Why This Horror Masterpiece Has 5 Versions and 3 Endings | Videodrome (1983)

David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1983) remains one of the most prophetic and disturbing body horror films ever made. From a script written while the cameras were rolling to an extreme alternate ending cancelled on the day of shooting, the production was as chaotic as the film itself. Join us as we explore the five different cuts — including a lost television broadcast — the influence of Marshall McLuhan, and the incredible practical effects crafted by Rick Baker's 23-year-old team. Long live the new flesh. Chapters & Important Moments: 00:00 - The Lost Toronto Broadcast of Videodrome 01:23 - David Cronenberg's Incomplete Script 03:39 - The New Flesh: Media as Body Horror 05:01 - Marshall McLuhan and Professor Brian O'Blivion 05:49 - The Mutated Novelisation of Videodrome 06:53 - The Five Different Cuts and British Censors 11:40 - Unfilmed Afterlives: The Alternate Endings Explained 13:57 - Practical Effects: Betamax and Breathing Televisions 14:58 - The Remake in Purgatory 15:31 - The Legacy of the New Flesh Hashtags: #Videodrome #DavidCronenberg #BodyHorror #FilmHistory #GoldenFlicker