Maybe that’s what the writers of Rick and Morty meant to mock, that the geniuses of horror seem to be the directors that will show us the ever-so-slightly watered down versions of our twisted murder fantasies, by giving us a cartoon-ish version of exactly what we want. I feel guilty in a way for proving Cronenberg’s point that everyone secretly wants to see murder and torture, just not if we think it’s real, so any director who can take us to the edge of that line is heralded as a genius. At the time I thought this was a brilliant way to push the boundaries of television and take the fantasy genre ever closer to a more realistic place, but after watching Videodrome, it seems like cheap shock factor. Each Rick and Morty - Series 1 3D Figural. Series 1 features all your favourite characters from the show, including Rick, Morty, Slug from Slippery Step, Kronenberg Summer, Kronenberg Beth, Mech Rick, Mech Morty, Butter Robot, or Gromflamite. In some timelines Rick and Morty turn everyone into Cronenberg people. Coming to a dimension near you, it’s Rick and Morty and friends in 3D Foam Collectible Keychain form. This was a famous scene at the time not only because the show again killed one of the few characters that everyone could root for, but HBO showed a graphic close up the gore in his caved-in skull. But the situation is very different in the world that Rick and Morty live in. This design is sure to get you in the mood for getting Riggity Riggity Wrecked Son with its trippy neon colours. Now, Morty is forced to live in a dimension without his real family - who are now fighting to survive among the Cronenberg creatures - and with the knowledge that this dimension's actual Morty is. This scene reminded me of the famous scene from Game of Thrones in which one of the most beloved characters at the time, Oberyn Martell, is killed in a trial by combat and The Mountain crushes Oberyn’s head with his bare hands. Rick and Morty from dimension C-137 arrive at the bloody garage, and Morty is then told he must bury the body of the Morty he is taking over for.

I’m not sure, but as I watched the movie, I found myself wanting to watch more of what Cronenberg could come up with, especially after seeing Barry Convex split open and begin some sort of transformation. Maybe they’re making fun of the special effects in movies like The Fly or Videodrome, or maybe they’re making fun of the way body horror is used to demonstrate a fear of the self or death, or or that sex is inextricably linked to death. The writers of Rick and Morty are pointing out the comedic quality of Cronenberg’s over-indulgent obsession with body horror. Humanity after Rick and Morty “Cronenberged” everyone.Īfter watching Videodrome, the visual joke finally makes sense. In one episode Rick and Morty accidentally mix the DNA of all of humanity first with the DNA of a praying mantis, which is spoof on one of Cronenberg’s other films, The Fly, and then with a mixture of many other animals’ DNA which turns everyone on earth into a pile of throbbing exposed organs.

My first exposure to Cronenberg’s grotesque imagination actually came from the Adult Swim comedy Rick and Morty.

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