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The BBC let Alex Cox interrogate Cronenberg about body horror for 21 unhinged minutes.
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David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme (1997)

lo-fi TV time capsulehorror geek sleepoverCanadian chaos

Overview

Documentary

A brief documentary about Cronenberg made by the BBC to precede a showing of 'Videodrome' on television.

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Content warning
movie businessvideodrome

Standout Aspects

Direction

Alex Cox being weirdly aggressive as interviewer.

Production

Peak 1997 public television aesthetic.

Best for:Solo: YouTube rabbit hole at 2am when you should sleep.·Rewatch: After Videodrome, obviously. Duh.
ReleasedJan 19, 1997
Runtime21m
StatusReleased

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Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
BBC

Top Cast

Alex Cox

Alex Cox

Himself

David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

Himself

George A. Romero

George A. Romero

Himself

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

This aired before a UK television broadcast of Videodrome, essentially the BBC warning parents while baiting film nerds.

Trivia

Alex Cox had just been fired from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas—his hostile energy here might be unemployment rage.

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