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Brainscan

Brainscan

Wanna play? I dare you.

19946.11h 36m

Overview

A lonely teenage horror-movie fan discovers a mysterious computer game that uses hypnosis to custom-tailor the game into the most terrifying experience imaginable. When he emerges from the hypnotic trance he is horrified to find evidence that the brutal murder depicted in the game actually happened -- and he's the killer.

Directed by John Flynn
Written by Andrew Kevin Walker, Brian Owens
Produced by Michel Roy
Box Office0Revenue: $4.4M

Top Cast

Edward Furlong

Edward Furlong

Michael

Frank Langella

Frank Langella

Detective Hayden

T. Ryder Smith

T. Ryder Smith

The Trickster

Amy Hargreaves

Amy Hargreaves

Kimberly

Jamie Marsh

Jamie Marsh

Kyle

V

Victor Ertmanis

Martin

David Hemblen

David Hemblen

Dr. Fromberg

Vlasta Vrana

Vlasta Vrana

Frank

Domenico Fiore

Domenico Fiore

Ken

Claire Riley

Claire Riley

News Anchor

Themes & Keywords

dreamsvideo gamevirtual realitypretended murderhypnosistrance

About Brainscan

Brainscan is a horror, science fiction film released in 1994 exploring themes of dreams, video game, virtual reality, pretended murder, hypnosis, trance. Directed by John Flynn, it stars Edward Furlong, Frank Langella, T. Ryder Smith. A lonely teenage horror-movie fan discovers a mysterious computer game that uses hypnosis to custom-tailor the game into the most terrifying experience imaginable. When he emerges from the hypnotic trance he is horrified to find evidence that the brutal murder depicted in the game actually happened -- and he's the killer.

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