Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
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
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) / Director / Writer
Ronald Sanders
Editor
Pierre David
Executive Producer / Presenter
Howard Shore
Original Music Composer
Carol Spier
Art Direction
Victor Solnicki
Executive Producer / Presenter
Angelo Stea
Set Decoration
Delphine White
Costume Design
Shonagh Jabour
Makeup Artist
Thomas Booth
Hairstylist
Claude Héroux
Producer
Mark Irwin
Director of Photography
Constant Natale
Hairstylist
Rocco Gismondi
Assistant Director
Libby Bowden
Assistant Director
John Board
First Assistant Director
Mark Shostrom
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jon Bankson
Carpenter
Inge Klaudi
Assistant Makeup Artist
Gwen Iveson
Production Manager
Peter Lauterman
Property Master
Reet Puhm
Painter
Bob Sher
Carpenter
Bryan Day
Location Sound Recordist
Bill Sturgeon
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Simon Harwood
Painter
Kevin Brennan
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Tom Hester
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Bill Gibson
Painter
Nick Kosonic
Scenic Artist
Steve Johnson
Special Effects Makeup Artist
John Bentley
Carpenter
Alan Sharpe
Carpenter
Charles Bowers
Dialogue Editor
Bill Wiggins
Post Production Coordinator
Maureen Mestan
Assistant Hairstylist
Barbara Dunphy
Assistant Art Director
Greg Pelchat
Assistant Property Master
Larry Nesis
Associate Producer
Michele Cook
Assistant Sound Editor
Tom Coulter
Assistant Art Director
Gary Daprato
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Lennick
Visual Effects
Michael Rea
Assistant Editor
Donato Baldassarra
Transportation Coordinator
A. Randy Jones
Captain Driver
Bill Harman
Construction Manager
Harry Pavelson
Painter
Beverley Neale
Assistant Sound Editor
Maureen Gurney
Wardrobe Assistant
Kevin Sturgeon
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Kirk Cheney
Carpenter
Janet Cormack
Painter
Alex Russell
Head Carpenter
Elaine Cohen
Painter
Ed Hanna
Set Dresser
Gareth Wilson
Set Dresser
Gary Phipps
Electrician
Rick Porter
Still Photographer
Mary Partridge-Raynor
Wardrobe Assistant
Elaine Foreman
Assistant Editor
Shawn McEnroe
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Enrico Campana
Set Dresser
Gary Jack
Set Dresser
James Stuart Allan
Carpenter
Brian Danniels
Grip
Jerome McCann
Driver
Kat Moyer
Wardrobe Assistant
Arthur Rowsell
Wardrobe Master
David Coatsworth
Location Manager
Frank C. Carere
Special Effects
James Crowe
Assistant Camera
Carol McBride
Assistant Editor
Michael LaCroix
Boom Operator
Gillian Richardson
Script Supervisor
Peter Lavender
Extras Casting
Eileen Kennedy
Assistant Costume Designer
Kathy Vieira
Wardrobe Assistant
Jeff Steinberg
Driver
Allen Kosonic
Driver
Alan Zweig
Driver
Robert Rouveroy
Special Effects
Christopher Dean
Grip
Donna Mobbs
Camera Trainee
David Chudnovsky
Driver
John Vander Pas
Driver
Janet E. Cuddy
Assistant Production Manager
Thomas Pearce
Carpenter
Robert Pearson
Carpenter
Terry Burke
Foley Artist
Scotty Allan
Best Boy Grip
Robin Miller
Assistant Camera
Christopher Severn
Color Timer
Jock Brandis
Gaffer
Maris H. Jansons
Key Grip
Rachelle Charron
Assistant Accountant
Howard Rothschild
Production Assistant
Richard Spiegelman
Production Assistant
Michael Werner
Thanks
Marty Zofcin
Thanks
Denise Di Novi
Creative Consultant
Lydia Wazana
Craft Service
Kirsteen Etherington
Choreographer
Jill Spitz
Unit Publicist
Maury Rosenfeld
Thanks
Lacia Kornylo
Production Accountant
Roger Héroux
Production Coordinator
Monique Légaré
Producer's Assistant
Tom Coppola
Thanks
Bonnie Gold
Receptionist
Monik Nantel
Executive Producer's Assistant
Angela Gruenthal
Production Secretary
Michael Jay
Thanks
Rosemary D. Merriam
Thanks
Ellen Rozen
Executive Producer's Assistant
Cheryl Hardwick
Thanks
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 4, 1983
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Budget$5,952,000
Box Office$2,120,439
Filming LocationsToronto, Canada
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and Debbie Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small UHF television station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal of snuff films. Layers of deception and mind-control conspiracy unfold as he attempts to uncover the signal's source, complicated by increasingly intense hallucinations that cause him to lose his grasp on reality.
Distributed by Universal Pictures, Videodrome was the first film by Cronenberg to gain backing from any major Hollywood studio. With the highest budget of any of his films to date, the film was a box-office bomb, recouping only $2.1 million from a $5.9 million budget. The film received praise for the special makeup effects, Cronenberg's direction, Woods and Harry's performances, its "techno-surrealist" aesthetic, and its cryptic, psychosexual themes. Cronenberg won the Best Direction award and was nominated for seven other awards at the 5th Genie Awards.
Now considered a cult classic, the film has been cited as one of Cronenberg's best, and a key example of the body horror and science fiction horror genres.