Videodrome - Mediabook - Blu-Ray + DVD - Region B/2 - [Pre-owned]

Max Renn is the President of Channel 83 Civic-TV, a small television station on the UHF dial. He defends his programming of largely X-rated shows - which depict graphic sex and extreme violence - as a pure matter of economic survival as a small station. Behind closed doors in specific company, he would admit that he enjoys such programming, but as President will stay away from associated activities that may be dangerous for him in its purchase. His current girlfriend, radio personality Nicki Brand, who he met on a television talk show, is sexually aroused by light mutilation on her person, that despite or because her radio show is like an open air crisis hotline. On that same talk show, the other guest via video feed was Professor Brian O'Blivion - solely his stage name - who believes that television and video broadcasts will one day overtake the world as reality, which may make Max's programming in combination more dangerous. In Max's search for the next big thing in like programming already on Channel 83, Harlan, his pirater who scans satellite signals, illegally obtains a satellite feed of something called Videodrome, which depicts continual sexualized torture and murder with no storyline of which to speak. The background behind Videodrome is unknown, but believing it is that big thing for which he is looking, Max is determined to find the producers so that he can purchase it for his station. He is concerned for Nicki if she goes ahead against his warnings in wanting to appear on Videodrome, however it does not lessen his desire to purchase it. If Max in turn does not heed the warning of Masha, one of his long time show suppliers, based on what little she discovers about it, Max may discover that Videodrome is just the next but destructive step in O'Blivion's prognostication.

* The Film - R-rated Version * The Film - Unrated Version Photo Gallery (39 images) Trailer 1 (1:09) Trailer 2 (2:00) Trailer 3 (1:12) "Cronenberg on Cronenberg" 1993 interview with David Cronenberg by Peter Kremski from a 2007 episode of the German television series Kinomagazin (79:51) Interview with David Cronenberg by Robert A. Mitchell at the 2010 Festival of Fear (4:58) Introduction by David Cronenberg from a 2009 TIFF Cinemateque screening (10:12) "Forging the New Flesh" 2004 documentary by Michael Lennick (27:45) "Why Betamax?" 2004 documentary deleted scene (1:10) "The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome" 1982 featurette by Mick Garris (7:49) "Samurai Dreams: Episode #13" bootleg video (with forced audio commentary by Michael Lennick) (4:46) "Transmissions from Videodrome" bootleg video (with forced audio commentary by Michael Lennick) (7:01) "Helmet-Cam Test" bootleg video (with forced audio commentary by Michael Lennick) (4:45) "Camera" 2000 short film by David Cronenberg (6:39) Includes a 20-page booklet.

Studio: Koch Media (Germany) Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Run Time: 88 mins approx. Number of Discs: 3 Director: David Cronenberg Actor: James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits Region: B/2 Rating: Unrated