Shivers [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Overview

David Cronenberg wrote and directed this disturbing film which dwells on the horrors of sexual intimacy (a recurring theme in his work). In a fancy high-rise apartment complex, the residents find themselves exposed to parasites that slither their way into their bodies. As the parasites make their way into their hosts, they cause a contagion that turns the victims into uncontrollable sex maniacs. Incest, pedophilia, rape, homosexuality, heterosexuality -- nothing matters as long as the residents' sexual lusts are fulfilled (and, in the process, the parasites are passed along to new bodies). But the disease spread by the parasites is lethal, with the sexual act both ecstasy and a death sentence. In a startling climax, the residents of the housing project are transformed into ravenous sexual creatures, screaming in both pain and pleasure in a strange orgy in a swimming pool. They Came From Within was Cronenberg's first "commercial" film, after directing two experimental features, Stereo and Crimes Of The Future. They Came From Within was revived in 1997 under the title Shivers.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/2020
UPC:	0031398321064
Original Release:	1975
Rating:	NR
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:28:00
Sales rank:	11,543

Special Features

Audio commentary with writer-director David Cronenberg; Audio commentary with co-producer Don Carmody; Interviews: ; "Mind Over Matter" - an interview with writer-director David Cronenberg; "Good Night Nurse" - an interview with actress Lynn Lowry; "Outside and Within" - an interview with special make-up effects creator Joe Biasco; "Celebrating Cinépix" - an interview with Greg Dunning; Archival 1998 David Cronenberg interview; Still Gallery with optional archival audio interview with executive producer John Dunning; Theatrical trailers; TV spot; Radio spots; 1080p High Definition; English SDH subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Paul Hampton	Roger St. Luc
Joe Silver	Rollo Linski
Lynn Lowry	Nurse Forsythe
Allan Magicovsky	Nicholas Tudor,Actor
Susan Petrie	Janine Tudor
Barbara Steele	Betts
Ronald Mlodzik	Merrick
Camil Decharme	Mr. Guilbault
Wally Martin	Doorman
Charles Perley	Delivery Boy
Barry Baldero	Detective Heller
Hanka Posnanska	Mrs. Guilbault
Vlasia Vrana	Kresimer Sviben,Kresimer Sviben
Silvie Debois	Benda Sviben
Al Rochman	Parkins
Julie Wildman	Miss Lewis
Edith Johnson	Olive,Laundry Woman
Joy Cognill	Mona Wheatley
Fred Doederlein	Emil Hobbes
Arthur Grosser	Mr. Wolfe
Dorothy Davis	Vi
Joan Blackman	Elevator Mother
Kirsten Bishopric	Elevator Daughter
Sonny Forbes	Garbage Room Man
Cathy Graham	Annabelle
Robert Brennan	Boy
Felicia Shulman	Girl
Roy Whitlan	Bearded Man
Denis Payne	1st Elevator Man
Kevin Fenlow	2nd Elevator Man
Allan Kolman	Nicholas Tudor
Joy Coghill	Mona Wheatley
Kirsten Bishop	Elevator Daughter
Alan Migicovsky	Nicholas Tudor
Ivan Reitman	Composer

Technical Credits

David Cronenberg

Joe Blasco	Special Effects
David Cronenberg	Director,Screenwriter
Alfred Pariser	Executive Producer
Ivan Reitman	Producer
John Dunning	Executive Producer,Producer
Peter James	Executive Producer
Don Carmody	Producer
Nolan Roberts	Sound Effects
Andre Link	Producer
John Daoust	Key Grip