Videodrome: Special Edition 2 Disc Set (1982) Rating: Starring: Les Carlson, Jack Creley, Peter Dvorsky, Lynne Gorman, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits, James Woods Director: David Cronenberg Category: Classics, Horror, Sci-Fi, Classics Studio: Criterion Subtitles: English Length: 89 mins     When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new shows for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyperviolent torture show called "Videodrome." As he struggles to unearth the origins of the program, he embarks on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games, and bodily transformation. Starring James Woods and Deborah Harry, in one of her first film roles, Videodrome is one of writer/director David Cronenberg's most original and provocative works, fusing social commentary with shocking elements of sex and violence. With groundbreaking special effects makeup by Academy Award-winner Rick Baker, Videodrome has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and mind-bending science fiction films of the 1080s.