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- The basis for Videodrome came from David Cronenberg 's childhood. Cronenberg used to pick up American television signals from Buffalo, New York, late at night after Canadian stations had gone off the air, and worry he might see something disturbing not meant for public consumption.
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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.
Feb 2, 2023 · Videodrome is a no-frills S&M and torture show on a pirate cable channel in Cronenberg’s film, discovered by what appears to be an accident by indie program director Max Renn (James Woods), who becomes obsessed with it despite of, or perhaps because of, its lack of character, dialogue, sophisticated production value nor, indeed, plot. Always ...
Jul 8, 2019 · Videodrome tells the story of Max Renn (James Woods), a film television producer in 1980s Toronto. Channel 83 has set itself apart from other stations under Max’s fearless leadership, peddling adult films and hardcore violence to an ever-hungry audience.
Dec 3, 2012 · Videodrome, Max learns, is the accidental invention of a media prophet named Brian O’Blivion, an enigmatic character who only appears on television screens. The bloodshed in Videodrome is...
Feb 17, 2024 · He inquires about Videodrome and is directed to the office of Professor O'Blivion at the Cathode Ray Mission, a place that offers people free access to television in confessional-like...
Entitled Videodrome, Max decides to broadcast it, and it immediately attracts the interest of a radio host who auditions for the show – and is never seen again. He then asks a pornographer to help him learn the truth about the mysterious and disturbing show; she discovers it’s actually produced in Pittsburgh, the footage isn’t faked and ...
Aug 3, 2015 · It’s possible, too, that the detective story elements found in Videodrome were partly inspired by the writer-director’s father, Milton Cronenberg. Cronenberg senior was a writer and editor ...
