4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Videodrome
Call Number
- 4K BLU-RAY SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (CEN)
Edition
Director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry, Peter Dvorsky, Les Carlson, Jack Creley, Lynne Gorman.
Publication Information
[New York, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2023]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (89 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm.)
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Uniform Title
Summary
"When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new material for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyperviolent torture show called 'Videodrome.' His attempts to unearth the program's origins send him on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games, and bodily transformation. Starring James Woods and Deborah Harry, Videodrome is one of the most original and provocative works from writer-director David Cronenberg, and features groundbreaking makeup effects by Academy Award-winner Rick Baker."--Container.
Notes
This is a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and requires a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player; it will not play in standard Blu-ray or DVD players. For full 4K UHD effects, a 4K Ultra HD TV with HDR and a high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable are required.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1983.
Special features: 4K digital restoration of the unrated version, approved by director David Cronenberg, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; one 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features ; two audio commentaries, one featuring Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin, the other actors James Woods and Deborah Harry ; Camera (2000), a short film by Cronenberg ; Forging the New Flesh, a short documentary by filmmaker Michael Lennick about the creation of Videodrome's video and prosthetic makeup effects ; Effects Men, an audio interview with special makeup effects creator Rick 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 roundtable discussion from 1982 with Cronenberg and filmmakers John Carpenter, John Landis, and Mick Garris ; original theatrical trailers and promotional featurette ; stills gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes production photos and posters.
Contents
- [Disc one.] 4K Ultra HD version
- [Disc two.] Blu-ray version.