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Where was Shivers filmed?

1979 film, directed by David Cronenberg.

  • Montreal

The story is set in Canada, about 1,685 miles (2,712 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Canada
Filmed in
Montreal
Distance
About 1,685 miles (2,712 km) between Canada and the nearest filming location.
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About Shivers

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Released
1979
Director
David Cronenberg
Cast
Barbara SteeleLynn LowryJoan BlackmanPaul HamptonFred DöderleinJoe SilverAllan Kolman
Genre
HorrorScience FictionZombieEroticLgbtq-related
Awards
Sitges Film Festival Best Director award

At Starliner Towers, a luxury apartment complex outside Montreal, Dr.

Luc that he and Hobbes had been working on a project to create "a parasite that can take over the function of a human organ." After suffering more convulsions, Nick leaves work early.

Roger speculates that his condition might be an STD that he caught from Annabelle.

Famous lines from Shivers

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Going MAD is just the beginning..
  • BEING TERRIFIED IS JUST THE BEGINNING!
  • T-E-R-R-O-R beyond the power of priest or science to exorcise!

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