David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg, CC, OOnt, FRSC (born March 15, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) is widely regarded as Canada's most influential and internationally celebrated filmmaker. Cronenberg has made a significant impact on genre cinema in Canada. Nicknamed "The Baron of Blood" and "The King of Venereal Horror," he has pushed boundaries with his controversial horror movies. His unique style of "body horror" films, including "Shivers" (1975), "The Brood" (1979), "Scanners" (1981), "Videodrome" (1983), "The Fly" (1986), "Dead Ringers" (1988), "Naked Lunch" (1991), and "Crash" (1996), have captivated audiences with their thought-provoking exploration of the complex relationship between sex, technology, and violence. Cronenberg's contributions to the film industry have been recognized with numerous awards and honours, including being a Companion of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et Lettres de France, and a member of Canada's Walk of Fame. He has received 10 Genie Awards and has been honoured at prestigious international film festivals, as well as receiving lifetime achievement awards from the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, and the Venice Film Festival. Cronenberg has been married twice: first to sound recordist Margaret Hindson, from 1970 to 1977, with whom he had one daughter, Cassandra Cronenberg (born 1972); then to cinematographer Carolyn Zeifman, from 1979 until her death in 2017, with whom he had one son, Brandon Cronenberg (born 1980), and one daughter, Caitlin Cronenberg (born 1984).
The Fly
as GynecologistWhen Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he...
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Humane
as D.O.C.S. Commercials NarratorIn the wake of an environmental collapse that has forced humanity to shed 20% of its population,...
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Jason X
as Dr. WimmerIn the year 2455, Old Earth is now a contaminated planet abandoned for centuries -- a brown...
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Crash
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of...
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Videodrome
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract...
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Shivers
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)When the residents of a luxury apartment complex outside Montreal are infiltrated by parasites...
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Disappearance at Clifton Hill
as WalterFollowing the death of her mother, a young woman returns home to Niagara Falls and becomes...
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To Each His Own Cinema
as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema"...
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To Die For
as Man at LakeSuzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get...
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Into the Night
as Group SupervisorEd Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he...
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Resurrection
as Father RousellA jaded homicide detective has been put on the case of a ruthless killer in the city of Chicago,...
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Nightbreed
as Dr. Philip K. DeckerA troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly...
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Dead Ringers
as Obstetrician (uncredited)Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly....
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Barney's Version
as O'Malley Director #2The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the...
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Last Night
as DuncanVarious citizens of Toronto anxiously await the end of the world, which is occurring at the...
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Extreme Measures
as Hospital LawyerGuy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome...
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The Stupids
as Postal SupervisorAn incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the...
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Trial by Jury
as DirectorValerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has...
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Falling
as Dr. KlausnerJohn Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California....
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Room 999
as SelfIn 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema,...
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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Self (archive footage)A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as...
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Masters of Horror
as SelfDocumentary showcasing the work of prominent film directors in the horror genre. Featuring...
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The Judge
as Det. StobelWhen a key witness in a case of corruption is killed in courts all suspicion falls on Judge...
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Rewind
as RourkeRevolves around a team of military field operatives and civilian scientists who must use...
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Blood & Donuts
as Crime BossIn 1994, in Toronto, the vampire Boya awakens from his twenty-five years of sleep in a basement...
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The Nest
as Dr. Molnar (voice)A doctor must remove a parasite infestation from within a patient's breast.
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The American Nightmare
as SelfAn examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they...
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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as SelfA riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer William S. Burroughs, a man considered...
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Ape Sodom
as NarratorThree degenerates navigate the descending hierarchy of post-consumerist enlightenment.
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Acts of Violence
as SelfACTS OF VIOLENCE is a behind the scenes documentary, structured in a scene by scene breakdown of...
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Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as SelfWhen it comes to producing, no one speaks with more authority than Lloyd Kaufman creator of The...
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Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
as SelfThrough the use of interviews (both vintage and new) with various cast and crew members,...
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The Death of David Cronenberg
as David CronenbergDavid Cronenberg stands in a softly lit bedroom and looks deeply into the camera before his gaze...
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Naked Making Lunch
as SelfA 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.
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Too Commercial for Cannes
as SelfA day in a life tour diary with David Cronenberg, as he brings his film "A History of Violence"...
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L’ inquiétante absence
as Self"L'inquiétante absence" is a documentary that examines the current state of genre films in...
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Blue
as uncreditedNew carpet factory footage intercut with old porn creates a brief but telling glimpse into the...
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Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
as SelfDocumentary about the career of director David Cronenberg, with clips from his films and...
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Boozecan
as Stan ColeburnThe owner of an after-hours bar dreams of opening a legitimate establishment.
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A Special Day
as SelfAt the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.
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Moonshine Highway
as Clem ClaytonThe plans of a moonshine runner trying to make a better life by becoming a stock car racer go...
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The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
as IntervieweeA featurette made in 1982 to promote the new film by David Cronenberg, including interviews with...
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Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
as SelfThe invisible art of production designer Carol Spier. The relationship between director and...
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Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
as SelfNew featurette, writer/director Brad Bird, writer/director Andrew Haigh, director Danny Boyle,...
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Tales from the Organ Trade
as NarratorA look into the underground world of trafficking human body parts.
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At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
as The Last Jew in the WorldIn an unspecified future, a man prepares to kill himself in a cinema restroom. Two unseen radio...
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A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
as SelfNew featurette, David Cronenberg, cinematographer Anthony B. Richomond, and professor Sarah...
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The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
as SelfTells the story of David Secter, Canada's first acclaimed indie filmmaker.
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Buffalo Airport Visions
as uncreditedAn experimental investigation of Toronto street life and youth culture.
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The Making of Dead Ringers
as Self - Writer/DirectorA short behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of "Dead Ringers," including interviews with...
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Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
as SelfA film essay on Ballard's fiction, and its unrealised cinematic potential, with particular...
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Palace of Pleasure
as uncreditedJohn Hofsess’s The Palace of Pleasure emerged from the psychedelic haze of 1960s postmodern art....
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David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
as HimselfA brief documentary about Cronenberg made by the BBC to precede a showing of 'Videodrome' on...
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Tomorrow's Shadows
as G.O.D. (voice)Where futures are known and happiness is guaranteed by G.O.D., a mother is given a choice - her...
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Take One: Fear on Film
as SelfMick Garris hosts this look at horror films with John Carpenter, John Landis and David...
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The Grace of God
as PsychiatristCentering on L'Ecuyer's identity as a gay man, the film unfolds as a series of vignettes...
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Star Trek: Discovery
as Dr. KovichFollow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and...
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Slasher
as SpencerThirty years ago, in the sleepy community of Waterbury, a killer known as “The Executioner”...
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Alias
as Dr. BrezzelSydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government,...
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Alias Grace
as Reverend VerrengerBased on the true story of Grace Marks, a housemaid and immigrant from Ireland who was...
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Prisoners of Gravity
as SelfPrisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that...
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The Newsroom
as HimselfThe tumultuous TV newsroom world of overbearing regional news director George Findlay, who is...
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Happy Town
as Dr. LeichmanThe residents of Haplin, Minnesota - also known as "Happy Town" - have enjoyed an uneasy peace...
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The Judge
as Det. StobelEverything brilliant and compassionate defense attorney Paul Madriani stands for is put to the...
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