Videodrome Page #5

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They want you to destroy me.

Destroy you?

They killed her, Max.

They killed Nicki Brand.

She died on Videodrome.

They used her image to seduce you,

but she was already dead.

Don't back away.

I stole it from them

just for you to see.

Videodrome is death.

That's better.

So much better.

It's always painful

to remove the cassette...

to change the program.

But now that we have...

you'll see that you've become something

quite different from what you were.

You've become

the video word made flesh.

I am the video word made flesh.

And now that you are

the video word made flesh...

you know what you have to do.

You turn against Videodrome.

You use the weapons they've given you

to destroy them.

Death to Videodrome.

Long live the new flesh.

Death to Videodrome.

Long live the new flesh.

It was only 26 hours ago

in the building you see behind me...

that a bizarre, apparently

motiveless shooting occurred...

which has triggered off

an intensive manhunt by Metro Police.

Thirty-four-year-old Max Renn,

president of the Civic TV Corporation...

is being sought in connection

with the shooting deaths...

of two executives

at Channel 83-

You wanna see the monkey dance,

you pay the piper.

See what I'm sayin', Teddy? You know

how much my monkey's batteries cost?

They don't last in the cold.

The cold knocks 'em right out.

I can't dance.

I would if I could.

But, uh, I can't, so -

You got some change, Teddy?

You got somethin'. Half a buck. Teddy, yeah.

A quarter. You got somethin', Teddy.

Can't ya put somethin'in, Teddy?

Well, hello, sport.

They call me Brolley.

How can I help you, sir?

- Just looking.

- Yeah, man.

Well, that's a good one.

There ain't much to see here, but

take your time and have a good look anyway.

Ah, what this?

Yeah, this is one hell

of a scrip you got here.

Very tricky grind.

Can't imagine you'd see things

too clear without them, you know.

Well, don't worry at all.

I'm gonna get you fixed up in no time flat.

Where's Convex?

Oh, setting up his trade show.

- Oh.

- Gotta introduce the spring line.

- What's in the box?

- Your head.

Got your head in this box.

Ah.

You've been busy, Max.

Been readin' about you in the papers.

Have you been

to see Bianca O'Blivion?

- I saw her.

- And she give you any trouble?

No.

Well, that's good.

Maybe you'd like to visit

somebody else now.

- Is that why you're here?

- Maybe.

You've been very useful to us, Max.

We'd like to keep using you

until you're all gone.

Open up to me.

Got something

I wanna play for you.

See ya in Pittsburgh.

Mommy, look at the big ka-boom!

Tracey, come back here!

- Stay with Mommy.

- I want - I wanna see it.

You come with me.

Come on.

We're going home now.

Well, you know me.

- Yeah, we know you.

- And I sure know you.

Every one of you!

We're here to celebrate the arrival

of our spring collection...

the Medici line...

and our theme for this year

is based on two quotes...

from the famous Renaissance

statesman and patron of the arts...

Lorenzo de Medici.

"Love comes in at the eye,"

and "The eye is the window of the soul."

Now, I think that even Pete...

oughta be able to sell the hell

out of a classy campaign like that.

Oh, God!

No!

Death to Videodrome!

Long live the new flesh!

Convex Gagging]

I was hoping you'd be back.

I'm here to guide you, Max.

I've learned a lot

since I last saw you.

I've learned that death is not the end.

I can help you.

I don't know where I am now.

I'm having trouble...

finding my way around.

That's because you've gone just about

as far as you can with the way things are.

Videodrome still exists.

It's very big, very complex.

You've hurt them,

but you haven't destroyed them.

To do that, you have to

go on to the next phase.

What phase is that?

Your body has already

done a lot of changing...

but that's only the beginning -

the beginning of the new flesh.

You have to go all the way now -

a total transformation.

Do you think you're ready?

I guess I am.

How do we do it?

To become the new flesh,

you first have to kill the old flesh.

But don't be afraid.

Don't be afraid

to let your body die.

Just come to me, Max.

Come to Nicki.

Watch. I'll show you how.

It's easy.

Long live the new flesh.

Long live the new flesh.

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