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Rating: 7.5 stars

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All movies seen on 04/29/2009

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Videodrome (1983)

Directed by David Cronenberg

Horror | Mystery | Science Fiction

Most recently watched by sensoria, lordofthemovies, zombiefreak, seanCduregger

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.

Rated R | Length 88 minutes

Actors

James Woods | Debbie Harry | Sonja Smits | Peter Dvorsky | Leslie Carlson | Jack Creley | Lynne Gorman | Julie Khaner | Reiner Schwarz | David Bolt | Lally Cadeau | Henry Gomez | Harvey Chao | David Tsubouchi | Kay Hawtrey | Sam Malkin | Bob Church | Jayne Eastwood | Franciszka Hedland | David Cronenberg

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Huge blindspot corrected. One I look forward to revisiting.

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