Un programador de televisión compra un nuevo tipo de programa para su canal y ve su vida y el futuro del entretenimiento fuera de control con esta aterradora nueva realidad.Un programador de televisión compra un nuevo tipo de programa para su canal y ve su vida y el futuro del entretenimiento fuera de control con esta aterradora nueva realidad.Un programador de televisión compra un nuevo tipo de programa para su canal y ve su vida y el futuro del entretenimiento fuera de control con esta aterradora nueva realidad.
- Dirección
- Guionista
- Elenco
- Premios
- 3 premios ganados y 7 nominaciones en total
- Nicki Brand
- (as Deborah Harry)
- Barry Convex
- (as Les Carlson)
- Dirección
- Guionista
- Todo el elenco y el equipo
- Producción, taquilla y más en IMDbPro
Opiniones destacadas
'Videodrome' still knocks me out every time I watch it. This innovative mix of science fiction, sex, violence, surrealism and horror has lost none of its punch over the years. I have enjoyed most of Cronenberg's movies, and think he is one of the most underrated directors currently working, but 'Videodrome' still seems his purest and least compromised work, and the movie that most successfully and memorably represents his vision. Simply one of the greatest and most important movies ever made.
"Videodrome", in my point of view, is a prophetic movie of David Cronenberg. The first time I saw this movie was in 1985 or 1986, when video-clubs where novelty in Brazil, and the local price of a videocassette was more than US$ 650.00. In that occasion, I recall that I was visually impressed with this gore, weird and bizarre movie. Twenty-three years later, I have just seen it on DVD and I realize the vision of this great director. He was able to foresee the importance of television for mankind, influencing people with sublimated messages, manipulating audiences and becoming very powerful, and how violence on screen can generate violence. I particularly like the following quotes: "The television screen is the retina of the mind's eye" and "Television is reality, and reality is less than television." Last but not the least, Brazil is not located in Central America, but in South America. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Videodrome A Síndrome do Vídeo" ("Videodrome The Syndrome of the Video")
Although it is pretty hard to get inside and to understand (much of it does not make a lot of sense), Videodrome is probably more relevant today than it was in the early eighties if only because the issue of the effects of sexual and/or violent "entertainment" continues to be debated and explored. This theme is explored with a certain amount of graphic disgust from Cronenberg as he takes Max, exposes him to graphic television violence and sees the affect it has on his mind and his body. As a commentary on the social impact of mass media it is hardly the clearest or most accessible of things but it is interesting and engaging nonetheless. As writer he could have made his message clearer and a lot less convoluted but I suppose he should be commended for delivering this in his own unique style but the downside is that the mass audience will feel excluded from the story.
As director though he makes it quite engrossing even if it isn't clear what the message is. The imaginative body horror stuff is very well done and the effects as impressive as the twisted creative forces behind it. The cast also buy into it well, even if the show does mainly belong to Woods. He is totally convincing which is a feat you need to believe is very hard to pull off in this sort of film! The rest of the cast are more in the world of the film (as opposed to drawn into it) and the result is that their performances tend to be more out and out weird point in case Harry who is disturbingly vapid as the hollow S&M thrill seeker of the piece. Likewise Smits, Carlson, Creley and others are more about the world than giving performances so-called.
Overall though, this is an interesting and imaginative film. It doesn't make a lot of sense but it is enjoyable to try and apply what is happening to work out a meaning within it while watching it. The effects are good, although the horror might have meant more to me if I understand all of it better but regardless it is certainly an experience that is worth having at some point.
Really, only downside is that it does feel pretty sloppy at times. The body horror is sometimes a useful tool and at others feels very unnecessary. It's rough around the edges and while I enjoy the central concept and idea of the film, it could have definitely done with a little more polish.
Would oddly love to see this one revisited and modernized a touch.
¿Sabías que…?
- TriviaThree different endings were filmed. The ending used in the film was James Woods' idea.
- ErroresWhen Max returns to Spectacular Optical near the end of the film, a sign for prescriptions reads 'perscriptions'.
- Citas
Brian O'Blivion: The battle for the mind of North America will be fought in the video arena: the Videodrome. The television screen is the retina of the mind's eye. Therefore, the television screen is part of the physical structure of the brain. Therefore, whatever appears on the television screen emerges as raw experience for those who watch it. Therefore, television is reality, and reality is less than television.
- Créditos curiososThe VIDEODROME title experiences a TV white noise distortion.
- Versiones alternativasThe director's cut (available in the US on VHS and DVD) contains the following additional footage that was cut from the theatrical release to get an "R" rating:
- During the "Samurai Dreams" scene, a dildo, only partly shown in the "R" rated version, is fully visible.
- The first shot of videodrome in Harlan's workroom runs longer.
- The next scene in Harlan's workroom shows a different, and more graphic take of videodrome broadcast.
- The scene in which Max pierces Nicki's ear has been extended.
- The shot of Max shooting his second partner is slightly longer.
- Barry Convex's death goes another shot.
- ConexionesEdited into The Phoenix Portal (2005)
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Detalles
- Fecha de lanzamiento
- País de origen
- Sitio oficial
- Idiomas
- También se conoce como
- Videodrome
- Locaciones de filmación
- Productoras
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Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- USD 5,952,000 (estimado)
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 2,120,439
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 1,194,175
- 6 feb 1983
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 2,128,487