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- Horror
- Drama
- 1982
- David Cronenberg
- 88 mins
- 18
Summary
Horror thriller by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods. Max Renn is an ambitious cable TV programmer who is a closet voyeur of sex and violence. Looking for something "new", he comes across a show called Videodrome while pirating signals from satellite dishes. The show appears to depict actual tortures and murder. When Renn tries to find its origin, he becomes involved in a bizarre and confusing fusion of television, politics and mind control that seems to herald a "New Order" for society.
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Review
A star rating of 4 out of 5.
John Ferguson
With its subject matter of screen violence, this remains one of David Cronenberg's most personal, complex and disturbing films, even if it doesn't always make a lot of sense. James Woods plays the amoral cable programmer who gets drawn to a sickening sadomasochistic channel called "Videodrome", which turns out to have a much more sinister purpose. Cronenberg uses this framework to explore his favourite themes - technology fusing with the human body, voyeurism, the links between sex and violence - and, although the plot begins to unravel, the startling imagery and Woods's fierce performance make for a deeply unsettling experience. The supporting cast includes Blondie singer Debbie Harry as Woods's girlfriend.
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Cast
rolenameMax RennJames WoodsBianca O'BlivionSonja SmitsNicki BrandDeborah HarryHarlanPeter DvorskyBarry ConvexLes CarlsonBrian O'BlivionJack CreleyMashaLynne GormanBrideyJulie KhanerMosesReiner SchwarzRaphaelDavid BoltRena KingLally Cadeau
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rolenameDirectorDavid Cronenberg
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Theatrical distributor
ICA Projects
Released on
2000-11-17
Languages
English | Japanese | Italian | French | Spanish
Guidance
Contains violence, swearing and nudity, disturbing images.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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