| Shivers | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Shivers |
| Directed by: | David Cronenberg |
| Written by: | David Cronenberg |
| Produced by: | John Dunning; André Link; Alfred Pariser; Ivan Reitman; Don Carmody |
| Cinematography: | Robert Saad |
| Edited by: | Patrick Dodd |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | DAL Productions Cinépix Film Properties |
| Released: | October 10th, 1975 |
| Rating: | R |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
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Shivers is a Canadian horror film with an emphasis on the body horror subgenre. It was written and directed by David Cronenberg. It was produced by Cinépix Film Properties and DAL Productions with the support of the Canadian Film Development Corporation. It premiered in Canada on October 10th, 1975. It was screened in the United Kingdom on June 13th, 1976. It was released in the United States on July 6th, 1976.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Hampton | Roger St. Luc |
| Joe Silver | Rollo Linsky |
| Lynn Lowry | Nurse Forsythe |
| Alan Migicovsky | Nicholas Tudor |
| Susan Petrie | Janine Tudor |
| Barbara Steele | Betts |
| Ronald Mlodzik | Merrick |
| Barry Boldero | Detective Heller |
| Camille Ducharme | Mister Guilbault |
| Hanka Posnanska | Mrs. Guilbault |
| Wally Martin | Doorman |
| Vlasta Vrana | Kresimer Sviben |
| Silvie Debois | Benda Sviben |
| Charles Perley | Delivery boy |
| Al Rochman | Parkins |
| Julie Wildman | Miss Lewis |
| Arthur Grosser | Mister Wolfe |
| Edith Johnson | Olive |
| Dorothy Davis | Vi |
| Joy Coghill | Mona Wheatley |
| Joan Blackman | Elevator mother |
| Kirsten Bishopric | Elevator daughter |
| Fred Doederlein | Emil Hobbes |
| Sonny Forbes | Garbage room man |
| Nora Johnson | Laundry woman |
| Cathy Graham | Annabelle |
| Robert Brennan | Boy |
| Felicia Shulman | Girl |
| Roy Whittan | Bearded man |
| Denis Payne | First elevator man |
| Kevin Fenlow | Second elevator man |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "Being terrified is just the beginning".
- This movie has also been released under the title They Came from Within, which redirects to this page.
- There are a total of thirty-one credited cast members in this film.
- Production on Shivers began on August 21st, 1974. Principal filming concluded on September 17th, 1974.
- The movie was shot on-location in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- This movie marks the directorial debut of David Cronenberg in a commercially released film, not counting previous work that may include film shorts or industrial films.
- David Cronenberg makes an uncredited cameo appearance in the film as an infected crowd member.
- This is the first genre work for executive produer Alfred Pariser. He is also a producer on the 1977 film The Haunting of Julia.
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