Videodrome

About Videodrome

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.

David Cronenberg's Videodrome is a 1983 horror mystery film. It runs 88 minutes and was released in February 1983.

The film is filed under paranoia, cautionary, cyberpunk, and hallucination.

James Woods takes the lead as Max Renn, Debbie Harry as Nicki Brand, Sonja Smits as Bianca O'Blivion, and Peter Dvorsky as Harlan. The screenplay is by David Cronenberg. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Twelve Monkeys, Lost Highway, and Repo Men make useful companions to Videodrome, all filed under dystopia and insanity. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 2,577 votes and it carries a R rating.