Videodrome
1983 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 7.2 · 71% critics
A sleazy TV executive hunts for ever more shocking content and discovers a mysterious broadcast built around extreme violence. When someone close to him disappears after getting involved, he digs deeper and is pulled into a disturbing world where media, desire, and reality begin to blur.
Also known as Network of Blood · Zonekiller · David Cronenberg's Videodrome
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-02-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (2,474 votes)
- Box office
- $2,120,439
- Budget
- $6,000,000
About
If you enjoy strange, provocative horror that mixes sex, violence, and paranoia with big ideas about media, this could click; Not for you if you want clear answers, light scares, or minimal gore—try Scanners for a related vibe.
Pros: surreal, unsettling mood; provocative media themes; memorable body-horror moments | Cons: dated tech elements; story turns muddled; seamy content may repel
Themes
- suicide
- virtual reality
- radio presenter
- black market
- insanity
- paranoia
- dystopia
- toronto, canada
- hallucination
- surreal
- surrealism
- sadomasochism
- +12 more
Cast & crew
James Woods
as Max Renn
Debbie Harry
as Nicki Brand
Sonja Smits
as Bianca O'Blivion
Peter Dvorsky
as Harlan
Leslie Carlson
as Barry Convex
- JC
Jack Creley
as Brian O'Blivion
Lynne Gorman
as Masha
Julie Khaner
as Bridey
Reiner Schwarz
as Moses
- DB
David Bolt
as Raphael
Directed by David Cronenberg