| Edition |
[Director-approved special edition]. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono rda |
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unknown |
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NTSC rda |
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DVD video |
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video file region 1 rda |
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Motion picture |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 248 |
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Criterion collection ; 248.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1983. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry, Peter Dvorsky. |
| Note |
Mono, wide screen 1.85:1. |
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Essays by Carrie Rickey, Tim Lucas, and Gary Indiana included in container. |
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Features: 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; 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. |
| Summary |
A cable channel programmer stumbles into Videodrome, a project using television to control people. |
| Terms Of Use |
For private home use only. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Subject |
Brainwashing -- Drama.
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Television broadcasting -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Horror films.
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Science fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Cronenberg, David, 1943- screenwriter, director.
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Woods, James, 1947- actor.
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Smits, Sonja, 1958- actor.
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Harry, Debbie, actor.
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| Standard No. |
715515276313 |
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00715515276313 gtin-14 |
| Music No. |
CC3393D Criterion Collection |
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