

Shivers
Being Terrified is Just the Beginning!
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.
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6.4/10
743 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $179K
- Box office
- $1M
- Language
- English
- island
- panic
- attack
- sexual attraction
- zombie
- organ transplant
- parasite
- infestation
- sex fiend
- luxury hotel
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR16 May 1975
- TheatricalR(San Antonio, Texas)26 Sept 1975
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical18X (original rating)30 Apr 1976
- PhysicalVHS1 Jul 1981
CanadaCA
- Theatrical18A10 Oct 1975
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical (limited)BAFICI 20 Apr 2026
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical30 Sept 1976
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-18(cut)11 Nov 1983
FranceFR
- Theatrical4 Aug 1976
- Digital / OTTNetflix1 Oct 2020
- Digital / OTTPrime Video30 Dec 2020
- Physical3 Mar 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical162 Sept 1976
ItalyIT
- Theatrical26 Jun 1977
JapanJP
- PhysicalDVD25 Jan 2002
MexicoMX
- TheatricalC31 May 1979
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1622 Jul 1976
Frequently asked questions
Shivers was released on 16 May 1975.
Audience reviews
2- J7.5/10
John Chard
11/17/2013
Disease is the love of two creatures for one and other. Shivers is written and directed by David Cronenberg. It stars Fred Doederlin, Paul Hampton, Lynn Lowry and Barbara Steele. Music is by Ivan Reitman and cinematography by Robert Saad. Montreal's Starliner Island Complex suddenly becomes home to parasitic organisms that upon entering a human host, turns them into flesh-eating sexual predators. Cronenberg'…
- J8/10
JPV852
9/25/2020
Fun horror movie that reminded me a bit of Dawn of the Dead (one location, people being "infected" and going after one another (hungry for flesh so to speak) and the few survivors fighting for their lives. Not great per se but still entertaining and a solid debut for David Cronenberg (well, feature length anyway). **3.75/5**
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