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Rabid
1977
· Movie
· 91 min
D
MEANRANK
59/100
Every rating
45–78
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 45, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →After a motorcycle accident, a young woman undergoes an experimental skin graft surgery. She develops a strange new orifice in her armpit and a thirst for blood. Those she feeds upon become rabid, infectious zombies, causing a plague to spread throughout Montreal.
Details
- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Writer
- David Cronenberg
- Studio
- Canadian Film Development Corporation, Cinépix Film Properties (CFP), Cinema Entertainment Enterprises, Dunning/Link/Reitman Productions
- Released
- 8 April 1977
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $530.0K
- Awards
- 2 wins, 0 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Best Screenplay 1977 | Best Screenplay | David Cronenberg | Winner |
| Best Special Effects 1977 | Best Special Effects | Al Griswold | Winner |
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Best Screenplay
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | David Cronenberg | Winner |
Best Special Effects
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Special Effects | Al Griswold | Winner |