Videodrome - Slipcover - Blu-Ray - Region A - [Pre-owned]

When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new shows for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyperviolent torture show called VIDEODROME. As he unearths the origins of the program, he embarks on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games, and bodily transformation. Renn's ordinary life dissolves around him, and he finds himself at the center of a conflict between opposing factions in the struggle to control the truth behind the radical human future of "the New Flesh." Starring James Woods and Deborah Harry in one of her first film roles, VIDEODROME is one of writer/director David Cronenberg's most original and provocative works, fusing social commentary with shocking elements of sex and violence. With groundbreaking special effects makeup by Academy Award-winner Rick Baker, VIDEODROME has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and mind-bending science fiction films of the 1980s, and The Criterion Collection is proud to present it in its full-length unrated edition.

(1.) Audio commentary with writer-director David Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin (2004) (2.) Audio commentary with actors James Woods and Deborah Harry (2004) "Camera" 2000 short film by David Cronenberg (6:40) "Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh" 2004 documentary by Michael Lennick (27:41) "Effects Men" 2004 audio interview with effects artists Rick Baker and Michael Lennick (19:28) [1080p] Bootleg Video : - "Samurai Dreams: Episode #13" (with two optional audio commentaries by David Cronenberg, and by Mark Irwin and Michael Lennick) (4:47) - "Transmissions from Videodrome" (with forced audio commentary by Mark Irwin and Michael Lennick) (7:15) - "Helmet-Cam Test" (with optional audio commentary by Michael Lennick) (5:04) "Effects Video Essay" photo slideshow by Tim Lucas and Donna Lucas (19:17) [1080p] "Take One: Fear on Film" 1982 TV episode (25:40) Gallery - Publicity (24 images) - Cast and Crew (16 images) Marketing - Trailer 1 (1:13) - Trailer 2 (2:05) - Trailer 3 (1:15) - "The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome" 1982 featurette by Mick Garris (7:49)

Studio: Criterion (USA) Run Time: 89 mins approx Aspect Ratio:1.85:1 Number of Discs: 1 Director: David Cronenberg Actor: James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky, Jack Creley Region: A Rating: Unrated