A sleazy TV producer investigates a violent pirate broadcast that may be a real snuff movie. In the process, he uncovers a sinister plot to turn the public into brainless drones through their televisions. David Cronenberg's surreal horror, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry and Peter Dvorsky.

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.