Videodrome
First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.
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.
- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $2M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Videodrome returned 0.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Feb 4, 1983
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Country
- Canada
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