg, David (2004). Rabid (DVD). Somerville House.
- ^ "Company Credits for Rabid". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076590/companycredits. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ "Rabid: The Director's Series". dvdempire.com. http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=17333. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ "Rabid: Special Edition". dvdempire.com. http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=589572. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
External links
- Rabid at the Internet Movie Database
- Rabid at AllRovi
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Rabid
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rabiat, som har hundegalskab
Nederlands (Dutch)
razend, doldriftig, met hondsdolheid besmet, te maken hebbend met hondsdolheid
Français (French)
adj. - (Vét) enragé, fanatique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - tollwütig, fanatisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λυσσασμένος, (μτφ.) λυσσαλέος, μανιώδης, έξαλλος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - furioso
Русский (Russian)
бешеный, мучительный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - rabioso, feroz, furioso
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rabiesmittad, spritt språngande galen
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
猛烈的, 急进的, 热烈的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 猛烈的, 急進的, 熱烈的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 맹렬한, 광견병에 걸린, 미친 듯이
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 狂信的な, 過激な, 激しい, 猛烈な, 気違いじみた, 狂暴な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) ضار, عنيف, كلب مصاب بدا الكلب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שוטה (כלב), נגוע-כלבת, קיצוני, לוהט, קנאי, אלים
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