Rabid

101 Films presents Rabid (1977), an enduringly tense and gruesome horror that marked a landmark in David Cronenberg s early career. Title 009 on 101 Films Black Label, this double Blu-ray is stacked with extras, including Part 1 of a new feature length documentary on Canadian horror film.When Rose suffers terrible injuries in a motorcycle crash, she is taken to a nearby clinic run by Dr Keloid for experimental skin-graft surgery. At first, the revolutionary procedure proves successful, but it soon leaves Rose with a strange orifice protruding from her armpit and an insatiable thirst for human blood. Hell-bent on satisfying her bloodlust, Rose leaves a trail of insane and uncontrollably aggressive victims, as the unknown virus engulfs North America in an orgy of frenetic violence.Starring: Marilyn Chambers, Howard Ryshpan, Frank Moore and Patricia Gage (American Psycho). Rabid is written and directed by David Cronenberg (Videodrome) and produced by John Dunning, Ivan Reitman and Don Carmody.Brand New ExtrasThe Quiet Revolution: State, Society and the Canadian Horror Film Part One: Gimme Shelter: Cinepix and the Birth of the Canadian Horror Film, a brand new feature-length documentary exploring the social contexts behind Canadian horror cinema from filmmaker and author Xavier MendikAudio commentary with filmmakers Jen & Sylvia SoskaAdditional ExtrasAudio commentary with writer-director David CronenbergAudio commentary with William Beard, author of The Artist as Monster: The Cinema of David CronenbergAudio interview with Jill C. Nelson, author of Golden Goddesses: 25 Legendary Women Of Classic Erotic Cinema, 1968-1985 and Marilyn Chambers' Personal Appearances Manager Ken LeichtYoung And Rabid An interview with actress Susan RomanArchive interview with David CronenbergThe Directors: David Cronenberg a 1999 documentary on the filmmakerRadio spotsTrailer