Character Relationship Map: Videodrome

Characters

• Max Renn (played by James Woods) — protagonist

  CIVIC-TV president obsessed with Videodrome broadcasts and media evolution.

• Nicki Brand (played by Debbie Harry) — protagonist

  Sadomasochistic radio host entangled with Max and Videodrome.

• Harlan (played by Peter Dvorsky) — supporting

  CIVIC-TV satellite dish operator who discovers Videodrome.

• Barry Convex (played by Leslie Carlson) — supporting

  Videodrome producer using an eyeglass company as an arms front.

• Masha (played by Lynne Gorman) — supporting

  Softcore pornographer who discovers Videodrome's reality.

• Brian O'Blivion (played by Jack Creley) — supporting

  Media theorist who created Videodrome and died by his own invention.

Key Relationships

• Nicki Brand → Barry Convex (Conflict Victim)
• Harlan → Barry Convex (Alliance Co-conspirator)
• Nicki Brand → Masha (Meta Hallucinatory Projection)
• Max Renn → Brian O'Blivion (Narrative Seeker)
• Max Renn → Barry Convex (Conflict Manipulator)
• Max Renn → Masha (Alliance Investigative Partner)
• Max Renn → Nicki Brand (Romantic Lovers)
• Max Renn → Harlan (Professional Boss)

Story Analysis

A media executive's descent into physical and psychological mutation as he uncovers a sinister broadcast signal.

Plot Progression

1. The Broadcast Discovery
2. The O'Blivion Revelation
3. The Flesh Transformation
4. The New Flesh Ascension