Slice into Insanity....

Parasite (1982 ; 85 Brain Eaters) : This is a low budget sci-fi/horror 1980's atomic fallout film. Written by Michael Shoob, Alan J. Adler, and Frank Levering. Directed and produced by Charles Band, staring Demi Moore as Patricia Welles (her first major film role), Robert Glaudini as Dr. Paul Dean, Freddy Moore as Arn (Demi Moores husband at the time), Luca Bercovici as Ricus, James Davidson as Wolf the Merchant, Al Fann as Collins, Cherie Currie as Dana, Tom Villard as Zeke, and Vivian Blaine as Miss Daley. They had a budget of about $800,000 and grossed about $7,000,000. This film was shown in 3-D. It has your basic 1980's fallout story line with a pretty good cast. But I enjoy this one a lot actually.  
 In the far future (set in the year 1992, ten years after a limited nuclear war as destroyed most of the USA), an atomic disaster has reduced the world to poverty. Instead of a government, America is run by an organization called the Merchants, who exploit the degenerate remains of society. In order to keep control of the populace, the Merchants force Dr. Paul Dean to create a new life form, a parasite that feeds on its host. Realizing the deadly potential of such a being, Dean escapes the Merchants with the parasite, infecting himself in the process. Now on the run, he travels from town to town, studying the parasite so that he can find a way to destroy it, all the while keeping one step ahead of a Merchant named Wolf who is hunting for him. While resting in a desert town, he is attacked by a gang of hooligans led by Ricus, a former slave of the Merchants. The gang steals the parasite, not realizing what it is, and it infects one of the members. Meanwhile, Paul befriends a pretty young lemon grower named Patricia Wells, who promises to help him destroy the escaped parasite. Ricus, trying to save the life of his friend, comes to Paul for help, only to be confronted by Wolf. Patricia, Paul, and Ricus manage to evade Wolf, but when they return, the parasite has spread to another member and grown into a fleshy worm with a mouthful of deadly teeth. After killing the parasite in Paul, the worm attacks Wolf, who is then blown up by Patricia, Paul, and Ricus.