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Horror • Science-Fiction • Suspense/Thriller 
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Videodrome
Universal Pictures / Filmplan International / The Criterion Collection
FEATURES
Scene Access • Audio Commentary • Trailers • Gallery • Featurettes • Production Notes • 40-Page Booklet, Short Film: "Camera" • Closed Captioned OVERVIEW
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 unearths 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. Starring James Woods and Deborah Harry, in one of her first film roles, 'Videodrome' is one of writer/director David Cronenberg’s most original and provocative works, fusing social commentary with shocking elements of sex and violence. With ground ing special effects makeup by Academy Award®-winner Rick Baker, 'Videodrome' has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and mind-bending science fiction films of the 1980s. EASTER EGGS
On the second disc, go to 'Transmissions from Videodrome' in the 'Bootleg Video' section of the disc. Once you gone to the specific screen for that footage, highlight 'Bootleg Video' and press down. The arrow will point to a Beta cassette below. This leads to a clip discussing the use of Beta tapes in the film. Go to Marketing, enter the Marketing Gallery section. Find the red British Quad poster and press Up to find trailer. Also on Disc 2, under Stills Gallery: Cast and Crew, if you navigate up when you get to Cronenberg's director's chair you get a mini-gallery relating to the audience preview of the film. |
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