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.
Title | Videodrome |
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Year | 1983 |
Genre | Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery |
Country | Canada |
Studio | Guardian Trust Company, Filmplan International, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players Limited |
Cast | James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson, Jack Creley |
Crew | Constant Natale (Hairstylist), Mark Irwin (Director of Photography), Howard Shore (Original Music Composer), Thomas Booth (Hairstylist), Carol Spier (Art Direction), David Cronenberg (Writer) |
Keyword | suicide, virtual reality, radio presenter, black market, insanity, paranoia, dystopia, toronto, canada, hallucination, surrealism, sadomasochism, cyberpunk, brainwashing, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, snuff film, pirate broadcast, depressed, ridiculous |
Release | Feb 04, 1983 |
Runtime | 88 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.28 / 10 by 2,108 users |
Popularity | 18 |
Budget | 5,952,000 |
Revenue | 2,120,439 |
Language | English, 日本語 |