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   <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|Videodrome]]''' ([[:Category:1983|1983]], [[:Category:Canuxploitation|Canada]]) is a [[:Category:Horror/Thrillers|Body Horror]] film directed by David Cronenberg
   <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|Videodrome]]''' ([[:Category:1983|1983]], [[:Category:Canuxploitation|Canada]]) is a [[:Category:Horror/Thrillers|Body Horror]] film directed by David Cronenberg
*'''Contents''': [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[/BluRay|Blu Ray]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]]
*'''Contents''': [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[/BluRay|Blu Ray]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]]
* [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]]
* [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]] | [[Videodrome (1983)|Poster Art]]
*'''Featured in''': [[Trailer Trauma 3: 80s Horrorthon (BluRay)]] | [[Terror in The Aisles]]
*'''Featured on''': [[TCM Underground]]
*'''Featured on''': [[TCM Underground]]
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====Main Details====
 
===Main Details===
* Released in 1983
* Released in 1983
* Color
* Color
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* Production Co: Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) | Famous Players | Filmplan | Guardian Trust Company | Victor Solnicki Productions
* Production Co: Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) | Famous Players | Filmplan | Guardian Trust Company | Victor Solnicki Productions
* Distribution Co: Universal Pictures (USA) | S.N. Prodis (France)
* Distribution Co: Universal Pictures (USA) | S.N. Prodis (France)
* Directed by David Cronenberg
* Written and Directed by David Cronenberg
* Written by David Cronenberg
* Starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry, Peter Dvorsky, and Leslie Carlson
* Starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry, Peter Dvorsky, and Leslie Carlson
* Produced by Claude Héroux
* Produced by Claude Héroux
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* Cinematography by Mark Irwin
* Cinematography by Mark Irwin
* Film Editing by Ronald Sanders
* Film Editing by Ronald Sanders
====Also Known As====
 
===Plot Summary===
*A programmer at a TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.
 
===Also Known As===
* Vidéodrome (Canada/France) (French title)
* Vidéodrome (Canada/France) (French title)
* Experiência Alucinante (Portugal)
* Experiência Alucinante (Portugal)
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* Videodrome - tuhon ase (Finland)
* Videodrome - tuhon ase (Finland)
* Zonekiller (Canada) (English title)
* Zonekiller (Canada) (English title)
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===Taglines===
*From David Cronenberg, Creator of '[[Scanners]]'.
*First it controlled her mind, then it destroyed her body... Long live the new flesh!
*First it controls your mind...then it destroys your body
*A shocking new vision.
*A vision of enormous physical impact!
*A terrifying new weapon.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 03:41, 4 August 2023

Main Details

  • Released in 1983
  • Color
  • Running Time: 87 min | USA: 89 min (unrated version)
  • Aspect Ratio: (1.85:1)
  • Production Co: Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) | Famous Players | Filmplan | Guardian Trust Company | Victor Solnicki Productions
  • Distribution Co: Universal Pictures (USA) | S.N. Prodis (France)
  • Written and Directed by David Cronenberg
  • Starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry, Peter Dvorsky, and Leslie Carlson
  • Produced by Claude Héroux
  • Original Music by Howard Shore
  • Cinematography by Mark Irwin
  • Film Editing by Ronald Sanders

Plot Summary

  • A programmer at a TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.

Also Known As

  • Vidéodrome (Canada/France) (French title)
  • Experiência Alucinante (Portugal)
  • Network of Blood (Canada) (working title)
  • Videodrom (Serbia)
  • Videodrome - - förgängelsens vapen (Finland) (Swedish title)
  • Videodrome - tuhon ase (Finland)
  • Zonekiller (Canada) (English title)

Taglines

  • From David Cronenberg, Creator of 'Scanners'.
  • First it controlled her mind, then it destroyed her body... Long live the new flesh!
  • First it controls your mind...then it destroys your body
  • A shocking new vision.
  • A vision of enormous physical impact!
  • A terrifying new weapon.
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