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| ACTORS: | James Woods, Deborah Harry |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | David Cronenberg |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 04 February, 1983 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Universal Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Horror |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 025192038723 |
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Customer Reviews of Videodrome
THE FLIP SIDE OF TV..... I saw this on it's release in 1983 and whew!. Here's another good reason why some movies should not be seen under the influence of anything. I never forgot it and grabbed it on video later and then DVD. It's my personal favorite of Cronenberg's films. TV becomes a living breathing organism on it's own and cable TV pirate Max Wren (an excellent James Woods) experiences this when he tries to follow sexy talk-radio host Debbie Harry into the other world of "Videodrome"---a violent underground cable TV reality show like no other that has a strange hypnotic power. He manages to track down it's source and discovers the ultimate takeover using the "new flesh". Incredible special effects and in one scene "hand gun" takes on an all new meaning. Just watch it and judge for yourself but be aware this is an intense and graphic film. Fascinating viewing and absolutely bizarre....it's a definite cult item. Highly recommended.
Outstanding Horror
TV will rot your brain, some say- and in the world of Videodrome, that's exactly what happens. A group working with a media philosopher (a nice parody of Marshall McCluhan) has created a signal that can be superimposed on a video program that will, quite literally, mutate the brain. It may be a tumor- or it may be a new organ. It's infected cable TV president Max Venn (James Woods), and is starting to change him and his world in bizarre ways.
Videodrome is a wonderfully original movie that mixes a well crafted script with some novel (for the time) special effects and a marvelous darkly comic sensibility. Puns abound; the president of "Spectacular Optics"- itself a pun- is named Convex. Brian Oblivion (the Marshall McCluhan parody) founded the "Cathode Ray Mission" (as in "cathode ray emission"), where the homeless and destitute are re-integrated into society by providing them with exposure to television.
Underneath this is a dark, sexual theme- Max's attraction to the images of bondage and sadism that are his undoing, and to radio psychologist Nikki (Debbie Harry, in a compelling if inartful performance) who is willing to go a lot farther than is Max in her pursuit of kinky thrills.
Is Max really being physically transformed, or is it all in his head? Is the New Flesh real, or another delusion? All in all, a compelling and original film that will delight any fan of cult films and erotic horror.
David Cronenberg Scores Again With Videodrome!
David Cronenberg is one of the greatest horror film directors to come on the scene. His stylish mix of science fiction and horror gives us surreal films easily compared to directors like David Lynch amoung others. Videodrome is probably my favorite Cronenberg film.
The film is about a television station that specializes in showing softcore pornography and other disturbing types of film. Max Renn, played wonderfully by James Woods, has people go out and find new footage for the network to play. In his search, Renn comes across a video entitled Videodrome, which contains footage of a brutal torture of a few woman. The video becomes an obsession of Renn's and begins to control his life.
An incredible film, with amazing performances from Debrah Harry, singer for the band Blondie, and Woods. The film gives a surreal look at how what we see on television can control our lives. I recommend it to anyone who loves Sci-Fi or horror movies. Definately a classic.