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Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and Debbie Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small UHF television station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal of snuff films.
Feb 4, 1983 · A TV programmer discovers a violent and bizarre broadcast that leads him to a shadowy world of conspiracy and body horror. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this influential and provocative film by David Cronenberg.
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- Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- David Cronenberg
- 1983-02-04
Jul 29, 2022 · Hailed by his contemporaries John Carpenter (“he’s better than all of us combined!”) and Martin Scorsese (“no one makes films like he does”) as a genius, Videodrome was Cronenberg’s ...
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A cult classic by David Cronenberg, Videodrome is a sci-fi horror film about a TV executive who gets involved in a violent and surreal conspiracy. The special edition features commentaries, documentaries, interviews, and more.
- Max Renn
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn (James Woods) is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture...
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- David Cronenberg
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- James Woods
Feb 2, 2023 · A review and analysis of the Canadian director's dystopian sci-fi film that predicted the rise of home video and the Internet. The film explores the themes of technology, media, and body horror through a twisted love story and a brain tumor.
Nov 3, 2023 · When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new material for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyperviolent torture show called “Videodrome.” His attempts to unearth the program’s origins send him on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games ...
