Videodrome (1983)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $5,952,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,120,439.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 22.614 |
Directed By
David Cronenberg
Crew
David Cronenberg
Claude Héroux
Pierre David
Victor Solnicki
Howard Shore
Mark Irwin
Ronald Sanders
Carol Spier
Angelo Stea
Delphine White
David Cronenberg
Shonagh Jabour
Thomas Booth
Constant Natale
John Board
Libby Bowden
Rocco Gismondi
Larry Nesis
Steve Johnson
Inge Klaudi
Maureen Mestan
Bill Sturgeon
Kevin Brennan
Tom Hester
Shawn McEnroe
Mark Shostrom
Kevin Sturgeon
Janet E. Cuddy
Gwen Iveson
Jon Bankson
John Bentley
Enrico Campana
Kirk Cheney
Elaine Cohen
Janet Cormack
Tom Coulter
Barbara Dunphy
Bill Gibson
Ed Hanna
Bill Harman
Simon Harwood
Gary Jack
Nick Kosonic
Peter Lauterman
Harry Pavelson
Thomas Pearce
Robert Pearson
Greg Pelchat
Reet Puhm
Alex Russell
Alan Sharpe
Bob Sher
Gareth Wilson
Charles Bowers
Terry Burke
Michele Cook
Gary Daprato
Bryan Day
Michael LaCroix
Beverley Neale
James Stuart Allan
Frank C. Carere
Robert Rouveroy
Michael Lennick
Scotty Allan
Jock Brandis
James Crowe
Brian Danniels
Christopher Dean
Maris H. Jansons
Robin Miller
Donna Mobbs
Gary Phipps
Rick Porter
Peter Lavender
Maureen Gurney
Eileen Kennedy
Kat Moyer
Mary Partridge-Raynor
Arthur Rowsell
Kathy Vieira
Elaine Foreman
Carol McBride
Michael Rea
Christopher Severn
Bill Wiggins
David Coatsworth
Gillian Richardson
Donato Baldassarra
David Chudnovsky
A. Randy Jones
Allen Kosonic
Jerome McCann
John Vander Pas
Jeff Steinberg
Alan Zweig
Rachelle Charron
Pierre David
Denise Di Novi
Kirsteen Etherington
Bonnie Gold
Angela Gruenthal
Roger Héroux
Lacia Kornylo
Monique Légaré
Monik Nantel
Howard Rothschild
Ellen Rozen
Victor Solnicki
Richard Spiegelman
Jill Spitz
Lydia Wazana
Tom Coppola
Paul Freedman
Cheryl Hardwick
Peter Hedeman
Michael Jay
Rosemary D. Merriam
Maury Rosenfeld
Michael Werner
Marty Zofcin
Rick Baker
Peter Burgess
Elius Caruso
Paul Coombe
Mike Hoogenboom
TOP CAST
James Woods
Max Renn
Debbie Harry
Nicki Brand
Sonja Smits
Bianca O'Blivion
Peter Dvorsky
Harlan
Leslie Carlson
Barry Convex
Jack Creley
Brian O'Blivion
Lynne Gorman
Masha
Julie Khaner
Bridey
Reiner Schwarz
Moses
David Bolt
Raphael
Lally Cadeau
Rena King
Henry Gomez
Brolley
Harvey Chao
Japanese Salesman
David Tsubouchi
Japanese Salesman
Kay Hawtrey
Matron
Sam Malkin
Sidewalk Derelict
Bob Church
Newscaster
Jayne Eastwood
Woman Caller
Franciszka Hedland
Bellydancer
David Cronenberg
Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
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