The Brood (1979)

The New Flesh: David Cronenberg’s Body Horror (Part 3)

After two successful low budget horror films that turned a nice profit, David Cronenberg found himself in a unique position: he was suddenly Canada's most bankable director.

He followed up SHIVERS and RABID with... a drama about drag racing? That movie, FAST COMPANY, is an outlier in his filmography, but was an important step towards his next film, one that's considered by many critics to be his first truly great film, 1979's THE BROOD.

In this episode, we'll discuss how THE BROOD was financed as part of short-lived era in Canada's film history known as the "tax shelter era" and how the film was inspired by a recent contentious divorce, leading some critics to label Cronenberg a misogynist.

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Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.

This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, and Todd A. Davis.