Rate It
|
||||||||||||||||
Rating Averages
My Friends |
Not rated. () |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
All Flixster |
(1201) |
665 |
3966 |
Female |
(370) |
205 |
1222 |
Male |
(831) |
460 |
2744 |
More Like This
If you liked this, then you'll also probably like...
Got another recommendation for someone who liked this movie? Add it to the list!
Got an opinion? Use the buttons to vote on all the suggestions people have added.
If lots of people vote, the best suggestions will rise to the top.
| The Mist (100%) |
|
|
|---|---|---|
| The American Nightmare - A Celebration of Fil... (0%) |
|
|
| Night of the Living Dead (100%) |
|
|
| The Signal (0%) |
|
|
| Alien (88%) |
|
|
Plot: A tale of sexual promiscuity and zombification.
Meet Other Fans
ONLINE NOW
Recent Reviews
-
MCT:August 5, 2008
ENGLISH: A b-movie of the zombie genre, directed by the earlyCronenberg, who provides glimpses of the obsessions
(such as alien creatures/objects merging with parts of the human body) that will characterize its future, more mature work. An anticipation of the Cronenberg universe to come is in the words of one of Shivers' characters: "Disease is the love of two alien kinds of creatures for each other".
ITALIANO: Un b-movie del genere zombie, diretto in gioventu' da Cronenberg, che fornisce sprazzi delle ossessioni (ad esempio, quella di creature/oggetti alieni che si fondono con parti del corpo umano) che caratterizzeranno i suoi piu' maturi, futuri lavori. Un anticipazione dell'universo di Cronenberg la si trova nelle parole di uno dei personaggi di Shiver: "La malattia e' l'amore reciproco di due specie di creature aliene". -
MCT:August 2, 2008
I saw that one a few years ago. I remember that it was a strange horror movie very sexual for its time.
-
MCT:July 1, 2008
One of Cronenberg's best movies, which isn't saying a lot. About a bunch of 'sex crazed' genetically engineered parasite hosts, who basically just hold each other wearing full clothing and puke worms into each other's mouths. Fun to see, but no replay value.
-
MCT:June 11, 2008It was the inspiration for Slither, which I thoroughly enjoyed, and David Cronenberg directed it. There's no other reason for me to see it, though.
-
MCT:May 29, 2008The best Early Cronenberg but that's not saying much, He really got into his genius when he made Videodrome and Scanners and beyond
-
MCT:May 18, 2008The basic premise of the movie is that a parasite has been released into an apartment complex (called Starliner) on an island in Quebec. The idea of a sexual violence-inducing disease is a familiar Cronenberg theme and one that he repeats in his later movie Rabid. The plot is pretty straight forward; the parasite spreads via sexual contact, passing from mouth-to-mouth. Those infected immediately develop a voracious and violent sexual appetite, thus spreading the parasite further.
I think Cronenberg was making a statement about the time during which the movie was made. There was something he wanted to say about the dark side of the sexual revolution which was in full swing in the early 70's. A line spoken late in the film by one of the main characters seems to sum it up; she's describing a dream she's had in which she's having sex with an old, dying man. She's having trouble because he's old, sick and smells bad, and in the dream the man says to her that all flesh is erotic flesh, that every act is an erotic act, whether it's breathing, eating, or even dying. Merely existing is to be sexual. Even disease is nothing more than the love of two alien species for one another. In other words, those infected by this parasite/disease/mentality (the three are all the same in this film) are entirely consumed with self-gratification, even at the extreme expense of others. This was certainly a prevalent attitude of the 70's and even 80's; there's a reason why that generation was frequently referred to as the "Me Generation."
Another interesting point about this movie is how much of it was later lifted for Alien. Dan O'Bannon, the writer of Alien, admitted to having seen Shivers (at least according to the interview with Cronenberg included on the DVD). Like the alien, the parasites jump on people's faces, burn their way into the body when necessary but prefer to enter through the mouth, take up residence in the stomach, etc. Even the name of the apartment complex, Starliner, is reminiscent of the setting for Alien on the starliner Nostromo. There's clearly a good deal of influence here.
I'm a Cronenberg fan, so I may be a bit biased here, but I'd definitely recommend this movie. One can already see foreshadowings of Cronenberg's other films, especially Videodrome and to some degree ExistenZ in it. While Shivers may be a bit outdated in some ways now (especially in the wardrobe department!) and not nearly as polished as Cronenberg's later work, I think it generally has held up well. Like all of his films, however, there are some extremely disturbing scenes in this one, at least for some viewers -- in this case involving cannibalism, sexual behavior and incest, not to mention rape -- that might be just a little bit difficult to stomach for some but to sum up this film is well worth looking at if your a fan of the genre. -
MCT:March 28, 2008
It'll never be fated highly for the acting, its very hammer house. Camp! But the storey and the whole style are brilliant. This is soooh creepy, i love it.
-
MCT:March 27, 2008Take 28 Days Later but instead of rage infected crazy British people you get parasite infected horny Canadians.
It breaks down like this:
An insane doctor implants a parasite into the local slut who in turn infects others with it. The parasite causes a person to experience an extreme form of wanton lust and what you wind up with are zombie-like residents who really, really like you.
Alot.
It may sound goofy but David Cronenberg (his first major film) handles the material seriously and maturely which makes for an exceptionally creepy film. -
MCT:March 12, 2008
por ser una de las primeras peliculas de cronenberg, no esta nada mal. como vamos a poder ver mucho mejor en su obra posterior, en "shivers" el director ya arremete al espectador con algunos de sus temas preferidos: la medicina, el sexo, la sangre, y la transformación del humano en algo completamente distinto, algo lúgubre, extraño, deforme.
hay aqui algunas escenas antologicas, como la orgia zombie del final y el suicidio del doctor al comienzo de las peliculas. sin duda, un Cronenberg muchismo mas gore que el que podemos ver hoy en dia.
vale la pena. -
MCT:February 18, 2008
Very few horror filmmaker's working today are as daring as David Cronenberg was when he was a young man in the late 70's early 80's. This disturbing and hilarious debut feature from the master Canadian auteur is one of the more important satires of consumer culture and the sexual revolution. Although the frequently campy special effects in old b-horror pictures are dated, they certainly still stand their ground as marvels of economic storytelling. As far as "body-horror" is concerned, there is not another living filmmaker with more intelligent or challenging work than David Cronenberg.
-
MCT:November 22, 2007
One of the EARLY films by David Cronenberg....a good little piece that almost could be called NIGHT OF THE LIVING SEX MANIACS.
-
MCT:October 28, 2007
The perverse king of venereal horror started his long career with this disturbing and enjoyable low budget freak show. A glimpse of what was yet to come.
-
MCT:September 25, 2007
David Cronenberg makes his directorial debut here,about a high rise apartment building infested with parasites that turn you into a sex mad zombie.Pretty much amateur night all around(Cronenberg has admitted he was basically learning how to make films with this and his followup,Rabid),filled with the bodily mutations and perversions that personified his early work.Still,it kept my interest,no matter what,I don't think Cronenberg is capable of making a completely uninteresting movie.He's come a long way since this film,but it's definitely worth a look if you're a fan of the director.
-
MCT:September 15, 2007
A lot of people confuse this one with Slither, and I can see why. It's about some sort of farmed disease-worm that somehow becomes independant of its original host and turns everyohne in an apartment building into bisexual nymphomaniacs. Pretty weird, but it's pretty entertaining and the effects are impressive. The acting and dialogue seem a little stiff and kind of take away from this movie, but all in all it was pretty good.
-
MCT:September 13, 2007
Kinda of a early "28 Days Later, this was interesting but because of the weird subject matter you should only see it if you have an open minde or like Cronenberg.
-
MCT:July 7, 2007AWESOME stuff. Grisly, bizarre, intense, visceral, disturbing, and generally badass! Great film and a bit of inspiration on 28 Days Later for sure. Great symbolic stuff in the script and story as well. Cronenberg really did a good job here.
-
MCT:July 4, 2007
Parasites turn the occupants of an apartment complex into sex crazed killers. This is one of David Cronenbergs best movies, well acted and directed.
-
MCT:June 12, 2007
La exploración de la carne, el organismo y sus desviaciones han sido un tema recurrente en la filmografía de Cronenberg.
Aquí empieza todo, con títulos como They Came from Within (cómo se le conoció en USA) o Orgy of the Blood Parasites (título tentativo en Canadá) puedes imaginarte por dónde va la cosa. Es que no puede ponerse mejor que esto, los residentes de un lujoso complejo habitacional se ven infectados por parásitos que los convierten en engendros sedientos de sexo que buscan infectar a otros con el más ligero contacto sexual.
Una apocalíptica visión de un futuro donde las enfermedades sexuales evolucionan. Mmmm, una película para ver con tu chica en la primera cita? ojalá y te deje tener sexo al final. -
MCT:May 30, 2007
It's obviously very dated,some acting is a bit naff and some cheesy fx(especially the parasites which I could liken to 'living turds')but it's not bad with some good shock value when everything goes to hell.
-
MCT:May 23, 2007
This is great! Cheesy gore and blood splatterfest combined with 'overtly sexual behaviour'. Lots of lovely shots of the implausible parasites and some cool personality changes in the 'afflicted' characters. This gets kind of disturbing, especially when children get involved. I'm amazed Cronenberg got away with some of the scenes, but maybe they were cut in the original release and just put back in for the DVD.
Funny, cheesy, disturbing. -
MCT:April 17, 2007
The first major film from Cronenberg remains to this day one of his best. THIS is the film that should have been called Erotic Nights of the Living Dead.
-
MCT:March 31, 2007
Low budget (and it shows) chiller with a cast of nobodys. Drags in the middle but still somewhat chilling, like Cronenberg's best.
-
MCT:February 15, 2007
great classic 70's movie with some disgustingly creepy parasites and sex crazed fiends everywhere...what more could ya want in a movie?
Comments
This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "Shivers" !
