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Videodrome (1983) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

Updated: September 14, 2024

Videodrome Plot Synopsis:

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 s** 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 s**ually 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 s**ualized 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.

Synopsis / Plot Summary: A sleazy cable-TV programmer begins to see his life and the future of media spin out of control in a very unusual fashion when he acquires a new kind of programming for his station.

Tagline: First it controlled her mind, then it destroyed her body... Long live the new flesh!

Why Watch Videodrome

Oh, "Videodrome"! Man, that movie is a trip. It's from the '80s, by David Cronenberg. James Woods plays this TV exec who finds this freaky show called 'Videodrome,' with all this wild violence and stuff. Things get weirder and weirder – it's all about how TV and tech can mess with your head.

It's super trippy how the movie mixes up what's real and what's just crazy hallucinations. James Woods is pretty awesome in it. He’s got this vibe of being drawn in but also totally freaked out. And the special effects? They're kind of gnarly, really out-there for the '80s.

I think "Videodrome" is cool because it’s way more than just horror or sci-fi. It makes you think about all this stuff, like how the media can get inside our brains. It's got this raw, almost underground kind of feel that’s really different.

If you’re up for a movie that’s out of the ordinary, with some horror, sci-fi, and brainy stuff mixed in, "Videodrome" is definitely worth a watch. Just a heads up, it gets pretty bizarre – but in a good way!

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