Videodrome
First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.
19831h 28mNo ratings yet
- Science Fiction
- Mystery
- Horror
Overview
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.
Keywords
- virtual reality
- dystopia
- cyberpunk
- paranoia
- surrealism
- suicide
- pennsylvania
- brainwashing
- insanity
- hallucination
- ridiculous
- cautionary
- pittsburgh
- canada
- toronto
- surreal
- vhs
- sadomasochism
- radio presenter
- black market
- snuff film
- pirate broadcast
- depressed
- vcr
- video tapes
- video players
- toronto, canada
- pittsburgh, pennsylvania
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 4, 1983
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- Universal Pictures,Famous Players,Guardian Trust Company,Filmplan International II,Filmplan International
- Cast
- James Woods,Debbie Harry,Sonja Smits,Peter Dvorsky,Leslie Carlson,Jack Creley,Lynne Gorman,Julie Khaner,Reiner Schwarz,David Boltand 10 more
- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Writer
- David Cronenberg
- Producer
- Pierre David,Victor Solnicki,Claude Héroux
- Cinematography
- Mark Irwin
- Music
- Howard Shore
- Budget
- $5,952,000
- Revenue
- $2,120,439
- IMDb
- tt0086541