Interview scene in Videodrome with Debbie Harry as Nicki

[@sharkisland89]

"soon all of us will have special names" - Cronenberg predicted internet user names!

[@williamadam-mignault3106]

frl thats like some prophecyal shit right here brawww

[@siddharthpatil5775]

I doubt it. Screen names/handles (i.e. pseudonyms) were a common occurence on BBSes, which existed in the 1980s and were a precursor to Usenet, Internet forums, email, IM, etc.

[@sharkisland89]

@@siddharthpatil5775 The movie was made in 1983

[@NuGanjaTron]

@@sharkisland89 Well, that's Siddharth's point. BBSes and Compuserve's "CB" messenger were already around then, in which you assumed a "handle" as user name. Also, text-based and graphical RPGs were around in which you created characters (Sir-Tech's classic, Wizardry, comes to mind). Granted, this was all shrouded by a mantle of sub-culture, unlike today where it's totally pervaded our society.

[@sharkisland89]

@@NuGanjaTron They weren't mainstream yet and don't think Cronenberg was aware of them much

[@ZachRose88]

She was great in this movie.

[@kb-zealot]

I love that expression at 2:47, it's the kind of expression you give when 2 of your guests are flirting and the third is talking nonsense instead of answering your damn question

[@phishbill]

If i recall the movie correctly, Prof. O'Blivion("third guest") was not responding live-it was a tape.

[@kb-zealot]

@@phishbill Yes, that was the case, it was part of an insane philosophy that he could live on through his recorded videos. I love this crazy movie btw

[@ShadowSonic2]

@@kb-zealot It predicted AI people!

[@russellthompson9271]

The television screen....has become the retina of the mind's eye.

[@NuGanjaTron]

Uh... so media prophet O'Blivion declares TV as the new perceived reality?

[@unclemalky1]

Debbie, oh Debbie, what a gem. :)

[@alexbarretocypriano8026]

A chill up the spine when past jokes describes accurately the present.

[@NuGanjaTron]

Chilling indeed. This film is uncannily prophetic.

[@benijager1372]

@@NuGanjaTron soon everyone will have special names such as NuGanjaTron

[@NuGanjaTron]

@@benijager1372 Ha! I'm flattered! Actually OldGanjaTron was already taken... 😁

[@liquidgee13]

I have a copy of the novel with Debbie Harry's pic on the cover which she was kind enough to autograph for me ... Love Nikki Debbie Harry. Thanks, Ms. Harry, that meant the world to me.

[@Briteside1159]

My wonderful & charismatic loyal friend took me to see this at her college in 1982..I love her so much..thanks San xx

[@prezidenttrump5171]

She friendzoned you hard by the sounds of it.

[@russellthompson9271]

VD came out in '83

[@chastityjames3021]

She is a great actress

[@damianstarks3338]

Yes she is and don’t forget singer too.

[@benijager1372]

she didin't act, she quite literally enforced James Woods to commit suicide, Cronenberg liked the take so much he decided to make a film

[@fockingreat1125]

1:36 That smirk when she said "sexual" lol

[@NuGanjaTron]

... until she sank his wiener into the ground with the quick followup "... and I think that's BAD!" 🤣

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

Great scene -- super talented actor, James Woods on the same set with the incomparable Debbie Harry! 💕

[@lactobacilosvivos5008]

I love that they both just start flirting in the middle of the interview lol

[@friendlier]

"Soon all of us will have ... special names."

[@NuGanjaTron]

Yeah, but you need a CRT to go with it. Let's go grab some Trinitrons off eBay! 😆

[@joeagger]

Debbie and James are both fine af 😍

[@NuGanjaTron]

Rena King masters the art of composure as 2 guests are almost on top of each other and the 3rd talks bullshit from a TV. What a pro. 😆

[@marksmail2]

great clip. Thanks for posting.

[@Oysterblade84]

Her voice is still really good though, she does sound different these days more breathier and soft while back in the 70's her voice was more harder and rougher.

[@sgrannel]

I borrowed it from the Ann Arbor library on the corner of Nixon and Plymouth. Check your local library if they loan out DVDs, they might have it.

[@tristan01101]

I think their careers went flat after this movie because of its brutal honesty.

[@davidthomas7897]

No, James Woods did just fine( Once Upon a Time in America, True Believer, Salvador, Against all Odds etc).

[@fockingreat1125]

@@davidthomas7897 Eventually his did go flat though, however it was due to his bigotry and generally terrible actions instead. He is or was a talented actor, just very hateful and creepy, unfortunately.

[@blakekeys3830]

@@fockingreat1125 separate your personal politics you limp wristed bitch. He made his money while living within their system but he's nowadays 100% correct

[@fockingreat1125]

@@blakekeys3830 Says "seperate personal politics" and then calls people who don't like the actor you like "limp wristed bitches". Certainly for entirely apolitical reasons though, I'm sure.

[@73lele]

My favorite is Lally Cadeau!She is a wonderful actress and I really wish I could have seen her on stage!

[@brilleklaus]

I don't dare to say why I am here, in fear of my webcam.

[@Timbretwo]

"Long live the new flesh.

[@only257]

Love this movie 📼

[@royalnaz1]

80's new wave punk scence and that whole era is probally the best music has to offer. tons of great music that sounded different from one another. talking heads, blondie, ramones, and a bunch of other bands that made good music. this is coming from a young man.

[@emeraldkat2167]

It was certainly great (and I love all those bands too). I still prefer 90s alternative (love Weezer, Beck, Radiohead, etc). I also miss triphop, like Portishead. And where did all the wonderful chick bands go???

[@doomguy234]

thank you very much

[@SkinnyEMedia]

This film is essentially the very conversations Stanley Kubrick and the BBFC and MPAA had when CLOCKWORK ORANGE came out?

[@marisadeldago503]

James Woods ❤❤

[@GhostsDontWalk1]

Camdrome is part of us all.

[@ottawamanz]

deborah is deeply sexy,and has very beautiful bone structure the camera loves her and so do most people,as for drugs,she is not a role model she is an entertainer/artist,look to your parents if you want role models.

[@sgrannel]

People do age a lot faster when they smoke. You can even see it in their skin if you look closely. People sometimes look back on it after irreversible damage is done and they think "Gee, I really wish I didn't do that."

[@lineaglehorse1619]

White ppl age faster. Ethnic ppl are the only ones who dont look like dried prunes lol. I'm a smoker & 45 & I look good 4 my age. So not everybody ages the same.

[@imtheotherdave]

Debbie Harry is almost 40 here and looks fine as fuck.

[@RodrigoCantillano]

She's HOT!!! Here

[@-ULTRA-Games]

2:19 The television screen has become the retina of the minds eye.

[@emilianomontelongo4865]

Oh man I was so fucking high when I watched this movie

[@NuGanjaTron]

"Soon all of us will have special names [..] designed to cause the cathode ray tube to resonate" My email signature. 😉

[@sgrannel]

Yes, I understand she did heroin, but as far as I know any smoking she did was restricted to movie roles. I guess if the heroin users eat right, use clean equipment and don't OD, they can come out with less long term damage than the smokers. I've been told that tobacco is actually more addictive than heroin. Smoking gets into everything. The lungs, heart, thyroid function, skin, even the bones, joints and spinal discs. 80% of the guys who require disc work are/were smokers.

[@tomjones8610]

Debbie disclosed that she only snorted and did not shoot up.

[@duffbaker9554]

@@tomjones8610 She smokes cigarettes nowadays, though.

[@tomjones8610]

@@duffbaker9554 Did not know that. I quit years and years ago, but my doctor maintains that if you are in otherwise good health, eat right and exercise, that 6 or less cigs per day won't do you much harm.

[@duffbaker9554]

@@tomjones8610 She might be a light smoker perhaps, but I'm just going by recent/fairly recent photos I've seen of her smoking which compared to back in the day, you hardly ever saw her with a cigarette.

[@judistench2167]

@@duffbaker9554 She’s getting up there in years, so she needs to be careful with that. Still, she looks way better than madonna or Mae West - they look(ed) like caricatures of their younger selves whereas Debbie still looks good.

[@tpfang56]

Wow. Everyone here is talking about Debbie Harry. What about James Woods? He's freaking hot in this movie!

[@emeraldkat2167]

I wanted to make a Family Guy snarky remark, but then I realized how right you are and decided to leave it at that.

[@jim6820]

A brilliant performance that’s for sure.👍👍👍👍👍

[@willmaud2359]

If people aren't held accountable for the own actions, if their actions start getting blamed on something they saw or heard, that's what kills freedom. There can only be freedom when people are seen as responsible for their own actions. I'd rather be free than part of an experiment to improve "safety" by restricting expression.

[@ShadowSonic2]

Too much freedom is just anarchy thought. No Order.

[@ShadowSonic2]

@@vintage-red-carpetmasonic-38" so who decides what is too much freedom destroying other peoples stuff isnt freedom" That IS Freedom, according to those always complaining they aren't give more.

[@sgrannel]

Yes, I'm staying in Ann Arbor, at least for now.

[@LapisDemon]

I'm here because of @CamDrome ._.

[@b0nsc0ttr0ck]

Debbie doesn't smoke. Smart girl

[@edoardorasera7311]

she may happen to puff on one in order to burn her own skin though

[@anthonygerace8926]

@@edoardorasera7311 It's weird to see how casually people smoke in old movies. That'a major change in society over the past three decades. Oh, and, damn, Debbie Harry is hot.

[@edoardorasera7311]

@@anthonygerace8926 Travolta in Pulp Fiction was the worst ever. I don't like moderna movies so I can't really say

[@Ichbinnurgutwennkeinerguckt]

Well, Prof. Brian O'Blivion's prediction went wrong; as you can see, I'm still using my real name.

[@ottawamanz]

sgrannel,thanks for getting my point,if you are an adult,sort yourself out.

[@sgrannel]

Parents aren't perfect, either. Each must take responsibility for finding his or her own way.

[@Soulsphere001]

I haven't seen this movie, but I've watched a few scenes on KZbin and read a bit about it. I should watch it someday. It has some interesting ideas in it. For instance, does violence in T.V. increase aggressiveness and violence within us? I think it may increase aggressive behavior, but I don't think it makes people more violent. I think people have to be abnormally violent to begin with to become violent criminals.

[@only257]

Soulsphere001 it’s a good movie check it out on amazon 🍿

[@bjtucker5]

Back when dude's would shoot their shot without getting cancelled 👏😆

[@SkinnyEMedia]

Blondie for President (or Prime Minister- since this is a Canadian film production?)

[@stijnvandamme76]

put Madonna, and Debbie Harry side by side, at that age, in similar clothes and makupand they could have been sisters

[@jrmetmoi]

Her hair does look pretty in this doesn't it? But she was never ugly back then so she looked good blond as well.

[@ICA31]

Wow, Chris Stein gets no love in these comments. He wrote some good songs. Until HOG, Blondie suffered the same fate as all the other punk/new wave bands in terms of radio exclusion in the US, but they already had hits around the world. As to HOG, the 1975 and 1978 demos show the song far along in development-lyrics, tune, instrumental bridge. The decision to make it a disco song was Harry's but Stein agreed with it. Chapman did a great job recording it but he certainly didn't create it.

[@skeletora]

she claims to have never shot up...

[@Thesis2011]

The Metaverse.

[@masterblasterr]

excellent video - give my videodrome music vid a watch

[@b0nsc0ttr0ck]

Oh right :S Since when?

[@doetim]

@DianaVisitor AND STOP CALLING ME BAD NAMES. YOU MUST BE INSECURED!

[@doetim]

She's smoking pot on the Coca Crystal show clips, not cigarettes. She does smoke but occasionally not a heavy smoker.

[@duffbaker9554]

She has been smoking in her later years.

[@jrmetmoi]

I never understood this scene. How can O'Blivion be dead yet he keeps looking over at Max and Rena the show host?

[@radiumtheatre]

+BADTOWNSOUND He's prerecording them not for a specific event, but for all the perennial scenarios. Professor Oblivion believes this is how he becomes immortal.

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

He was the progenitor and first victim of videodrome and when he found out what it was being used for, he made a series of prerecorded tapes that require near psychic intuition (Probably as the result of his viewing of Drome.) and passed it on to his daughter who was required to take out certain tapes for certain subjects. In this case all the questions he was gonna be asked, was answered ahead of time.

[@anonyarena]

"I refuse to appear on television, except on television!" - That's my absolute favorite line in a movie script FILLED with fantastic lines!

[@dylanarmstrong2028]

that still doesnt answer how the character would still be looking over at the other to characters but then with out and cut look back at the interviewer and answer the question

[@ShadowSonic2]

@@dylanarmstrong2028 He recorded them in a way to include fake movements, he predicted he'd need that illusion.

[@kiwiangeldust6912]

She talks different when she sings.

[@NuGanjaTron]

"Pittsburgh".

[@jesxxenexy2833]

"your channel offers its wievers *nasty stuff*" ...Umm nowadays its the norm? I find this amusing in a dark way.

[@royalnaz1]

we are guys and we dont care if james woods looks hot.

[@doetim]

She was never a nonstop smoker, stop making up stuff dude and also that mediocre chris stein is responsible for many blondie classics that were responsible for their fame and rock and roll hall of fame induction. Let's see you write a song half as good as his worst song.

[@adamquiles2468]

She looked hot in this movie too bad about how she ended up in the middle of it 😔

[@russellthompson9271]

The television screen....has become the retina of the mind's eye.