Known For
Directing
Born
Mar 15, 1943
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Credits
153 titles
David Cronenberg
Biography
David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films. Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity". From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Music, Fashion, Film
Self
Ready or Not: Here I Come
Chester Danforth
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
Sangre del Toro
Self (archive footage)
The Shrouds
Director
Humane
D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
Leo
Original Film Writer
Room 999
Self
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection
Writer
Crimes of the Future
Director
The Death of David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
Spencer Galloway
Falling
Dr. Klausner
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Walter
Rabid
Original Film Writer
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
Self
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
Self
L’inquiétante absence
Self
The Dead Don't Die
Thanks
The Drema
Thanks
Alias Grace
Reverend Verrenger
Star Trek: Discovery
Dr. Kovich
Ape Sodom
Narrator
Tomorrow's Shadows
G.O.D. (voice)
Slasher
Spencer
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
Thanks
Maps to the Stars
Director
Mental Saboteur
Thanks
The Double
Thanks
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
Thanks
Tales from the Organ Trade
Narrator
Candy
Thanks
The Nest
Dr. Molnar (voice)
Rewind
Rourke
Pacific Rim
Thanks
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Self
Cosmopolis
Director
A Special Day
Self
A Dangerous Method
Director
Down to Sleep
Thanks
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter
Thanks
Cronenberg: The Early Years
Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self
Barney's Version
O'Malley Director #2
Happy Town
Dr. Leichman