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Directed by
David Cronenberg David Cronenberg  
Written by
David Cronenberg David Cronenberg ... written by
Cast
Paul Hampton Paul Hampton ... Roger St. Luc
Joe Silver Joe Silver ... Rollo Linsky
Lynn Lowry Lynn Lowry ... Nurse Forsythe
Allan Kolman Allan Kolman ... Nicholas Tudor (as Alan Migicovsky)
Susan Petrie Susan Petrie ... Janine Tudor
Barbara Steele Barbara Steele ... Betts
Ronald Mlodzik Ronald Mlodzik ... Merrick
Barry Baldaro Barry Baldaro ... Detective Heller (as Barry Boldero)
Camil Ducharme Camil Ducharme ... Mr. Guilbault (as Camille Ducharme)
Hanna Poznanska Hanna Poznanska ... Mrs. Guilbault (as Hanka Posnanska)
Wally Martin Wally Martin ... Doorman
Vlasta Vrana Vlasta Vrana ... Kresimer Sviben
Silvie Debois Silvie Debois ... Benda Sviben
Charles Perley Charles Perley ... Delivery Boy
Al Rochman Al Rochman ... Parkins
Julie Wildman Julie Wildman ... Miss Lewis
Arthur Grosser Arthur Grosser ... Mr. Wolfe
Edith Johnson Edith Johnson ... Olive
Dorothy Davis Dorothy Davis ... Vi
Joy Coghill Joy Coghill ... Mona Wheatley
Joan Blackman Joan Blackman ... Mother at Elevator
Kirsten Bishop Kirsten Bishop ... Elevator Daughter (as Kirsten Bishopric)
Fred Doederlein Fred Doederlein ... Emil Hobbes
Sonny Forbes Sonny Forbes ... Garbage Room Man
Nora Johnson Nora Johnson ... Laundry Woman
Cathy Graham Cathy Graham ... Annabelle
Robert Brennen Robert Brennen ... Boy
Felicia Shulman Felicia Shulman ... Girl
Roy Witham Roy Witham ... Bearded Man (as Roy Whittan)
Denis Payne Denis Payne ... First Elevator Man
Kevin Fenlow Kevin Fenlow ... Second Elevator Man
Uncredited Cast
David Cronenberg David Cronenberg ... Infected Crowd Member / Stabbed Shoulder
Produced by
Don Carmody Don Carmody ... co-producer
John Dunning John Dunning ... executive producer
Peter James Peter James ... executive producer
André Link André Link ... executive producer
Alfred Pariser Alfred Pariser ... executive producer
Ivan Reitman Ivan Reitman ... producer
Stunts
Fournier Frères Fournier Frères ... stunts
Additional Info
Premiere: October 10, 1975
Theatrical Release: July 06, 1976
DVD Release: September 30, 1998
Blu-ray Release: September 15, 2020
Country: Canada
Distributor: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
SkullJoy

5.9 / 10

IMDb

6.3 / 10

Metacritic

58 / 100

Alternate Titles
> Frissons
> The Parasite Murders
> They Came From Within
Production Companies
Cinépix Film Properties (CFP)
DAL Productions
Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
Distributors
Trans American Films
  (1976) (United States) (theatrical)
Anchor Bay Entertainment
  (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Avalanche Home Entertainment
  (2000) (United States) (VHS)
Avid Home Entertainment
  (1993) (United States) (EP Mode) (VHS)
Home Box Office (HBO)
  (1978) (United States) (pay television) (TV)
Image Entertainment
  (1998) (United States) (DVD)
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
  (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Orion Pictures
  (1986) (United States)
The Criterion Channel
  (2020) (United States) (streaming) (video)
Vestron Video
  (1986) (United States) (VHS)
Filming Locations
Île-des-Soeurs, Montréal, Québec, Canada
200 Rue de Gaspé, Île-des-Soeurs, Montréal, Québec, Canada
  (the Starliner apartment building)
Canada
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Québec, Canada
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