Synopsis
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.
Shivers (1975) is a 1h 28min horror feature film by David Cronenberg. The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymph...
Key facts
Cast
Paul Hampton, Lynn Lowry, Allan Migicovsky, Susan Petrie, Joe Silver, Barbara Steele, Vlasta Vrana
Original language
English
First release
May 16, 1975
Production companies
DAL PRODUCTIONS, Telefilm Canada
Home video distributors
Vestron Video (United States), Anchor Bay Entertainment (United States), Astral Video (Canada), Avalanche Home Entertainment (United States)
Funding
SOCIÉTÉ DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE L'INDUSTRIE CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE CANADIENNE
Awards
Sitges Film Festival Best Director award
Setting
Canada
Filming locations
Montreal
Crew
Screenplay
David Cronenberg
Producer
Ivan Reitman
Cinematography
Robert Saad
Editing
Patrick Dodd
Music
Ivan Reitman
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- L'Étrange Festival 2025 - Barbara Steele
- Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2024 - CULTPIX– movie marathon in collaboration with cultpix.com
Titles
| Original title | Shivers | English |
| Québec French title | Frissons | |
| Alternate title | The Parasite Murders | |
| Alternate title | They Came from Within | |
| Alternate title | Orgy of the Blood Parasites | |
| Alternate title | The Parasite Complex | |
| Alternate title | Starliner | |
| Alternate title | Parasite Murders | |
| Alternate title | Il demone sotto la pelle |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Vestron Video (cat. no. VA 4403) | 1986, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | Anchor Bay Entertainment (cat. no. SV10564) | 1998, United States, clamshell |
| VHS | Astral Video (cat. no. P 104-1) | 1998, Canada, clamshell |
| VHS | Avalanche Home Entertainment (cat. no. 12072) | 1998, United States, slipcase |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) | ||
| Home video VHS | United States | 1986 VA 4403 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1998 SV10564 |
| Home video VHS | Canada | 1998 P 104-1 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1998 12072 |
Full credits
| Director | David Cronenberg |
| Cast | Paul Hampton, Lynn Lowry, Allan Migicovsky, Susan Petrie, Joe Silver, Barbara Steele, Vlasta Vrana |
| Screenplay | David Cronenberg |
| Producer | Ivan Reitman |
| Cinematography | Robert Saad |
| Editing | Patrick Dodd |
| Music | Ivan Reitman |
| Sound | Mike Higgs |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
