Jake carries a disease that doesn't harm him but makes objects he touches deadly - they dissolve anyone else who contacts them. Only he knows he's the carrier. People test items with cats and wear bags for protection.
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- jackmeatMay 13, 2025My quick rating - 5.8/10. A very simple yet believable nightmare falls upon a town in the form of a virus that basically eats the living objects it touches. So, a book that can swallow a person is not the part I call believable, it is how the community reacts to it. The panic that overcomes everyone is so well done, and I wouldn't think would be too far off. Really much more of a thriller. It has a good pace and decent acting, although sometimes a bit over the top, but overall, a frightening vision back in the late 80s that even now is still pretty scary stuff. Check it out.
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The Carrier was released on August 1, 1988.
The Carrier was directed by Nathan J. White.
The Carrier has a runtime of 1h 39m.
The Carrier was produced by Jeffrey Dougherty.
Jake carries a disease that doesn't harm him but makes objects he touches deadly - they dissolve anyone else who contacts them. Only he knows he's the carrier. People test items with cats and wear bags for protection.
The key characters in The Carrier are Jake Spear (Gregory Fortescue), Treva (Stevie Lee), Dr. Anthony King (Steve Dixon).
The Carrier is rated R.
The Carrier is a Drama, Horror, Thriller film.
The Carrier has an audience rating of 3.3 out of 10.