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Videodrome AKA Zonekiller (Blu-ray) (1983)
First it controls your mind ... then it destroys your body.Director: David Cronenberg
Year of Copyright: 1982
Year of Production: 1981-82
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:(1.) Audio commentary with writer-director David Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin (2004)
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Extras:"Camera" 2000 short film by David Cronenberg (6:40)
"Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh" 2004 documentary by Michael Lennick (27:41)
"Effects Men" 2004 audio interview with effects artists Rick Baker and Michael Lennick (19:28) [1080p]
Bootleg Video :
- "Samurai Dreams: Episode #13" (with two optional audio commentaries by David Cronenberg, and by Mark Irwin and Michael Lennick) (4:47)
- "Transmissions from Videodrome" (with forced audio commentary by Mark Irwin and Michael Lennick) (7:15)
- "Helmet-Cam Test" (with optional audio commentary by Michael Lennick) (5:04)
"Effects Video Essay" photo slideshow by Tim Lucas and Donna Lucas (19:17) [1080p]
"Take One: Fear on Film" 1982 TV episode (25:40)
Gallery
- Publicity (24 images)
- Cast and Crew (16 images)
Marketing
- Trailer 1 (1:13)
- Trailer 2 (2:05)
- Trailer 3 (1:15)
- "The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome" 1982 featurette by Mick Garris (7:49) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz, 1152Kbps, 24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:High-definition digital restoration approved by director David Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin.
All extras are in 1080i 60Hz, except where noted.
"Samurai Dreams" and "Helmet-Cam Test" are silent.
All other extras are in English with no subtitles.
Includes a 36-page liner notes booklet "Make Mine Cronenberg" by Carrie Rickey, "Medium .cruel: Reflections on Videodrome" by Tim Lucas and "That Slithery Sense of Unreality" by Gary Indiana. Also contains information on the cast and crew, notes on the transfer, acknowledgements and special thanks.
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Easter eggs:EASTER EGG #1:
From the Supplements menu, navigate to the "Forging the New Flesh" submenu and press the blue button on the remote.
"Why Betamax?" 2004 documentary deleted scene (1:10)
EASTER EGG #2:
From the Supplements menu, navigate to the "Transmissions from Videodrome" submenu from the "Bootleg Video" submenu and press the blue button on the remote.
"Spectacular Optical" animated logo (0:17)
EASTER EGG #3:
From the Supplements menu, navigate to the "Fear on Film" submenu and press the blue button on the remote.
"Sneak Preview Questionnaire" photo gallery (17 images)
EASTER EGG #4:
From the Supplements menu, navigate to the "Marketing" submenu and press the blue button on the remote.
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 VC-1
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit)
French DTS 2.0 mono
Italian DTS 2.0 mono
Russian DTS 2.0 mono
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 VC-1
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit)
French DTS 2.0 mono
Italian DTS 2.0 mono
Russian DTS 2.0 mono
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Subtitles:Czech, Danish, English HoH, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 VC-1
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit)
French DTS 2.0 mono
Italian DTS 2.0 mono
Russian DTS 2.0 mono
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Subtitles:Czech, Danish, English HoH, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Swedish, Thai, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 VC-1
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit)
French DTS 2.0 mono
Italian DTS 2.0 mono
Russian DTS 2.0 mono
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 VC-1
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit)
French DTS 2.0 mono
Italian DTS 2.0 mono
Russian DTS 2.0 mono
Spanish (Castilian) DTS 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the 4-film 4-disc "The David Cronenberg Collection" which includes "Videodrome," "Naked Lunch," "Crash," and "Cosmopolis".
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Subtitles:English, Spanish (Castilian)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 VC-1
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit)
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film - R-rated Version
* The Film - Unrated Version
Photo Gallery (39 images)
Trailer 1 (1:09)
Trailer 2 (2:00)
Trailer 3 (1:12)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
DISC THREE (DVD)
"Cronenberg on Cronenberg" 1993 interview with David Cronenberg by Peter Kremski from a 2007 episode of the German television series Kinomagazin (79:51)
Interview with David Cronenberg by Robert A. Mitchell at the 2010 Festival of Fear (4:58)
Introduction by David Cronenberg from a 2009 TIFF Cinemateque screening (10:12)
"Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh" 2004 documentary by Michael Lennick (27:45)
"Why Betamax?" 2004 documentary deleted scene (1:10)
"The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome" 1982 featurette by Mick Garris (7:49)
"Samurai Dreams: Episode #13" bootleg video (with forced audio commentary by Michael Lennick) (4:46)
"Transmissions from Videodrome" bootleg video (with forced audio commentary by Michael Lennick) (7:01)
"Helmet-Cam Test" bootleg video (with forced audio commentary by Michael Lennick) (4:45)
"Camera" 2000 short film by David Cronenberg (6:39) -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/16bit)
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:R-rated version uses Universal transfer.
Unrated version uses Criterion transfer.
All extras are in 576i.
Trailers are in English, with no subtitles.
All other extras are in English, with optional German subtitles.
Includes a 20-page booklet. -
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Extras:DISC ONE: Videodrome (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary with film historian Tim Lucas (2015)
Documentaries and Featurettes
- "David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme" 1997 BBC documentary by Nick Freand Jones (21:04)
- "Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh" 2004 documentary by Michael Lennick (27:45)
- "Why Betamax?" 2004 documentary deleted scene (1:11)
- "Take One: Fear on Film" 1982 TV episode (25:40)
- "Samurai Dreams: Episode #13" bootleg video (with forced audio commentary by Michael Lennick) (4:47)
- "Helmet-Cam Test" (with forced audio commentary by Michael Lennick) (4:45) [1080p]
- "The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome" 1982 featurette by Mick Garris (7:52) [1080p]
Interviews from 2015 [1080p]
- "Videoblivion: An Interview with Mark Irwin" (26:27)
- "Pierre David on ... Videodrome" (10:20)
- "a.k.a. Jack Martin with Author Dennis Etchison" (16:45)
"Camera" 2000 short film by David Cronenberg (6:42)
"Pirated Signals: The Lost Broadcast" TV version deleted and alternate scenes (25:48) [1080p]
- Alternate Opening Credits
- "Show Me the Last One"
- Extended Sales Meeting at Civic TV
- "You Must Be Losing Interest in the Cassettes"
- "No Is the Dirtiest Word I've Ever Heard"
- Apollo & Dionysus
- Skid Row / Soup or Veg
- A Message from Brian O'Blivion
- Niki's Video Love Letter
- Contact High in the Limo
- The Origins of Videodrome
- Helmet in the Window
- "It's Always Painful to Change the Programme"
- Barry's Demise
- Max on the Street
- The Long Walk
- TV Epilogue
3 Trailers (4:35) [1080p]
DISC TWO: Videodrome (DVD Copy)
DISC THREE: David Cronenberg's Early Works (Blu-ray)
* Transfer (1966) (6:27) [1080p]
* From the Drain (1967) (12:48) [1080p]
* Stereo (1969) (62:43) [1080p]
* Crimes of the Future (1970) (62:37) [1080p]
"Transfer the Future: Kim Newman on the Early Films of David Cronenberg" 2015 interview (16:51) [1080p]
DISC FOUR: David Cronenberg's Early Works (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz, 1152Kbps, 24-bit)
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:High-definition digital restoration approved by director David Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin.
All extras are in 1080i 60Hz, except where noted.
All extras are in English with no subtitles.
Packaged as 2 digipaks with a 96-page hardback book "Long Live the New Flesh" in a thick cardboard slipbox. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with film historian Tim Lucas (2015)
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Extras:Documentaries and Featurettes:
- "David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme" 1997 BBC documentary by Nick Freand Jones (21:04)
- "Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh" 2004 documentary by Michael Lennick (27:45)
- "Why Betamax?" 2004 documentary deleted scene (1:11)
- "Take One: Fear on Film" 1982 TV episode (25:40)
- "Samurai Dreams: Episode #13" bootleg video (with forced audio commentary by Michael Lennick) (4:47)
- "Helmet-Cam Test" (with forced audio commentary by Michael Lennick) (4:45) [1080p]
- "The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome" 1982 featurette by Mick Garris (7:52) [1080p]
Interviews from 2015 [1080p]
- "Videoblivion: An Interview with Mark Irwin" (26:27)
- "Pierre David on ... Videodrome" (10:20)
- "a.k.a. Jack Martin with Author Dennis Etchison" (16:45)
"Camera" 2000 short film by David Cronenberg (6:42)
"Pirated Signals: The Lost Broadcast" TV version deleted and alternate scenes (25:48) [1080p]
- Alternate Opening Credits
- "Show Me the Last One"
- Extended Sales Meeting at Civic TV
- "You Must Be Losing Interest in the Cassettes"
- "No Is the Dirtiest Word I've Ever Heard"
- Apollo & Dionysus
- Skid Row / Soup or Veg
- A Message from Brian O'Blivion
- Niki's Video Love Letter
- Contact High in the Limo
- The Origins of Videodrome
- Helmet in the Window
- "It's Always Painful to Change the Programme"
- Barry's Demise
- Max on the Street
- The Long Walk
- TV Epilogue
3 Trailers (4:35) [1080p] -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz, 1152Kbps, 24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:High-definition digital restoration approved by director David Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin.
All extras are in 1080i 60Hz, except where noted.
All extras are in English with no subtitles. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Criterion release includes the director's cut and 2 exclusive commentaries and extras. Note the commentaries on the "bootleg videos" are different than the ones on the UK & German releases.
The UK Arrow LE release includes the director's cut and has an exclusive commentary and extensive extras.
The German Koch SE release includes both cuts of the film and many extras.
Information on the differences between the R-rated and Unrated versions can be found at Movie-Censorship.com (SPOILERS!). -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Unrated version (88:52)
- Blu-ray ALL Australia- Universal Pictures - No cuts - R-rated version (87:22).
- Blu-ray ALL France- Universal Pictures - No cuts - R-rated version (87:22).
- Blu-ray ALL Italy- Universal Pictures - No cuts - R-rated version (87:22).
- Blu-ray ALL Japan- Universal Pictures - No cuts - R-rated version (87:22).
- Blu-ray ALL Scandinavia- Universal Pictures - No cuts - R-rated version (87:22).
- Blu-ray ALL Spain- Universal Pictures - No cuts - R-rated version (87:22).
- Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- Universal Pictures - No cuts - R-rated version (87:22).
- Blu-ray B Special Edition Germany- Koch Media - No cuts - includes the R-rated version (87:28) and the Unrated version (88:25)
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - Unrated version (88:39)
- Blu-ray B Special Edition United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - Unrated version (88:39)
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 23/11/10
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 12/07/24UPDATE LOG:
23/11/10: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
31/12/11: Addition of the UK release.
11/08/15: Arrow released added and Amazon links.
12/08/15: Addition of France, Italy, Japan, Germany releases, capsaholic link.
02/01/16: Arrow single disc release added and ASIN.
18/03/16: Corrected typo in winner notes.
24/01/21: Updated DVDBeaver and Caps-a-holic links, added Australia and Spain, added Easter Eggs and missing extras on US release, corrected Arrow releases from 2.0 mono to 1.0, removed extraneous DVD info adding hyperlinks to related comparisons, added Movie-Censorship link.
12/07/24: Dates.
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