Being Terrified is Just the Beginning!
When the residents of a luxury apartment complex outside Montreal are infiltrated by parasites and transformed into violent, sex-crazed maniacs, it's up to Dr. Roger St. Luc to contain the outbreak from spreading to the city.
Cast
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
Wally Martin
Doorman
Vlasta Vrana
Kresimer Sviben
Silvie Debois
Benda Sviben
Charles Perley
Delivery Boy
Al Rochman
Parkins
Julie Wildman
Miss Lewis
Arthur Grosser
Mr. Wolfe
Edith Johnson
Olive
Dorothy Davis
Vi
Joy Coghill
Mona Wheatley
Joan Blackman
Elevator Mother
Kirsten Bishop
Elevator Daughter
Fred Döderlein
Emil Hobbes
Sonny Forbes
Garbage Room Man
Nora Johnson
Laundry Woman
Cathy Graham
Annabelle
Robert Brennen
Boy
Felicia Shulman
Girl
Roy Wittan
Bearded Man
Denis Payne
First Elevator Man
Kevin Fenlow
Second Elevator Man
David Cronenberg
Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
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- Release Date 09/26/1975
- Language English
- Director David Cronenberg
- Writer David Cronenberg
- Editor Patrick Dodd
- Cinematographer Robert Saad
- Producer Ivan Reitman
- Companies DAL Productions, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Cinépix Film Properties (CFP)
- Budget $179,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Sep 26, 1975 | Theatrical ((San Antonio, Texas)) | R |
| Canada | Oct 10, 1975 | Theatrical | 18A |
| United Kingdom | Apr 30, 1976 | Theatrical (X (original rating)) | 18 |
| United States | Jul 6, 1976 | Theatrical | R |
| Netherlands | Jul 22, 1976 | Theatrical | 16 |
| France | Aug 4, 1976 | Theatrical | — |
| Germany | Sep 2, 1976 | Theatrical | 16 |
| CO | Sep 30, 1976 | Theatrical | — |
| Spain | Nov 15, 1976 | Theatrical ((Barcelona)) | 18 |
| Italy | Jun 26, 1977 | Theatrical | — |
| Mexico | May 31, 1979 | Theatrical | C |
| PT | Feb 14, 1981 | Premiere (Fantasporto Film Festival) | — |
| United Kingdom | Jul 1, 1981 | Physical (VHS) | — |
| SE | Sep 23, 1983 | Theatrical | 15 |
| FI | Nov 11, 1983 | Theatrical ((cut)) | K-18 |
| Japan | Jan 25, 2002 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| France | Oct 1, 2020 | Digital (Netflix) | — |
| France | Dec 30, 2020 | Digital (Prime Video) | — |
| France | Mar 3, 2021 | Physical | — |
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