Videodrome [Special Edition] [2 Discs]
Features:
- Disc 1: New high-definition digital transfer of the unrated version, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions
- 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
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
- Disc 2: 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 Mike 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
- Plus: a 40-page booklet featuring an essay by film critic Carrie Rickey, excerpts from an unpublished book on Videodrome by film critic and publisher Tim Lucas, and a new essay by novelist and culture critic Gary Indiana
View menus
- Side #1 -- The Film
- Play the Movie
- Chapters
- Chapters: Color Bars
- Commentaries
- David Cronenberg/Mark Irwin Commentary
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- Index
- Index: Color Bars
- James Woods/Deborah Harry Commentary
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- On
- Index
- Index: Color Bars
- Camera
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- Side #2 -- The Supplements
- Forging the New Flesh
- Play
- Effects Men
- Play
- The Golden Age
- James Woods
- Collaboration
- David's Stories
- Bootleg Video
- Samurai Dreams
- Play
- Transmissions From Videodrome
- Play
- Helmet-Cam
- Play
- Fear on Film
- Play
- Marketing
- Trailer 1
- Trailer 2
- Trailer 3
- The Making of Videodrome
- Play
- Marketing Gallery
- Publicity Stills
- Stills Galleries
- Special Effects
- Cast and Crew
View chapters
- Side #1 -- The Film
- 1. Opening Credits/Wake-Up Call
- 2. Max Renn
- 3. Something Tough
- 4. The Rena King Show
- 5. Transmissions From Pittsburgh
- 6. "Got Any Porno?"
- 7. Subterranean Connections
- 8. "It Has a Philosophy"
- 9. Cathode Ray Mission
- 10. Hallucinations Begin
- 11. Brian O'Blivion
- 12. "Careful. It Bites."
- 13. Perceptions of Reality
- 14. Barry Convex
- 15. Rude Awakening
- 16. "Savage New Times"
- 17. Handgun
- 18. Assassin
- 19. Reprogrammed
- 20. "See You in Pittsburgh"
- 21. Death to Videodrome
- 22. "Long Live the New Flesh"
- 23. End Credits
- 1. City TV
- 2. Samurai Dreams
- 3. Satellite Nerd
- 4. Marshall McLuhan
- 5. Debbie Harry
- 6. Soft Light
- 7. Porno Beginnings
- 8. Devil's Advocate
- 9. Prophets
- 10. First Person
- 11. Jack Creley
- 12. Evolutionary
- 13. Technology and the Body
- 14. Electrocution
- 15. Classic Scenario
- 16. The Moral Right
- 17. Incubating
- 18. Time
- 19. Cinematography
- 20. Boston Preview
- 21. Ready for Anything
- 22. Fearless Leader
- 23. Hope
- 1. A Chance
- 2. In the Zone
- 3. Toronto
- 4. Virtual Character
- 5. Violence
- 6. Dark Moments
- 7. Questions
- 8. Hidden Agenda
- 9. Felliniesque
- 10. The Video Flesh
- 11. Lips
- 12. Auteurs
- 13. A Great Day
- 14. Nothing Normal
- 15. The Method
- 16. The Rule Structure
- 17. The Slit
- 18. Mass Murders
- 19. The Bible
- 20. Moral Availability
- 21. The Mainstream
- 22. A Trap
- 23. Beyond Language
Year released: 1982
MPAA Rating: [ NR ]
Format: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Length: 89
Sound: DD1
Subtitles: Eng
Studio: Criterion