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She's spreading death and doesn't even know it— Canada's most inconvenient road trip ever.
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IMDb
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Plague (1979)

low-budget panicpublic health nightmareseventies paranoia

Overview

HorrorScience Fiction

An outbreak of a bacteria called M-3 causes people to die in extreme pain via body spasms. A woman who is a carrier escapes from a hospital and goes on the run, spreading the plague to people she encounters, and onto food in fast food stops etc. She has no idea however that she is a carrier, and as such may carry a cure.

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Content warning
plague
unintentional harminstitutional failurescientific hubrisisolation and connection

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Gross spasming death effects that aged like milk.

Production

Canadian locations pretending to be American everywhere.

Best for:Solo: Late-night anxiety spiral with hand sanitizer nearby.·Friends: Irony-heavy viewing with friends who love bad science.·Background: Seventies wallpaper for your actual pandemic rewatch.
Heads up:Disturbing: Prolonged body convulsion death scenes, very uncomfortable.
Ed Hunt

Director

Ed Hunt

ReleasedJan 26, 1979
Runtime1h 28m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Harmony Ridge Holdings Ltd.

Top Cast

Daniel Pilon

Daniel Pilon

Dr. Bill Fuller

Kate Reid

Kate Reid

Dr. Jessica Morgan

Céline Lomez

Céline Lomez

Margo Simar

Michael J. Reynolds

Michael J. Reynolds

Dr. Dave McKay

Barbara Gordon

Barbara Gordon

Joan Fuller

John Kerr

John Kerr

Escaping Guard

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Ed Hunt made this between his UFO conspiracy film 'Starship Invasions' and slasher 'Bloody Birthday'— he had a type.

Cultural

Released two years after the first Ebola outbreak and during swine flu fears, it rode real pandemic anxiety with zero subtlety.

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