Videodrome
“First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.”
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.
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Cast
21 people
James Woods
Max Renn
Known for
Once Upon a Time in America
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Debbie Harry
Nicki Brand
Known for
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Hairspray
Sonja Smits
Bianca O'Blivion
Known for
The Pit
Owning Mahowny
Peter Dvorsky
Harlan
Known for
Twins
The Dead Zone
Leslie Carlson
Barry Convex
Known for
The Fly
A Christmas Story
Jack Creley
Brian O'Blivion
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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Peter Dvorský
Harlan
Lynne Gorman
Masha
Known for
The Nutcracker Prince
Julie Khaner
Bridey
Known for
Ballerina
Chloe
Reiner Schwarz
Moses
Known for
The Brood
David Bolt
Raphael
Known for
Prom Night
Lally Cadeau
Rena King
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Road to Avonlea
Rupert
David Cronenberg Director · Howard Shore Composer Mark Irwin Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.1M · Budget $6M · United States release February 4, 1983
Box office
Budget
$5,952,000
Worldwide gross
$2,120,439
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Filmplan International
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
Famous Players Ltd
Production
Filmplan International II
Production
Guardian Trust Company
Production
Canada
Produced in
Network of Blood · Zonekiller
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Canada · February 4, 1983
Theatrical
United States · February 4, 1983
Theatrical
United States
June 19, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Provincetown International Film Festival
Australia
November 15, 1984 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 2, 1983 · Theatrical
January 21, 2004 · Physical
Colombia
June 2, 1983 · Theatrical
October 15, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Fantasmagoría - Festival de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Medellín
Finland
December 16, 1983 · Theatrical
France
May 16, 1984 · Theatrical
August 21, 2002 · Physical · DVD
February 21, 2012 · Physical · Bluray
October 29, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
April 12, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
July 1, 1985 · Physical · VHS
September 13, 2018 · Physical
Greece
November 14, 1987 · Theatrical
December 15, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
June 1, 1986 · Theatrical
Indonesia
July 1, 1983 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 8, 1984 · Theatrical
Israel
July 9, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
June 1, 1984 · Premiere · Fantafestival
August 22, 1985 · Theatrical · Turin
August 14, 1986 · Theatrical
October 24, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restoration)
Japan
June 22, 1985 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 27, 1983 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 15, 1985 · Theatrical
June 22, 2002 · TV · Net 5
April 1, 2013 · Physical · Bluray
May 17, 2013 · Physical · DVD
June 26, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release
Philippines
November 3, 1984 · Theatrical · Davao
South Korea
August 21, 1989 · Physical
Spain
March 7, 1987 · Theatrical · Madrid
June 2, 1987 · Theatrical · Barcelona
February 10, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona (Phenomena, Subtitled Version, Event)
November 1, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Madrid (Artistic Metropol, Subtitled Version, Event)
Sweden
May 13, 1983 · Theatrical
September 11, 2002 · Physical · DVD
May 22, 2013 · Physical · Bluray
Switzerland
August 5, 2016 · Digital
Ukraine
October 26, 2020 · Premiere · Kyiv Critics Week
United Kingdom
November 25, 1983 · Theatrical
February 1, 1985 · Physical · VHS
September 8, 1998 · Physical · DVD
December 26, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
December 7, 2015 · Physical · Arrow Video Blu-ray
June 22, 2017 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
February 20, 2023 · Physical · Arrow Video 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
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