Jessicka Rabid is a 2010 American horror film directed by Matthew Reel about an inbred, intellectually disabled girl who contracts rabies from a dog bite after years of being treated like a dog by her abusive, incestuous white trash family.[1][2] A sequel, titled Jessicka Rabid 2: Infected, was slated for a 2014 release, but was later cancelled.[3]

Jessicka Rabid
Directed byMatthew Reel
Written byMatthew Reel
Story byElske McCain
Produced byCisiany Olivar
StarringElske McCain
Trent Haaga
Edited byMatthew Reel
Music byMario Salvucci
Distributed byTroma Entertainment
Release date
  • November 28, 2010 (2010-11-28) (United States)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Jessicka is a mute and intellectually disabled young woman that lives with her cousins Marley and Brad Hoffman. They mistreat and abuse her on a regular basis, subjecting Jessicka to beatings and rape when they aren't locking her up in a dog cage and treating her like a pet. It's only after Jessicka is bitten by a rabid dog that she begins to turn on her cruel captors and the porn director they pimp her out to.

Cast

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  • Elske McCain as Jessicka
  • Trent Haaga as Marley Hoffman
  • Jason Foster as Billy
  • Cisiany Olivar as Abby Hoffman
  • Keith Marcellus Parham as Dick Black
  • Faith Preston as Denise
  • Matthew Reel as Porn Director
  • Jeff Sisson as Brad Hoffman
  • Mike Wyatt as Mike

Reception

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The Oklahoma Gazette panned Jessicka Rabid, stating that "This Troma pick-up really makes I Spit on Your Grave look like high art by comparison."[4] DVD Talk gave a mixed review, stating that "Jessicka Rabid is not a film for everyone, or indeed for most people. Fans of the genre will find a lot to like, others very little."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Jessicka Rabid pics". JoBlo.com. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Shoreline Entertainment Picks Up Three from Creep Creepersin". Dread Central. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Jessicka Rabid". Twitter. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Lott, Rob (December 2, 2011). "Jessicka Rabid". OK Gazette. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Jessicka Rabid". DVD Talk. December 16, 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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