Shivers
Summary:
A gripping exercise in body horror and social paranoia, prolific Canadian director David Cronenberg's debut feature offers a startling look at modern isolationist society with a parasitic twist. When a scientist experimenting with a new form of organ transplants kills a young female resident of a fortress-like apartment complex before subsequently committing suicide, the investigat... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Paul Hampton - (Roger St. Luc)
Joe Silver - (Rollo Linsky)
Alan Migicovsky - (Nicholas Tudor)
Lynn Lowry - (Forsythe)
Susan Petrie - (Janine Tudor)
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Review:
Like George Romero, on whose Night of the Living Dead this film so successfully riffs, David Cronenberg knew early on how to parlay low production values and genre conventions into artistic strengths. After turning out just two previous shorts, both of them experimental, the young Canadian writer/director released this smart, creepy fea... Continue >>
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