Basic Facts

- Date of Production: September - December 1983

- Opening: 4 February 1983

- Country of Origin: Canada

- Written and Directed by: David Cronenberg

- Filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario

- Music by: Howard Shore

- Total Budget: USD 5,952,000

- Alternate Tiltes: Zonekiller
Network Of Blood
Cast & Characters
- Max Renn.. James Woods
- Nicki Brand . Deborah Harry
- Harlan ..Peter Dvorsky
- Barry Convex . Leslie Carlson
- Dr. Brian OBlivion Jack Creley
- Bianca OBlivion Sonja Smits
- Masha Lynne Gorman
- Rena King .. Lally Cadeau
Civic TV
- A sleazy Toronto UHF cable station (Channel 83, Cable 12)

- Cheap action movies, commercials and softcore
pornography.

- Based on a real Canadian TV station CityTV

- Run by Max Renn and associates Moses and Raphael

- Renn constantly searches for more questionable content
in order to break through.
Videodrome
- First found in the Image Accumulator (a piece of
military hardware that gave the test subjects
hallucinations, reality warping abilities and
eventually brain tumors.).
- Invented by Dr OBlivion, misused by his
associates in a crypto-government conspiracy.
- Introduced to Renn by Harlan through a fake
pirate broadcast of an eponymous ultra-violent
snuff TV show.

The Conspiracy
The battle for the minds of the people of North
America will be fought in the video arena
Videodrome. - Dr. OBlivion

- The Goal: Selective elimination of politically and
morally unacceptable individuals from the
American society by induced brain cancer. Airing
the signal under a snuff TV show would ensure
that only people of questionable moral values
would be exposed to it.


Imagery
- MPAA rating: R
- Graphic depiction of violence, torture and
deviant sex practices
- Grotesque and disturbing images of
hallucinations
- Body Horror depiction of physical
mutations and abnormalities.
Special Effects
- Special effects team led by Rick Baker

- Almost no CGI (Computer-Generated Imagery)
used in the movie.

- All of the special effects shot using mechanical
models built by Carpenters team.

- New flicker-free technology for filming the
images on the TV screen
Music
- Composed by Howard Shore

- An eerie blend of orchestral and synthesized
sounds

- The sound gradually shifts from orchestral to
electronic to reflect Max Renns descent into
hallucination.
Critical Reception & Awards
- Critically acclaimed despite poor box office
performance
- Gross revenue: USD 2,120,439
- 8 Genie awards for Best Achievement in
Direction
- CSC Award for Best Cinematography in a
Theatrical Feature
- Novelization of the story by Dennis Etchinson
(Credited as Jack Martin)

The End
Thank You for your attention.