Parasite

Parasite (1981)

  • 0% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 17% of users liked it
    (1,979 ratings)

In this gory sci-fi outing, shot and originally released in 3-D, Dr. Paul Dean (Robert Glaudini) is a scientist living in the near future, after America has fallen under the control of a repressive paramilitary regime. Dean's research causes him to absorb an especially voracious parasitic worm,… More

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In Theaters
Mar 12, 1982 Wide
On DVD
Jan 11, 2000
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Critic Reviews

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    About as horrifying as Miss Piggy covered in barbecue sauce.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    This is the proverbial bottom-of-the-barrel; it really doesn't get much worse than this.

  • Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

    Makes Demi Moore's later crappy movies look like Casablanca.

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  • Matthew A


    Why are so many modern horror films so cheesy? Honestly, this film is about an experiment that went wrong that produced oversized bacteria WITH TEETH that look more like worms actually than bacteria and whose purpose is obviously to eat people. The acting was crap - nearly by every… More

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