Videodrome (1983) DVD Details
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excerpts from an unpublished book on Videodrome by film critic and publisher Tim Lucas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