Videodrome (1983)

Videodrome: Directed by David Cronenberg. With James Woods, Sonja Smits, Debbie Harry, Peter Dvorsky. A programmer at a TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.

“Wow! My favorite actor and my favorite singer in the same movie! Deborah Harry (of Blondie fame) gives a great non-blonde performance as an u0026quot;emotionally energizedu0026quot; radio show host, and James Woods is a scummy business-minded owner of a seedy TV station.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLike u0026quot;Brazilu0026quot; or u0026quot;Twelve Monkeysu0026quot; this movie will make you think, and even though there isnu0026#39;t really much violence or horror, your mind will fill in the parts that arenu0026#39;t there. The ability of a movie to do this makes it a must-see alone. You constantly ask yourself u0026quot;is this real?u0026quot; just as the main character is asking the same thing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne thing about this movie is that they never really answer a lot of things. As we watch the main character go in and out of reality, the audience is never quite sure what is really happening either. They never tell us. They never truly explain who is behind Videodrome, or even what happens to James Woods. If you didnu0026#39;t like the ending of Network or Twelve Monkeys, then you wonu0026#39;t like the lack of explanation here either.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLots of underlying messages here too, involving television, pornography, and technology – all of which are more significant today than in 1983. Note common themes such as the head in a box. Excellently made film, the only thing that would have made it better is more story.”