Videodrome

First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.

Title: Videodrome
Original Title: Videodrome
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Tagline: First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.
Release Date: 4 February 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.
Director: David Cronenberg
Actors: James Woods, Sonja Smits, Debbie Harry, Peter Dvorsky, Jack Creley, Lynne Gorman, Julie Khaner, Reiner Schwarz, David Bolt, Lally Cadeau, Leslie Carlson, Henry Gomez, Harvey Chao, David Tsubouchi, Kay Hawtrey, Sam Malkin, Bob Church, Jayne Eastwood, Franciszka Hedland, David Cronenberg
Writer: David Cronenberg
Author: —
Producer: Claude Héroux
Director of Photography: Mark Irwin
Original Music Composer: Howard Shore
Country: Canada
Languages: English
Runtime: 1 h 28 min
Production: Universal Pictures, Famous Players Ltd, Guardian Trust Company, Filmplan International II
Budget: $5,952,000
Certification: R
Revenue: $2,120,439; IMDB; —