Jessicka Rabid

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 by	Matthew Reel
Written by	Matthew Reel
Story by	Elske McCain
Produced by	Cisiany Olivar
Starring	Elske McCain Trent Haaga
Edited by	Matthew Reel
Music by	Mario Salvucci
Distributed by	Troma Entertainment
Release date	November 28, 2010 (2010-11-28) (United States)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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

• 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

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]