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Videodrome
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Videodrome

1983 · R · 1h 28m

First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.

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.

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Release

In theaters
February 4, 1983

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Genres

science-fictionmysteryhorror

Tags

Subgenre

conspiracybody-horror

Tone

bleaksurrealpsychological

Setting

urban

Region

canadianinternational

Audience

cult-classic

Production

practical-effects

Content Warnings

self-harmsexual-violencetorture
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Details

Budget$6M
Box office$2.1M

Directed by

David Cronenberg

Cinematography

Mark Irwin

Starring

James Woods as Max Renn · Debbie Harry as Nicki Brand · Sonja Smits as Bianca O'Blivion · Peter Dvorsky as Harlan · Leslie Carlson as Barry Convex · Jack Creley as Brian O'Blivion · Lynne Gorman as Masha · Julie Khaner as Bridey

Production

Filmplan International

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