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Genre:
Documentary | Short
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Cast

 
Alex Cox ... Himself

David Cronenberg ... Himself

George A. Romero ... Himself

Veronica Grey ... Short Film's Star (uncredited)
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Produced by
Steve Jenkins .... associate producer
Nick Freand Jones .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mark Pringle 
 
Film Editing by
Jan Deas 
 
Art Direction by
Bob Cummins 
Steve Wilsher 
 
Sound Department
Stuart Moser .... sound
Andrew Yarme .... sound
Jim Young .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Bragg .... camera operator
Laurie Conlon .... camera operator: rostrum camera
Pete Kelly .... camera operator
Mark Molesworth .... camera operator
 
Thanks
Michelle Colyer .... thanks
 

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Runtime:
21 min
Language:
English
Color:
Color

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David Cronenberg interviewed in front of a fish tank., 13 April 2007
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Author: Paul Andrews (poolandrews@hotmail.com) from UK

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme was made by the BBC right here in the UK as a brief 20 odd minute time filler to proceed a showing (maybe the premiere?) of Cronenberg's brilliant Videodrome (1982) which was shown on the same channel straight after.

In it he talks briefly about Shivers (1975), then he goes into a bit more depth surrounding Videodrome itself & then he again briefly talks about what was at that time his latest film Crash (1996) before rounding things off with a rant about censorship. George A. Romero gets a few minutes as well to discuss various issues & British director, writer, editor & actor Alex Cox sporting a hairdo created with the help of a pan full of chip fat is the only other contributor.

This is pretty insignificant & forgettable stuff, it's obvious that since this was playing just before Videodrome & that it spends most of it's duration discussing that film this was probably a promotional piece more than anything else. As always Cronenberg never really talks in layman's terms & he seems to want to find some hidden complex meaning in just about everything he discusses, Romero & Cox have nothing of any real note to say. If your looking for a detailed interview about Cronenberg's work & career this isn't it as it ignores most of both but it's fascinating to hear him talk & since Videodrome is maybe my favourite Cronneberg film it was nice to get a brief insight, albeit a shallow one.

Featuring clips from Shivers, Videodrome, Crash & Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978) & filmed in what looks like an aquarium as the contributors all seem to sitting in front of huge fish tanks...

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