Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Writer
- David Cronenberg
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $5,952,000
Cast
David Bolt
Debbie Harry
Jack Creley
James Woods
Julie Khaner
Leslie Carlson
Lynne Gorman
Peter Dvorsky
Reiner Schwarz
Sonja Smits
Keywords
black market
brainwashing
cautionary
cyberpunk
depressed
dystopia
hallucination
insanity
paranoia
pirate broadcast
pittsburgh
pennsylvania
radio presenter
ridiculous
sadomasochism
snuff film
suicide
surrealism
toronto
canada
virtual reality
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