Crimes of the Future (1970 film)

Crimes of the Future
DVD cover for Stereo and Crimes of the Future
Directed byDavid Cronenberg
Written byDavid Cronenberg
Produced byDavid Cronenberg
Starring
  • Ronald Mlodzik
  • Jon Lidolt
  • Tania Zolty
  • Jack Messinger
  • Paul Mulholland
  • William Haslam
  • William Poolman
Narrated byRonald Mlodzik
CinematographyDavid Cronenberg
Edited byDavid Cronenberg
Release date
  • 1970 (1970)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15,000

Crimes of the Future is a 1970 Canadian science fiction film written, shot, edited and directed by David Cronenberg. Like Cronenberg's previous feature, Stereo, Crimes of the Future was shot silent with a commentary added afterwards, spoken by the character Adrian Tripod (Ronald Mlodzik).

Although the film shares its title with Cronenberg's 2022 film of the same name, the latter is not a remake as the story and concept are unrelated, however there is a loose connection between the two films, as the main premise of the 2022 film, "creative cancer" also appears in the 1970 version.