Videodrome
"First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body."
HorrorScience FictionMystery
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.
🎬 DirectorDavid Cronenberg
📅 Release1983-02-04
🌍 CountryCanada
🗣 LanguageEnglish, Japanese
🏢 StudioFilmplan International
🗳 Votes2,447
🔥 Popularity3
💰 Budget$5,952,000
💵 Revenue$2,120,439
🎭 Cast
James Woods
Max Renn
Debbie Harry
Nicki Brand
Sonja Smits
Bianca O'Blivion
Peter Dvorsky
Harlan
Leslie Carlson
Barry Convex
Jack Creley
Brian O'Blivion
Lynne Gorman
Masha
Julie Khaner
Bridey
Reiner Schwarz
Moses
David Bolt
Raphael
Lally Cadeau
Rena King
Henry Gomez
Brolley
Harvey Chao
Japanese Salesman
David Tsubouchi
Japanese Salesman
Kay Hawtrey
Matron
🎥 Crew
Makeup Artist
Shonagh Jabour
Hairstylist
Thomas Booth
Executive Producer
Pierre David
Original Music Composer
Howard Shore
Art Direction
Carol Spier
Editor
Ronald Sanders
Writer
David Cronenberg
Set Decoration
Angelo Stea
Hairstylist
Constant Natale
Producer
Claude Héroux
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
suicidevirtual realityradio presenterblack marketinsanityparanoiadystopiatoronto, canadahallucinationsurrealsurrealismsadomasochism
💬 Reviews
"Max" (James Woods) runs a television channel that specialises in adult content. Always on the look out for new and more innovative and shocking content, he stumbles upon a brief series of satellite images that tantalise him. It's on a television talk show that he meets "Nicki" (Debbie Harry) who has a penchant for sex with a twist - and that not only turns them both on, but furthers his desire to…
👍 Recommended
V/H/S/99
Martin
V/H/S/2
Resurrected
The Den
Brainscan
Dark City
Pontypool
