Movie: "Videodrome"
| Release Date: | Feb 1983 |
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| Genres: | Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller |
| Awards | 3 wins & 7 nominations |
| Runtime: | 89 min. |
| Cast: | James Woods (Max Renn), Sonja Smits (Bianca O'Blivion), Deborah Harry (Nicki Brand), Peter Dvorsky (Harlan), Leslie Carlson (Barry Convex) Jack Creley (Brian O'Blivion) Lynne Gorman (Masha) Julie Khaner (Bridey) Reiner Schwartz (Moses) David Bolt (Raphael) Lally Cadeau (Rena King) Henry Gomez (Brolley) Harvey Chao (Japanese Salesman) David Tsubôchi (Japanese Salesman) Kay Hawtrey (Matron) Sam Malkin (Sidewalk Derelict) Bob Church (Newscaster) Jayne Eastwood (Woman Caller) Franciszka Hedland (Bellydancer) |
Storyline: The president of Civic TV Channel 83, Max Renn, is always looking for new cheap and erotic movies for his station. When his employee, Harlan, decodes a pirate video broadcast showing torture, murder, and mutilation called "Videodrome," Max becomes obsessed to get this series for his channel. He contacts his supplier, Masha, and asks her to find the party responsible for the transmission. A couple of days later, Masha tells that "Videodrome" is real snuff movies. Max's sado-masochistic girlfriend Nicki Brand decides to travel to Pittsburgh, where the show is based, to audition. Max investigates further, and through a video by the media prophet Brian O'Blivion, he learns that that TV screens are the retina of the mind's eye, being part of the brain, and "Videodrome" transmissions create a brain tumor in the viewer, changing the reality through video hallucination.
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