Rabid (1977)

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You can't trust your mother, your best friend, the neighbor next door…One minute they're perfectly normal, the next…RABID!

A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into bloodthirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.

• Released: 1977-04-08
• Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 582 votes

Directed by David Cronenberg.

Top cast

• Marilyn Chambers as Rose
• Terri Hanauer as Judy Glasberg
• Frank Moore as Hart Read
• Joe Silver as Murray Cypher
• Howard Ryshpan as Dr. Dan Keloid
• Patricia Gage as Dr. Roxanne Keloid
• Susan Roman as Mindy Kent
• Roger Periard as Lloyd Walsh
• Lynne Deragon as Nurse Louise
• Victor Désy as Claude LaPointe

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Rabid

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Shudder Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Chilling; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Midnight Pulp, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex

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