Videodrome

1983 film by David Cronenberg
Movie film Q747551
Videodrome
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Videodrome

Summary

Videodrome is a film[1]. Videodrome ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,974 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Videodrome's image is recorded as Videodrome trailer screenshot.jpg[3].
  • Videodrome's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Videodrome's director is recorded as David Cronenberg[5].
  • Videodrome's screenwriter is recorded as David Cronenberg[6].
  • Videodrome's composer is recorded as Howard Shore[7].
  • Videodrome's genre is recorded as body horror film[8].
  • Videodrome's genre is recorded as science fiction film[9].
  • Videodrome's genre is recorded as arthouse science fiction film[10].
  • Videodrome's genre is recorded as horror film[11].
  • Videodrome's genre is recorded as science fiction horror film[12].
  • Videodrome's genre is recorded as fantasy film[13].
  • Videodrome's genre is recorded as drama film[14].
  • Videodrome's logo image is recorded as Videodrome Schriftzug.png[15].
  • Videodrome's cast member is recorded as James Woods[16].
  • Videodrome's cast member is recorded as Sonja Smits[17].
  • Videodrome's cast member is recorded as Debbie Harry[18].
  • Videodrome's cast member is recorded as Leslie Carlson[19].
  • Videodrome's cast member is recorded as Peter Dvorský[20].
  • Videodrome's cast member is recorded as Jack Creley[21].
  • Videodrome's cast member is recorded as Jayne Eastwood[22].
  • Videodrome's producer is recorded as Pierre David[23].
  • Videodrome's producer is recorded as Claude Héroux[24].
  • Videodrome's production company is recorded as Telefilm Canada[25].
  • Videodrome's director of photography is recorded as Mark Irwin[26].
  • Videodrome's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0086541[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Pierre David[23] and Claude Héroux[24]. Videodrome's director is recorded as David Cronenberg[5]. Videodrome's screenwriter is recorded as David Cronenberg[6]. Cast members include James Woods[16], Sonja Smits[17], Debbie Harry[18], Leslie Carlson[19], Peter Dvorský[20], and Jack Creley[21].

Publication

Videodrome's publication date is recorded as +1983-02-04T00:00:00Z[28]. Videodrome's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include body horror film[8], science fiction film[9], arthouse science fiction film[10], horror film[11], science fiction horror film[12], and fantasy film[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include pornography[30], sex in film[31], influence of mass media[32], delusion[33], and reality[34].

Reception

Reviews include 83%[35], 7.5/10[36], 58/100[37], and 7.2/10[38].

Why It Matters

Videodrome ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,974 views/month).[2] Videodrome has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Videodrome is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . filmstarts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . IMDb. Retrieved . filmstarts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . IMDb. Retrieved . filmstarts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Online-Filmdatenbank. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Online-Filmdatenbank. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Online-Filmdatenbank. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Online-Filmdatenbank. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . Videodrome. wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . Videodrome. wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . Videodrome. wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . Videodrome. wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . Videodrome. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Tommasopaiano · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distribution format video on demand
    Publication date +1983-02-04T00:00:00Z
    Genre
    Production company Telefilm Canada
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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