Bootleg Video: Transmissions from Videodrome
Videodrome
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Early on in the production of VIDEODROME, David Cronenberg and his crew shot several short video sequences that were later excerpted in the film. This clip features the uninterrupted Videodrome transmissions seen by Max Renn, plus some that were not included in the film’s final cut. They are presented with audio commentary by director of photography Mark Irwin and special video effects supervisor Michael Lennick. All vestiges of the Videodrome signal have been filtered out to ensure tumor-free viewing.
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