Rent Videodrome (1983)
3.6 of 5 from 218 ratings
1h 24min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Max Renn (James Woods) is looking for fresh new content for his TV channel when he happens across some illegal S&M-style broadcasts called "Videodrome". Embroiling his girlfriend Nick (Deborah Harry) in his search for the source, his journey begins to blur the lines between reality and fantasy as he works his way through sadomasochistic games, shady organisations and body transformations stunningly realised by Oscar-winning makeup effects artist Rick Baker.
- Actors:
- James Woods, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorský, Leslie Carlson, Jack Creley, Lynne Gorman, Julie Khaner, Reiner Schwarz, David Bolt, Lally Cadeau, Henry Gomez, Harvey Chao, David Tsubouchi, Kay Hawtrey, Sam Malkin, Bob Church, Jayne Eastwood, Franciszka Hedland, David Cronenberg
- Directors:
- David Cronenberg
- Producers:
- Claude Héroux
- Writers:
- David Cronenberg
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Films About Television: Part 1, Science Fiction & Fantasy, The Best Cyberpunk Films, A Brief History of Film...
- Countries:
- Canada
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/12/2011
- Run Time:
- 87 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS 2.0 Mono, French DTS 2.0 Mono, Italian DTS 2.0 Mono, Latin American Spanish DTS 2.0 Mono, Russian Voice Over DTS 2.0 Mono, Spanish DTS 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, Castillian, Czech, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/10/2022
- Run Time:
- 89 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by Tim Lucas, the on-set correspondent for Cinefantastique Magazine and author of 'Videodrome': Studies in the Horror Film
- David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme, a documentary featuring interviews with Cronenberg, George A. Romero and Alex Cox on Cronenberg's cinema, censorship and the horror genre
- Forging the New Flesh, a documentary by filmmaker Michael Lennick on Videodrome's video and prosthetic make up effects
- Fear on Film, a round table discussion from 1982 with Cronenberg, John Carpenter, John Landis and Mick Garris
- The complete, uncensored Samurai Dreams footage with commentary by Michael Lennick
- Helmet-Cam Test and Why Betamax?, two featurettes by Michael Lennick on the film's effects
- The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome, a 1982 featurette by Mick Garris, with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Cronenberg, James Woods, Deborah Harry and Rick Baker
- Videoblivion, an interview with cinematographer Mark Irwin
- Pierre David on...'Videodrome', an interview with executive producer Pierre David
- AKA Jack Martin, an interview with Dennis Etchison, author of novelisations of 'Videodrome' and The Fog, discussing 'Videodrome' and his observations of Cronenberg's script
- Camera, Cronenberg's short film starring Videodrome's Les Carlson
- Pirated Signals: The Lost Broadcast, deleted and alternate scenes from the TV version
- Original trailers
- Image gallery
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Reviews (2) of Videodrome
Seriously squishy - Videodrome review by VG
An enthralling, unsettling, prescient and seriously squishy satire of media effects and the merging of humanity and technology.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Eerie, Grotesque Quality - Videodrome review by griggs
Cronenberg's exploration of technology's dark influence, retains an eerie quality, which adds a grotesque layer to the film's disturbing atmosphere, most notably James Woods' incredibly skinny forearms, which weren't a special effect.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.