---
title: 'Videodrome (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Cronenberg'
released: '1983-02-04'
runtime_minutes: 89
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/videodrome-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086541/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Videodrome (1983)

1983 · R · 89 min · Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction · United States, Canada


## Synopsis

Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and Debbie Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small UHF television station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal of snuff films. Layers of deception and mind-control conspiracy unfold as he attempts to uncover the signal's source, complicated by increasingly intense hallucinations that cause him to lose his grip on reality.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Cronenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-cronenberg)
- **Screenplay:** [David Cronenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-cronenberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Howard Shore](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-shore)
- **Producer:** [Pierre David](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-david), [Claude Héroux](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-heroux)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mark Irwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-irwin)
- **Editor:** [Ronald Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-sanders)

## Cast

- [Sonja Smits](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonja-smits)
- [Jack Creley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-creley)
- [Jayne Eastwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayne-eastwood)
- [Leslie Carlson](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-carlson)
- [Peter Dvorský](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-dvorsky)
- [Debbie Harry](https://cinepixo.com/people/debbie-harry)
- [James Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-woods)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/videodrome-1983
Film facts: Wikidata (Q747551); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.