
A sleazy cable-TV programmer begins to see his life and the future of media spin out of control in a very unusual fashion when he acquires a new kind of programming for his station.
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James Woods | Max Renn |
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Sonja Smits | Bianca O'Blivion |
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Deborah Harry | Nicki Brand |
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Peter Dvorsky | Harlan |
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Leslie Carlson | Barry Convex |
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Jack Creley | Brian O'Blivion |
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Lynne Gorman | Masha |
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Julie Khaner | Bridey |
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Reiner Schwartz | Moses |
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David Bolt | Raphael |
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Lally Cadeau | Rena King |
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Henry Gomez | Brolley |
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Harvey Chao | Japanese Salesman |
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David Tsubouchi | Japanese Salesman |
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Kay Hawtrey | Matron |
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Sam Malkin | Sidewalk Derelict |
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Bob Church | Newscaster |
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Jayne Eastwood | Woman Caller |
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Franciszka Hedland | Bellydancer |
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David Cronenberg | Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) |
Director | David Cronenberg |
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Writer | David Cronenberg | |
Producer | Pierre David, Claude Heroux, Larry Nesis, Victor Solnicki | |
Musician | Howard Shore | |
Photography | Mark Irwin |
Edition | Criterion Collection |
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Packaging | Keep Case |
Nr Discs | 1 |
Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.85:1) |
Audio Tracks | Commentary [English] Dolby Digital Mono [English] PCM [English] Stereo [English] |
Subtitles | English |
Layers | Single side, Single layer |
Edition Release Date | Dec 07, 2010 |
Regions | Region 1 | Region A |
Watched | |
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Quantity | 1 |
Index | 1717 |
Added Date | Aug 06, 2014 22:04:23 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:12 |
Disc Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION
New high-definition digital transfer of the unrated version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Two audio commentaries: David Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin, and actors James Woods and Deborah Harry
Camera (2000), a short film starring Videodrome’s Les Carlson, written and directed by Cronenberg
Forging the New Flesh, a new half-hour documentary featurette by filmmaker Michael Lennick about the creation of Videodrome’s video and prosthetic makeup effects
Effects Men, a new audio interview with special makeup effects creator Baker and video effects supervisor Lennick
Bootleg Video: the complete footage of Samurai Dreams and seven minutes of transmissions from “Videodrome,” presented in their original, unedited form with filmmaker commentary
Fear on Film, a 26-minute roundtable discussion from 1982 between filmmakers Cronenberg, John Carpenter, John Landis, and Mick Garris
Original theatrical trailers and promotional featurette
Stills galleries featuring hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes production photos, special effects makeup tests, and publicity photos
English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by writers Carrie Rickey, Tim Lucas, and Gary Indiana
New cover by Eva Wah