Videodrome (1983) DVD Details

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Details

Release Date: 09/08/1998

Chapters: 69

Regions: 1

Screen: WSE

Sound Formats: DD1

Languages: English

Number of sides: 2

DVD Studio: Criterion

Rating: NR

Format: DVD

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excerpts from an unpublished book on Videodrome by film critic and publisher Tim Lucas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