Videodrome - Director's Cut Unrated (1983)
Genre Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Movie Release Date 1983
Country Canada
Language English
Audience Rating R
Running Time 89 mins
Format VHS-ORG
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.3
Cast
James Woods Max Renn
Sonja Smits Bianca O'Blivion
Deborah Harry Nicki Brand
Peter Dvorsky Harlan
Leslie Carlson Barry Convex
Jack Creley Brian O'Blivion
Lynne Gorman Masha
Julie Khaner Bridey
Reiner Schwartz Moses
David Bolt Raphael
Crew
Director David Cronenberg
Writer David Cronenberg
Producer Pierre David
Producer Claude Héroux
Plot
The president of Civic TV Channel 83, Max Renn, is always looking for new cheap and erotic movies for his station. When his employee, Harlan, decodes a pirate video broadcast showing torture, murder, and mutilation called "Videodrome," Max becomes obsessed to get this series for his channel. He contacts his supplier, Masha, and asks her to find the party responsible for the transmission. A couple of days later, Masha tells that "Videodrome" is real snuff movies. Max's sado-masochistic girlfriend Nicki Brand decides to travel to Pittsburgh, where the show is based, to audition. Max investigates further, and through a video by the media prophet Brian O'Blivion, he learns that that TV screens are the retina of the mind's eye, being part of the brain, and "Videodrome" transmissions create a brain tumor in the viewer, changing the reality through video hallucination.
Personal Details
Rating
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format VHS-ORG
Release Country USA
TV System NTSC
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Stereo