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1977

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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 .. Read more

Starring	Marilyn Chambers, J. Roger Periard, Joe Silver, Howard Ryshpan
Director	David Cronenberg
Genres	Horror

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- As a maker of sci-fi/horror movies, Cronenberg seems obsessed with the links between sex and violence as well as the... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
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  Killer pits!
  
  With a plot that focuses on a woman with blood sucking arm-pits you?d think this film would have a lot going for it (well I did!). However what you get is a ... read more »
  
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  - 09 Jul 2004 at 12:55
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  Bit Slow
  
  Reasonable zombie type film, hot lead who shows off her chest, but too slow going. Watch dawn of the dead original again
  
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- - johnbullet
  - 4 reviews
  - Witney
  - 02 Oct 2009 at 20:11
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  early Cronenberg
  
  not half bad, some shonky acting but a tense little setup, the lead actress really reminds me of BBC news reader Sofie Reyworth
  
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  - Derby
  - 03 Jul 2009 at 13:13
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  Mutatation
  
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  David Cronenberg's second feature from late 1976 which was rather better than I expected.
  
  Porn Star Marlyn Chambers plays Rose who is injured in ... read more »
  
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- - Stevieb47
  - 89 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 11 Oct 2008 at 10:16
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  Twisted Genius, Or What?
  
  David Cronenberg made some of the most shocking horror films of the seventies. I should add the word 'commercial' to that sentence, because even though ... read more »
  
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- - Ian Davies
  - Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales
  - 31 Dec 2005 at 15:11
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  Dated
  
  Saw this about a hundred years ago at the cimema & was seriously freaked out.
  
  Time has not been too kind, but worth seeing Miss Chambers trying ... read more »
  
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  - Hemel Hempstead
  - 25 Jun 2005 at 17:33
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  Shivers part 2?
  
  David Cronenburgs second horror film is still noticeably low budget, but is a slightly slicker affair than Shivers. Unfortunately the storyline is uncomforably... read more »
  
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- - Lawrence Conquest
  - siberia
  - 21 Apr 2005 at 00:10
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  Avoid like the plague
  
  To think this came out the same year as Star Wars - tut tut. Although having nothing in common with it at least Lucas proved you could find decent actors.read more »
  
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- - Razzledazzle
  - Leicestershire
  - 07 Apr 2005 at 11:09
- - 13
  - 3
  Killer pits!
  
  With a plot that focuses on a woman with blood sucking arm-pits you?d think this film would have a lot going for it (well I did!). However what you get is a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 9912
- - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 09 Jul 2004 at 12:55
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- - 13
  - 3
  Killer pits!
  
  With a plot that focuses on a woman with blood sucking arm-pits you?d think this film would have a lot going for it (well I did!). However what you get is a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 9912
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 09 Jul 2004 at 12:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Shivers part 2?
  
  David Cronenburgs second horror film is still noticeably low budget, but is a slightly slicker affair than Shivers. Unfortunately the storyline is uncomforably... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 94933
- - Lawrence Conquest
  - siberia
  - 21 Apr 2005 at 00:10
- - 0
  - 0
  Dated
  
  Saw this about a hundred years ago at the cimema & was seriously freaked out.
  
  Time has not been too kind, but worth seeing Miss Chambers trying ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 117775
- - a customer
  - Hemel Hempstead
  - 25 Jun 2005 at 17:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Twisted Genius, Or What?
  
  David Cronenberg made some of the most shocking horror films of the seventies. I should add the word 'commercial' to that sentence, because even though ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 188649
- - Ian Davies
  - Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales
  - 31 Dec 2005 at 15:11
- - 0
  - 0
  Mutatation
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  David Cronenberg's second feature from late 1976 which was rather better than I expected.
  
  Porn Star Marlyn Chambers plays Rose who is injured in ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 642205
- - Stevieb47
  - 89 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 11 Oct 2008 at 10:16
- - 0
  - 0
  early Cronenberg
  
  not half bad, some shonky acting but a tense little setup, the lead actress really reminds me of BBC news reader Sofie Reyworth
  
  Report this review
- 779019
- - a customer
  - Derby
  - 03 Jul 2009 at 13:13
- - 0
  - 0
  Bit Slow
  
  Reasonable zombie type film, hot lead who shows off her chest, but too slow going. Watch dawn of the dead original again
  
  Report this review
- 817067
- - johnbullet
  - 4 reviews
  - Witney
  - 02 Oct 2009 at 20:11
- - 1
  - 3
  Avoid like the plague
  
  To think this came out the same year as Star Wars - tut tut. Although having nothing in common with it at least Lucas proved you could find decent actors.read more »
  
  Report this review
- 329983
- - Razzledazzle
  - Leicestershire
  - 07 Apr 2005 at 11:09

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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14

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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 ...