In 1972, David Cronenberg directed a 20-minute dystopian short film called "Secret Weapons" for a Canadian anthology series called Programme X. After its initial airing, the series pretty much disappeared and with it, one of Cronenberg's earliest films.
But because media never dies, "Secret Weapons" is currently available to view, in its entirety, on the interwebz. Set in the near-future, in an America divided by civil war, scientists are working on a process which drives soldiers to kill.
Secret Weapons - 1972 - David Cronenberg
Source: Cinephilia & Beyond
Like shorts? FEARnet has a ton that you might enjoy.
But because media never dies, "Secret Weapons" is currently available to view, in its entirety, on the interwebz. Set in the near-future, in an America divided by civil war, scientists are working on a process which drives soldiers to kill.
Secret Weapons - 1972 - David Cronenberg
Source: Cinephilia & Beyond
Like shorts? FEARnet has a ton that you might enjoy.
- 11/12/2012
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Experimental drugs, covert authoritarian organizations, the inner labyrinth of the human mind, technology run amok, and an obsession with violence: we're talking about the work of David Cronenberg. One of the director's earliest films displays his fascination with these themes. A 1972 made-for-tv movie called Secret Weapon was created for the Canadian anthology television series Programme X. The series develops during an American Civil War, set in the future (1977), where corporations slowly take over society. A roving motorcycle gang fights against the dystopian forces and leads a revolution. Enter Cronenberg, who concocted a story about a scientist that created a drug that inspires an obsession with violence, making soldiers want to kill. There's also a sidebar...
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- 11/12/2012
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
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