Details
Videodrome 4K UHD + Blu-Ray (US Import)
Criterion
Original title: Videodrome
Year: 1983
Country: Canada
Region Code: 4K UHD: A/B/C; Blu-Ray: A
Content: 4K UHD + Blu-Ray
EAN: 715515287715
Image: 1.85:1 (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision / HDR10
Audio: English - Uncompressed Mono
Subtitles: English SDH
Age rating: R
Genre: Horror
Cast: James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry
Director: David Cronenberg
Synopsis:
When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new material for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyperviolent torture show called “Videodrome.” His attempts to unearth the program's origins send him on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games, and bodily transformation. Starring James Woods and Deborah Harry, Videodrome is one of the most original and provocative works from writer-director David Cronenberg, and features groundbreaking makeup effects by Academy Award winner Rick Baker.
Extras:
- 4K digital restoration of the unrated version, approved by director David Cronenberg, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Two audio commentaries, one featuring Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin, the other actors James Woods and Deborah Harry
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Camera (2000), a short film by Cronenberg
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Forging the New Flesh, a short documentary by filmmaker Michael Lennick about the creation of Videodrome 's video and prosthetic makeup effects
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Effects Men, an audio interview with special makeup effects creator Rick Baker and video effects supervisor Lennick
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Bootleg Video, the complete footage of Samurai Dreams and seven minutes of transmissions from “Videodrome,” presented in their original, unedited form, with filmmaker commentary
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Fear on Film, a roundtable discussion from 1982 with Cronenberg and filmmakers John Carpenter, John Landis, and Mick Garris
- Original theatrical trailers and promotional featurette
- Stills gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes production photos and posters
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: Essays by writers Carrie Rickey, Tim Lucas, and Gary Indiana
