James woods stars as Max Renn, a cable programmer looking for the ultimate in viewing thrills. He discovers a snuff broadcasting called Videdrome that causes incredible hallucinations. The hallucinations become so that fantasy and reality is indestinguishable, and eventually the Videodrome broadcast becomes one with Videdrome the movie.

Videdrome is a pulsating science fiction nightmare about a world where video can control and alter human life.

The movie was inspired by Toronto's real city TV (known for showing the swedish sex movies "baby blues") and Joe D'Amato's extreme exploitation flick "Emanuelle in America".

Investigation finished: 2001-01-02

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Story: 5/10 - What this movie lacks in coherence it makes up for in sheer nastiness.

Acting: 7/10 - Woods has an enormous ability to portray sleazy guys in sympathetic way, and this is his best to date.

Violence: 8/10 - Cronenberg always deliver the goods, and what do you expect from a movie that delves around the subject of "snuff" movies.

Nudity: 6/10 - The unrated version features a weird sex-scene (in a Cronenberg film, schocking!!), where James Woods pierces Debbie Harrys ears??? while their doing the horizontal limbo.

F/X: 9/10 - Scenes of a breathing videocassette and Woods extracting a gun from his stomach are not easily forgotten. Fx by Rick Baker and Steve Johnson.

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