Videodrome /

A cable TV executive discovers an underground TV show called Videodrome, a hyperviolent torture show. His quest to find the origin of the show may result in the loss of his sanity.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm), Filmplan International (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm), Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Cronenberg, David, 1943-, Woods, James, 1947-, Smits, Sonja, 1958-, Harry, Debbie
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Captioned for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2004]
Edition:Director-approved special ed. double-disc set.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 248.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Disc 1. New high-definition digital transfer of the unrated version, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions ; Two audio commentaries: David Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin, and actors James Woods and Deborah Harry ; Camera (2000), a short film starring Videodrome's Les Carlson, written and directed by Cronenberg
  • disc 2. Forging the new flesh, a new half-hour documentary featurette by filmmaker Michael Lennick about the creation of Videodrome's video and prosthetic makeup effects ; Effects men, a new audio interview with special makeup effects creator Baker and video effects supervisor Lennick ; Bootleg video: the complete footage of Samurai dreams and seven minutes of transmissions from "Videodrome," presented in their original, unedited form with filmmaker commentary ; Fear on film, a 26-minute roundtable discussion from 1982 between filmmakers Cronenberg, John Carpenter, John Landis, and Mick Garris ; Original theatrical trailers and promotional featurette ; Stills galleries featuring hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes production photos, special effects makeup tests, and publicity photos.