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Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian sci-fi horror film by David Cronenberg about a TV executive who becomes obsessed with a snuff show. The film explores themes of media, violence, reality, and body horror, and features James Woods, Debbie Harry, and Sonja Smits.
Videodrome: Directed by David Cronenberg. With James Woods, Sonja Smits, Debbie Harry, Peter Dvorsky. A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.
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- Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- David Cronenberg
- 1983-02-04
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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- 67.9K
- Arrow Video
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
- R
- James Woods
Starring James Woods and Deborah Harry, Videodrome is one of the most original and provocative works from writer-director David Cronenberg, and features groundbreaking makeup effects by Academy Award winner Rick Baker.
- Max Renn
A sleazy cable TV operator discovers a snuff broadcast that causes brain damage and hallucinations. He becomes involved in a conspiracy to control the minds of the people of North America through television.
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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.