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Scanners

10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.

19816.71h 43m

Overview

After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers. Some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.

Directed by David Cronenberg
Written by David Cronenberg
Produced by Claude Héroux
Box OfficeBudget: $4.1MRevenue: $14.2M

Top Cast

Stephen Lack

Stephen Lack

Cameron Vale

Jennifer O'Neill

Jennifer O'Neill

Kim Obrist

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Darryl Revok

Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

Dr. Paul Ruth

Lawrence Dane

Lawrence Dane

Braedon Keller

Robert A. Silverman

Robert A. Silverman

Benjamin Pierce

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Lee Broker

Security One

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Mavor Moore

Trevellyan

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Adam Ludwig

Arno Crostic

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Murray Cruchley

Programmer 1

Themes & Keywords

mind controltelepathyparanormal phenomenatelekinesismurderpsychic powermind readingscientistexploding headdrugs

About Scanners

Scanners is a science fiction, horror film released in 1981 exploring themes of mind control, telepathy, paranormal phenomena, telekinesis, murder, psychic power. Directed by David Cronenberg, it stars Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside. After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers. Some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.

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