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* CreatorCameo: While not intentionally so, David Cronenberg appears as James Woods' body double when Max is wearing the recording helmet. Woods refused to wear it himself since he convinced it was a safety hazard, so Cronenberg wore it instead for the wider shots.
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* FakeNationality: Torontonians Max Renn and Nicki Brand are played by Americans Creator/JamesWoods and [[Music/{{Blondie}} Debbie Harry]], respectively.
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* CreatorBacklash: One of the Japanese porn dealers is played by David Tsubouchi. Just over a decade later, Tsubouchi would be elected as a Member of the Provincial Parliament in Ontario, where he was appointed Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations. This made him responsible for the [[MediaWatchdog Ontario Film Review Board]], the agency that assigns film ratings in the province. Cronenberg butted heads with the OFRB and other Canadian review boards many times in the late '70s and early '80s and accused them of censorship.
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* OldShame: One of the Japanese porn dealers is played by David Tsubouchi. Just over a decade later, Tsubouchi would be elected as a Member of the Provincial Parliament in Ontario, where he was appointed Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations. This made him responsible for the [[MediaWatchdog Ontario Film Review Board]], the agency that assigns film ratings in the province. Cronenberg butted heads with the OFRB and other Canadian review boards many times in the late '70s and early '80s and accused them of censorship.
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* FollowUpFailure: Creator/DavidCronenberg was coming off the success of ''Film/{{Scanners}}''.
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* OldShame: One of the Japanese porn dealers is played by David Tsubouchi. Just over a decade later, Tsubouchi would be elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario, where he was appointed Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations. This made him responsible for the [[MediaWatchdog Ontario Film Review Board]], the agency which assigns film ratings in the province. Cronenberg butted heads with the OFRB and other Canadian review boards many times in the late '70s and early '80s and accused them of censorship.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An epilogue was planned but never filmed. In it, Max, Bianca and Nicki appear on the set of Videodrome. Bianca and Nicki are shown to have chest slits (vaginas) of their own, from which emerge strange mutated sex organs - this concept was also used in Creator/DavidCronenberg's earlier film, ''Film/{{Rabid}}''. The scene was scrapped along with many others due to cost overruns, bad timing (Debbie Harry had stomach flu and James Woods was visiting relatives), and the sheer difficulty of executing such a special effects-laden scene. A number of other ambitious special effects sequences were also dropped.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An epilogue was planned but never filmed. In it, Max, Bianca and Nicki appear on the set of Videodrome. Bianca and Nicki are shown to have chest slits (vaginas) of their own, from which emerge strange mutated sex organs - this concept was also used in Creator/DavidCronenberg's earlier film, ''Film/{{Rabid}}''. The scene was scrapped along with many others due to cost overruns, bad timing (Debbie Harry had stomach flu and James Woods was visiting relatives), and the sheer difficulty of executing such a special effects-laden scene. A number of other ambitious special effects sequences were also dropped.
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* OldShame: One of the Japanese porn dealers is played by David Tsubouchi. Just over a decade later, Tsubouchi would be elected as a Member of the Provincial Parliament in Ontario, where he was appointed Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations. This made him responsible for the [[MediaWatchdog Ontario Film Review Board]], the agency which that assigns film ratings in the province. Cronenberg butted heads with the OFRB and other Canadian review boards many times in the late '70s and early '80s and accused them of censorship.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An epilogue was planned but never filmed. In it, Max,Bianca Bianca, and Nicki appear on the set of Videodrome. Bianca and Nicki are shown to have chest slits (vaginas) of their own, from which emerge strange mutated sex organs - this concept was also used in Creator/DavidCronenberg's earlier film, ''Film/{{Rabid}}''. The scene was scrapped along with many others due to cost overruns, bad timing (Debbie Harry had stomach flu and James Woods was visiting relatives), and the sheer difficulty of executing such a special effects-laden scene. A number of other ambitious special effects sequences were also dropped.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An epilogue was planned but never filmed. In it, Max,
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An epilogue was planned but never filmed. In it, Max, Bianca and Nicki appear on the set of Videodrome. Bianca and Nicki are shown to have chest slits (vaginas) of their own, from which emerge strange mutated sex organs - this concept was also used in Creator/DavidCronenberg's earlier film, ''Film/{{Rabid}}''. The scene was scrapped along with many others due to cost overruns, bad timing (Debbie Harry had stomach flu and James Woods was visiting relatives), and the sheer difficulty of executing such a special-effects scene. A number of other ambitious special effects sequences were also dropped.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An epilogue was planned but never filmed. In it, Max, Bianca and Nicki appear on the set of Videodrome. Bianca and Nicki are shown to have chest slits (vaginas) of their own, from which emerge strange mutated sex organs - this concept was also used in Creator/DavidCronenberg's earlier film, ''Film/{{Rabid}}''. The scene was scrapped along with many others due to cost overruns, bad timing (Debbie Harry had stomach flu and James Woods was visiting relatives), and the sheer difficulty of executing such a special-effects scene. A number of other ambitious special effects sequences were also dropped.
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* OldShame: One of the Japanese porn dealers is played by David Tsubouchi. Just over a decade later, he'd Tsubouchi would be elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario, where he was appointed Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations. This made him responsible for the [[MediaWatchdog Ontario Film Review Board]], the agency which assigns film ratings in the province. Cronenberg butted heads with the OFRB and other Canadian review boards many times in the late '70s and early '80s and accused them of censorship.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An epilogue was planned but never filmed. In it, Max, Bianca and Nicki appear on the set of Videodrome. Bianca and Nicki are shown to have chest slits (vaginas) of their own, from which emerge strange mutated sex organs - this concept was also used in Creator/DavidCronenberg's earlier film, ''Film/{{Rabid}}''. The scene was scrapped along with many others due to cost overruns, bad timing (Debbie Harry had stomach flu and James Woods was visiting relatives), and the sheer difficulty of executing such aspecial-effects special effects-laden scene. A number of other ambitious special effects sequences were also dropped.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An epilogue was planned but never filmed. In it, Max, Bianca and Nicki appear on the set of Videodrome. Bianca and Nicki are shown to have chest slits (vaginas) of their own, from which emerge strange mutated sex organs - this concept was also used in Creator/DavidCronenberg's earlier film, ''Film/{{Rabid}}''. The scene was scrapped along with many others due to cost overruns, bad timing (Debbie Harry had stomach flu and James Woods was visiting relatives), and the sheer difficulty of executing such a
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* ActorAllusion: Reiner Schwartz's character is named Moses, a reference to Creator/CityTV founder Moses Znaimer.
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* ActorAllusion: Reiner Schwartz's character is named Moses, a reference to Creator/CityTV founder Moses Znaimer.ActorInspiredElement: Creator/JamesWoods came up with the ending where [[spoiler:Max shoots himself]].
* DyeingForYourArt: Debbie Harry dyed her signature blonde hair red for this movie.
* DyeingForYourArt: Debbie Harry dyed her signature blonde hair red for this movie.
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* InspirationForTheWork: The basis for the film came from Creator/DavidCronenberg's childhood. He used to pick up television signals from Buffalo, New York, late at night after Canadian stations had gone off the air, and worry he might see something disturbing not meant for public consumption.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: The American remake of ''Film/TheRing'' takes many of its cues from ''Videodrome'' about the power of television in people's lives.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: As a young man, Creator/DavidCronenberg attended the University of Toronto; first studying science, but eventually gaining his degree inpeople's lives.Literature. Marshall [=McLuhan=] was a lecturer in media studies at the University during the same time, and is also credited as an influence on Cronenberg's ideas for Videodrome and served as the inspiration for the character of Brian O'Blivion.
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