VIDEODROME (THE CRITERION COLLECTION)

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• Release Year: 1983
• Genre: Horror, Science-Fiction, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new shows for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyperviolent torture show called 'Videodrome.' As he struggles to unearth the origins of the program, he embarks on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games, and bodily transformation. Starring James Woods and Deborah Harry, in one of her first film roles, Videodrome is one of writer/director David Cronenberg's most original and provocative works, fusing social commentary with shocking elements of sex and violence. With groundbreaking special effects makeup by Academy Award-winner Rick Baker, Videodrome has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and mind-bending science fiction films of the 1980s.
• Cast: James Woods, Sonja Smits, Debbie Harry, Peter Dvorsky, 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, Claude Héroux, Mark Irwin, Ronald Sanders, Howard Shore, Carol Spier
• Director: David Cronenberg
• Runtime: 1:29
• Company: Victor Solnicki Productions, Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Guardian Trust Company, Universal Studios Home Video, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie