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Videodrome [Criterion Voyager]

DVD - APPROX. 89 MINS. - 1983 - US Rating: R

Main feature:

Release Aug 31, 2004
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Anamorphic - Enhanced for Widescreen TVs.
Audio English: Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles English
Studio Criterion/Voyager
Year 1983
Genre Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Special features:

  • 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

Synopsis:



First if controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.

Sci-fi horror filmmaker David Cronenberg's diabolical invader is a television show that seduces and controls its viewers. Featuring rock star Deborah Harry as a kinky hostess, James Woods as a cable programmer looking for the ultimate in viewing thrills. VIDEODROME is a pulsating science fiction nightmare about a world where video can control and alter human life.

Cast and Crew:

Criterion/Voyager presents
Les CarlsonJack CreleyPeter DvorskyLynne GormanDeborah HarrySonja SmitsJames Woods"Videodrome"
Written byDavid Cronenbergproduced byClaude Heroux
directed byDavid Cronenberg
Production Year: 1983

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