Rabid

1977 film directed by David Cronenberg
Movie film Q2061958
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Rabid

Summary

Rabid is a film[1]. Rabid ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,653 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rabid's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Rabid was directed by David Cronenberg[4].
  • David Cronenberg wrote the screenplay for Rabid[5].
  • Rabid's composer is recorded as Ivan Reitman[6].
  • Rabid's genre is horror film[7].
  • Rabid's genre is science fiction film[8].
  • Rabid's genre is vampire film[9].
  • Rabid's genre is zombie film[10].
  • Rabid's genre is Christmas film[11].
  • Rabid's genre is body horror film[12].
  • Rabid's genre is science fiction horror film[13].
  • Rabid's genre is independent film[14].
  • A cast member of Rabid was Marilyn Chambers[15].
  • A cast member of Rabid was Joe Silver[16].
  • A cast member of Rabid was Susan Roman[17].
  • A cast member of Rabid was Patricia Gage[18].
  • A cast member of Rabid was Frank R. Moore[19].
  • A cast member of Rabid was Allan Moyle[20].
  • A cast member of Rabid was Howard Ryshpan[21].
  • A cast member of Rabid was Victor Désy[22].
  • Rabid was produced by Ivan Reitman[23].
  • Rabid was produced by John Dunning[24].
  • Rabid's director of photography is recorded as René Verzier[25].
  • The original language of Rabid was English[26].
  • Rabid was distributed by video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Ivan Reitman[23] and John Dunning[24]. Rabid was directed by David Cronenberg[4]. David Cronenberg wrote the screenplay for Rabid[5]. Cast members include Marilyn Chambers[15], Joe Silver[16], Susan Roman[17], Patricia Gage[18], Frank R. Moore[19], and Allan Moyle[20].

Publication

Publication dates include April 8, 1977[28], June 24, 1977[29], August 3, 1977[30], September 2, 1977[31], October 1977[32], and November 1977[33]. The original language of Rabid was English[26]. Genres include horror film[7], science fiction film[8], vampire film[9], zombie film[10], Christmas film[11], and body horror film[12]. Rabid was distributed by video on demand[27].

Subject and Themes

Rabid's main subject is epidemic[34].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[35] and 77%[36].

Why It Matters

Rabid ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,653 views/month).[2] Rabid has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Rabid is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . CineTV. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . CineTV. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . CineTV. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . CineTV. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 18
    Wikipedia languages → ['ary', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'eml', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko',
    P14724 → 18948793
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14724]]: 18948793, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/301969962|Rabid (#301969962)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item (films)]] #"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 76590
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 76590, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  3. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 31508
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7222]]: 31508, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258757695|ラビッド(1977) (#258757695)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] #mix'n"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1977-04-08T00:00:00Z, +1977-04-08T00:00:00Z, +1977-06-24T00:00:00Z +13
    Screenwriter → David Cronenberg
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+87'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+88'}
    Set during recurring event → Christmas and holiday season
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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