VIDEODROME (CRITERION) (BLU-RAY)

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• Release Year: 1983
• Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Science-Fiction, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: 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.' His attempts to unearth the program's origins send him on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games, and bodily transformation. Starring James Woods and Deborah Harry, Videodrome is one of the most original and provocative works from writer-director David Cronenberg, and features ground-breaking makeup effects by Academy Award winner Rick Baker.
• Cast: James Woods, Sonja Smits, Debbie Harry, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson, Jack Creley, Lynne Gorman, Julie Khaner, Reiner Schwarz, David Bolt, Lally Cadeau, Henry Gomez, Harvey Chao, David Tsubouchi, Kay Hawtrey, Sam Malkin, Bob Church, Jayne Eastwood, Franciszka Hedland, David Cronenberg, Claude Héroux, Mark Irwin, Ronald Sanders, Howard Shore, Carol Spier
• Director: David Cronenberg
• Runtime: 1:29
• Company: Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Famous Players Limited, Filmplan, Guardian Trust Company, Universal Pictures, Universal Studios Home Video, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie