Videodrome / Universal ; Filmplan International Production ; Pierre David and Victor Solnicki present ; a David Cronenberg film ; produced by Claude Héroux ; written and directed by David Cronenberg.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, ©2004. |
| Description | 2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (39 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | David, Pierre. |
| Other author/creator | Solnicki, Victor. |
| Other author/creator | Héroux, Claude. |
| Other author/creator | Cronenberg, David, 1943- |
| Other author/creator | Woods, James, 1947- |
| Other author/creator | Smits, Sonja, 1958- |
| Other author/creator | Harry, Debbie. |
| Other author/creator | Universal Pictures (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Filmplan International (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Criterion Collection (Firm) |
| Series | Criterion collection ; 248 Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 248. ^A506835 |
| Contents | Disc 1 Film Wake-up call -- Max Renn -- Something tough -- Rena King Show -- Transmissions from Pittsburgh -- "Got any porno?" -- Subterranean connections -- "It has a philosophy" -- Cathode Ray MIssion -- Hallucinations begin -- Brian O'Blivion -- "Careful. It bites." -- Perceptions of reality -- Barry Convex -- Rude awakening -- "Savage new times" -- Handgun -- Assassin -- Reprogrammed -- "See you in Pittsburgh" -- Death to Videodrome -- "Long live the new flesh" -- Credits Extras Commentaries [David Cronenberg/Mark Irwin; James Woods/Deborah Harry] -- Camera [short film by Cronenberg] (7 min.). |
| Contents | Disc 2 Supplements Forging the new flesh [Documentary on special effects] (28 min.) -- Effects men [Audio commentary only] ( min.) -- Bootleg video [Three short films seen on television in the film] (17 min.) -- Fear on film [Roundtable discussion from 1982 with directors Cronenberg, John Landis, and John Carpenter] (26 min.) -- Marketing [trailers, making of documentary, stills galleries] (12 min.) -- Stills galleries [special effects, cast & crew]. |
| Abstract | When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new shows for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyperviolent torture show called Videodrome. As he struggles to unearth the origins of the program, he embarks on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games, and bodily transformation. |
| General note | Originally produced as a Canadian/United States motion picture in 1982. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Mark Irwin ; edited by Ronald Sanders ; original music by Howard Shore ; special makeup designed and created by Rick Baker. |
| Cast | James Woods (Max Renn), Sonja Smits (Bianca O'Blivion), Deborah Harry (Nicki Brand), Peter Dvorsky (Harlan), Les Carlson (Barry Convex), Jack Creley (Brian O'Blivion), Lynne Gorman (Masha). |
| Audience | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Genre/form | Feature films Canada. |
| Genre/form | Science fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Foreign films. |
| Genre/form | Motion pictures. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| ISBN | 1559409525 |
| ISBN | 9781559409520 |
| UPC | 715515015424 |
| Publisher number | CC1604D Criterion Collection |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1995.9.S26 V54 2004 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |