Videodrome
1983 · 88 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 107,781 VOTES · DIR. David Cronenberg
Overview
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.
Dialogue Timeline — 876 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:46 Civic TV
00:05:16 I think it'll get us an audience we've never had before.
00:08:38 I mean, uh, this is supposed to be a clandestine operation, you know what I mean ?
00:10:48 You know what Freud would have said about that dress.
00:12:51 Har-- Harlan, where is it coming from ?
00:15:13 just-- just a little.
00:20:28 Arnold on line three.
00:22:34 making underground video is considered a subversive act.
00:26:11 We can take a shower together, anytime you say.
00:29:49 You look like them, like one of Father's derelicts.
00:33:09 Jesus, Max, you scared me.
00:36:13 I had a brain tumor
00:39:31 Because your father admits he's somehow involved with Videodrome ?
00:41:44 He saw it as the next phase in the evolution of man as a technological animal.
00:46:24 Please direct your attention to the television set in front of you, Mr. Renn.
00:49:58 What makes you think I need help, Barry ?
00:53:17 Let's perform.
00:57:32 Well, fuck you. I'm not some fucking servomechanism you can switch on.
01:00:41 Anybody who watches it, Max.
01:02:56 Open up to me.
01:07:45 Come-- Get out !
01:12:38 I am the video word made flesh.
01:15:51 - Ah. - Been busy, Max.
01:23:47 I can help you.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed876
Dialogue density10.0 lines / min
First line00:00:46
Final line01:23:47
Production Record
DirectorDavid Cronenberg
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,952,000
Revenue$2,120,439
IMDb votes107,781