Editing Marilyn Chambers (section)

==== ''Rabid'' ====
Chambers won the starring role in [[film director]] [[David Cronenberg]]'s low-budget [[Cinema of Canada|Canadian movie]], ''[[Rabid (1977 film)|Rabid]]'', which was released in 1977.<ref name=nytobit/> Cronenberg stated that he wanted to cast [[Sissy Spacek]] in the film lead, but the studio vetoed his choice because of her accent.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} The director says that the idea of casting Chambers came from producer [[Ivan Reitman]], who had heard that Chambers was looking for a mainstream role. Reitman felt that it would be easier to market the film in different territories if the well-known porn star portrayed the main character. Cronenberg stated that Chambers put in a lot of hard work on the film and that he was impressed with her. Cronenberg further states he had not seen ''Behind the Green Door'' prior to casting her.<ref>{{cite video|people=Cronenberg, David
  | title = Rabid
  | medium = DVD
  | publisher = Somerville House
  |date=2004}}</ref>

"It was great working with David," Chambers said in a 1997 interview. "He taught me a lot of things that were very valuable as an actress, especially in horror films. I found it useful in sex films, too!"<ref name="Femme Fatales" />