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… From TMDB
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60 of 197 · most liked firstVideodrome is a movie about a guy who really wants to kiss Debbie Harry through the TV, and I can respect that
unlabelledView post →Videodrome (1983) Disorienting Body Horror by David Cronenberg One of those Love it or hate it movie makers #Horror #FilmSky #MovieSky #Movies
unlabelledView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥 Videodrome (1983) By Steven Key
unlabelledView post →When I was a teenager my favorite Cronenberg movie was THE FLY, in my 20s it was VIDEODROME and now it's definitely CRASH. I wonder if it will keep changing for me. That's a sign of a great filmmaker.
unlabelledView post →Videodrome, a film about a man who thinks he's a freak realizing he is actually the least freak of all
unlabelledView post →Just saw a prescription drug commercial that warned, "We can't really explain the potential side effects but have you seen the movie VIDEODROME?"
unlabelledView post →On this night (12th September) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), Shivers (1975), Rabid (1977) and The Brood (1979) as a David Cronenberg all-nighter.
unlabelledView post →Videodrome is a great movie that covers why making your livelihood around social media slowly turns you into a monster
unlabelledView post →still obsessed with my Videodrome inspired comm from @gnastystuff.bsky.social they did an amazing job capturing the feel of the film!! Happy Halloween! get fat nerds
unlabelledView post →#NowWatching VIDEODROME (1983). Director: David Cronenberg. James Woods, Debbie Harry. Continuing a Cronenberg night after eXistenZ (1999). In many ways, this one is its spiritual & thematic ancestor. #filmsky 📽 Criterion Collection 248
unlabelledView post →#NowWatching #filmsky Videodrome |1983 David Cronenberg |chronological |8.23 www.imdb.com/title/tt0086541 ·a Toronto cable TV station co-owner who specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast titled "Videodrome"·
unlabelledView post →A tremendous #LastFourWatched if I must say. Horror leaning, but I finally saw the Odyssey! I'd march into Hades to experience that film again. Birthday is Feldman unleashed in an off-beat conspiracy, Videodrome is my favorite Cronenberg, Odyssey makes smart changes to the epic, & Hell no to caves.
unlabelledView post →Happy Birthday to the one & only Deborah Harry, 7/1/1945. My queen, my icon. Rock on, Debbie! 🎤 Blondie was my bucket-list concert. 🎵 "Call Me" was my anthem. 📺 TV's WISEGUY role rocked my world. 🎥 And film roles in VIDEODROME & HAIRSPRAY are perfection. #filmsky 📽
unlabelledView post →Videodrome :: American Movie (1999) aquariumdrunkard.com/2023/11/22/videodrome-american-movie-1999 In its examination of the fine line between talent and persistence, few documentaries have come close to capturing the pursuit of artistic ambitions with as much raw sincerity as American Movie.
unlabelledView post →going to watch VIDEODROME for movie night… one of my favorites
unlabelledView post →What is your favorite David Cronenberg movie and why? Videodrome. I prefer Cronenberg when his movies were still aimed at horror fans, and he was really trying to push the boundaries of what a commercial horror film could be here.
unlabelledView post →Picking a random film from my collection to show off for no real reason! Day #300 "Videodrome" (David Cronenberg/1983) Cronenberg's amazing, mind-bending piece of body horror goodness! Check it out and...long live the new flesh.
unlabelledView post →If I had to say what’s the best movie about What It’s Like in Toronto, this is my choice, this and Videodrome
unlabelledView post →Happy Birthday to the one & only Deborah Harry, 7/1/1945. My queen, my icon. Rock on, Debbie! 🎤 Blondie was my bucket-list concert. 🎵 "Call Me" was my anthem. 📺 TV's WISEGUY role rocked my world. 🎥 And film roles in VIDEODROME & HAIRSPRAY are perfection. #filmsky 📽
unlabelledView post →I watched Videodrome for the first time since high school last night and I was astounded by how weird it is. It's insane that they thought it was a good idea to release that movie into 900 theaters when it's essentially just a horny 90 minute horny philosophical conversation
unlabelledView post →i watched the whole speech and the whole fireworks thing and i feel like i just watched Videodrome, not the movie Videodrome, but the Videodrome inside Videodrome
unlabelledView post →My final October L4W Videodrome (1983) The Night Strangler (1973) Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) Blood From The Mummy's Tomb (1971) #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #lastfourwatched #filmsky 🎬🍿📽️
unlabelledView post →I think it's time to revisit my Mass Media As Threat movie marathon Network, They Live, Videodrome, Running Man
unlabelledView post →Exclusive: Carrie Coon doubles down on love of physical media and says small labels need support. A quick follow-up on [an earlier story]()https://feddit.uk/post/9127778: > Recently, we sat down with Coon to discuss her role in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and couldn’t help but ask her to elaborate on her physical media comments. She took the opportunity to double down on the importance of collecting movies: > > “I guess I didn’t understand what we would be losing with streaming. Tracy (Letts)…
unlabelledView post →I am about to watch a movie I have never seen, but acquired on blu ray. “Videodrome” is a movie I’ve heard about for decades, but never saw. So, this should be a hoot. Any thoughts?
unlabelledView post →Tonight’s Berrydome Movie Night is a Cronenberg Double Feature: The Fly and Videodrome! starting at 7pm EST, in 5 minutes in the Berrydome discord! join our discord and watch here: discord.gg/RcCQdX2k8g
unlabelledView post →HBD the glamorous Debbie Harry who was BOTD in 1945, turning 81 today. The Blondie frontwoman was immortalized by David Cronenberg in his prophetic film "Videodrome" (1983)
unlabelledView post →now watching - Videodrome for - Frame Rate thanks to Big Bean Flick-Picker Doctor Slaphammer!
unlabelledView post →We watched Videodrome last night and what a strange unnerving movie.
unlabelledView post →this movie rules btw. I think Videodrome and Crimes Of The Future are still my favorite Cronenbergs but this is such a different movie from either of them, I love it.
unlabelledView post →now watching Videodrome, a film that asks important questions like “who among us wouldn’t try to fuck our television if we were convinced Debby Harry was in there?”
unlabelledView post →Videodrome :: American Movie (1999) aquariumdrunkard.com/2023/11/22/v... In its examination of aspirations, complacency, and the fine line between talent and persistence, few docs have come close to capturing the pursuit of artistic ambitions with as much raw sincerity as American Movie.
unlabelledView post →Movies for tonight; Scary-tober round 2. Evil Dead II & Videodrome. 8pm East.
unlabelledView post →#recentlywatched VIDEODROME. First time seeing it. Uh…this movie fucks, y’all. For real. That David Cronenberg sure can make some damn good body horror huh? And no surprise James Woods plays a good sleaze. Oh and I dunno who needs to hear this, but Debbie Harry is 🔥🔥🔥. All on Criterion 4K.
unlabelledView post →Happy birthday to the great David Cronenberg. VIDEODROME is a formative movie for me. Please enjoy these cool international posters for the movie. #filmsky
unlabelledView post →Happy birthday to the great David Cronenberg. Videodrome was a formative movie for me, so please enjoy this on set photo of the man sticking his hand in James Woods’ orifice. #filmsky
unlabelledView post →On this day (23rd June) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Kamikaze (1986) and Videodrome (1983) as a ‘TV Terror’ double bill.
unlabelledView post →Yeah so this man probably peaked at being Hades in that one Disney movie and Videodrome which pretty much goes against everything he stands for
unlabelledView post →NW: Videodrome Surprisingly, I haven’t seen a Cronenberg film yet so I’m starting with one of his most iconic
unlabelledView post →/ BEYE COMPUTERIZED RANDOM SELECTION / THE NEXT FILM EYE SHALL PEEP IS: / VIDEODROME (1983) / letterboxd.com/film/videodr...
unlabelledView post →Italian film poster for David Cronenberg's VIDEODROME (1983) Cast: James Woods, Debbie Harry
unlabelledView post →Videodrome is an all-timer "guy who sucks" movie.
unlabelledView post →#NowWatching Arrebato (D: Ivan Zulueta, 1979) "...captures an addiction/obsession to cinema better than any other film that I can think of and the dangers of media consumption more aptly than even Videodrome manages to; it's also simultaneously hyper-erotic and casually terrifying..."
unlabelledView post →Fave horror film from each year of the 80s 80: Maniac 81: Possession 82: The Thing 83: Videodrome 84: Gremlins 85: Return of the Living Dead 86: From Beyond 87: Evil Dead II 88: Evil Dead Trap 89: Society
unlabelledView post →kaycie is showing me Videodrome and I'm keeping track of how many times they say the title in the movie. 5 so far lmao
unlabelledView post →So I finally watched Videodrome, not sure how no one ever recommended it to me before today, good fuckin movie
unlabelledView post →#Horror365Challenge 362/366 “Videodrome”(1983) Dir-David Cronenberg AMAZING body horror movie in a class by itself.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ And Debbie Harry🔥🤩
unlabelledView post →Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films 📽️🕸️: M: M (1931) O: Opera (1987) V: Videodrome (1983) I: Insidious (2011) E: Evil Dead (2013)
unlabelledView post →The annual William Kennedy Memorial Screening of VIDEODROME is 10/6 at @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center. “…has lost none of its power to disturb, none of its potency as a catalyst for meaningful introspection… It’s a masterpiece.” @mangiotto.bsky.social grandillusioncinema.org/film/videodr...
unlabelledView post →It’s almost my favourite time of the week: Thai lesson and movie night with friends over discord. We’re watching Videodrome tonight.
unlabelledView post →Making a movie marathon for myself. I've done this combo before, but want to add a film: Network (1976), Videodrome (1983), They Live (1988). What would fit? I'm thinking Repo Man, maybe.
unlabelledView post →A great film for each year of the 80s: 1980: The Blues Brothers 1981: Blow Out 1982: Conan - The Barbarian 1983: Videodrome 1984: Once Upon A Time In America 1985: Back To The Future 1986: Aliens 1987: Lethal Weapon 1988: Ariel 1989: Dr. Caligari
unlabelledView post →A Man For All Seasons (1966) Him (2025) BlackBerry (2023) Videodrome (1983) #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
unlabelledView post →Revisiting VIDEODROME and I think David Cronenberg could probably do a good Luigi movie.
unlabelledView post →Who are you most mad at for having bad politics in entertainment? For me personally, it’s James Woods. Videodrome is a top three of all time horror movie for me. He just sucks so much beyond that.
unlabelledView post →Favorite horror movie for every year of the 1980s: 1980 - City of the Living Dead 1981 - The Beyond 1982 - Creepshow 1983 - Videodrome 1984 - Night of the Comet 1985 - I refuse 1986 - Jason Lives (6) 1987 - Hello Mary Lou 1988 - Evil Dead Trap 1989 - The Black Cat (Cozzi)
unlabelledView post →Which movie did you love as a kid and still love now? VIDEODROME (1983)
unlabelledView post →Original rental VHS artwork of the horror film #Videodrome starring James Woods and Deborah Harry. Written and directed by David Cronenberg #tbt #artwork #vhs
unlabelledView post →Star Time (1992) Amazing avant-garde horror film about an obsessive tv watcher who undergoes a mental breakdown when his favorite show gets cancelled. Recommended to fans of Videodrome and Lost Highway. Written and directed by Alexander Cassini, BOTD in 1953
unlabelledView post →The movie Videodrome is based on my real life
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