"Being Terrified is Just the Beginning!"

1975

1h 28m

6.4(727 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: David Cronenberg
Written by: David Cronenberg
Produced by: Ivan Reitman

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