Shivers

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Release year: 1975

Storyline

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

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Did you know

• David Cronenberg laments not having the benefit of CGI to make the slug look better or at least erase the wires, but he is okay with it as a product of its time. "Unlike George Lucas I had no desire to go back and correct it with modern technology. Let it live in the time that it existed with all the flaws. That's where it belongs."

• Toward the end of the movie, the 'infected' jump into a pool. According to audio commentary with crew and critics, many crew members took off their clothes and jumped in. The footage remained in the final cut.

• Susan Petrie was unable to cry, so David Cronenberg used onions to help her produce tears. It worked, but the camera was out of focus when the scene was shot. Cronenberg was out of onions, so Petrie agreed to let him to slap her on the face. He slapped her until her face went numb. Barbara Steele, the other actress in the scene, was not informed, and thought David had been beating her. After the last take was finished, she angrily confronted Cronenberg, holding him off the ground by his collar as she shouted at him, threatening to beat him up. Scared, Cronenberg told her what really went on. Once the other actress confirmed the story, they had a good laugh.

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Technical specs

Sound mix

Mono

Aspect ratio

1.33 : 1, 1.78 : 1

Color

Color

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