Videodrome
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.
- genus: Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Studio: Guardian Trust Company, Filmplan International
- keyword: suicide, virtual reality, radio presenter, black market, insanity, paranoia, dystopia, toronto, canada, hallucination, surrealism, sadomasochism, cyberpunk, brainwashing, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, snuff film, pirate broadcast, depressed, ridiculous
- cast: James Woods, Sonja Smits, Debbie Harry, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson, Jack Creley
