Videodrome
1983 · TMDB 7.2
Directed by David Cronenberg
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.
Why it matters
Cronenberg's earlier masterpiece, in which a cable TV programmer discovers a broadcast signal that induces hallucinations and grotesque bodily mutations, blurring the line between reality and media.
From The Body's Unmaking
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Released
- 1983-02-04
- Studio
- Filmplan International
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.2
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The Body's Unmaking
Position 8 of 8
Cronenberg's earlier masterpiece, in which a cable TV programmer discovers a broadcast signal that induces hallucinations and grotesque bodily mutations, blurring the line between reality and media.
Machines That Open the Wrong Doors
Position 4 of 8
Cronenberg's media-nightmare, in which a pirate television signal induces a brain tumour that manifests as a fleshy slit in the stomach. James Woods's transformation is a masterclass in deadpan horror, and the practical effects are still stomach-churning.
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