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Videodrome
First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.
First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction - 1983
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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.
Director:
,
David Cronenberg
Cast:
,
Debbie Harry
,
James Woods
,
Sonja Smits
,
Peter Dvorsky
,
Jack Creley
,
Lynne Gorman
,
Julie Khaner
,
Reiner Schwarz
,
David Bolt
,
Lally Cadeau

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
88 min
Release date:
4 Feb 1983
Country:
CA
Languages:
English
Budget:
$5,952,000
Revenue:
$2,120,439
Awards:
3 wins & 7 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Though Videodrome finally grows grotesque and a little confused, it begins very well and sustains its cleverness for a long while.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
rotten:
There are distinct signs of strain in the plot convolutions, not least in the spectator's loss of faith over indiscriminate and cheating use of hallucination; what certainly survives is Cronenberg's wholesale disgust with the world in general.
– Chris Peachment,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
Never coherent and frequently pretentious, the film remains an audacious attempt to place obsessive personal images before a popular audience -- a kind of Kenneth Anger version of Star Wars.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
6 Jun 2007
fresh:
Film is dotted with video jargon and ideology which proves more fascinating than distancing. And Cronenberg amplifies the freaky situation with a series of stunning visual effects.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
6 Jun 2007
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