--- title: 'Parasite (1982)' type: 'film' director: 'Charles Band' released: '1982-01-01' runtime_minutes: 85 genres: - 'Horror' - 'Science Fiction' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/parasite-1982' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084472/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Parasite (1982) 1982 · 85 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United States ## Synopsis Parasite is a 1982 American science fiction horror film produced and directed by Charles Band. The film is set in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic future in which the United States has been taken over by a criminal organization which unwittingly creates an uncontrollable deadly parasite and sets it loose on the population. The film received negative reviews from film critics, who viewed it as a poorly written B movie with unconvincing special effects. The film features actress Demi Moore in her first major film role. ## Credits - **Director:** [Charles Band](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-band) - **Producer:** [Charles Band](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-band) - **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Band](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-band) - **Director of Photography:** [Mac Ahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/mac-ahlberg) ## Cast - [Freddy Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddy-moore) - [Cherie Currie](https://cinepixo.com/people/cherie-currie) - [Robert Glaudini](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-glaudini) - [Rainbeaux Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainbeaux-smith) - [Scott Thomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-thomson) - [Tom Villard](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-villard) - [Luca Bercovici](https://cinepixo.com/people/luca-bercovici) - [Vivian Blaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/vivian-blaine) - [Demi Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/demi-moore) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/parasite-1982 Film facts: Wikidata (Q1194793); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.