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.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Captioned for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2004]
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| Edition: | Director-approved special ed. double-disc set. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
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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.