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Scanners (1981)

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

6.7/10 1h 43m Jan 14, 1981
Science Fiction Horror

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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Movie Details

Original Title Scanners
Original Language EN
Budget $4,100,000
Revenue $14,225,876
Status Released
Popularity 1.6

Cast

Jennifer O'Neill
Jennifer O'Neill
Kim Obrist
Popularity: 4.8
Stephen Lack
Stephen Lack
Cameron Vale
Popularity: 2.2
Patrick McGoohan
Patrick McGoohan
Dr. Paul Ruth
Popularity: 2.6
Lawrence Dane
Lawrence Dane
Braedon Keller
Popularity: 0.7
Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside
Darryl Revok
Popularity: 3.2
Robert A. Silverman
Robert A. Silverman
Benjamin Pierce
Popularity: 2.2
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Lee Broker
Security One
Popularity: 0.1
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Mavor Moore
Trevellyan
Popularity: 0.2
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Adam Ludwig
Arno Crostic
Popularity: 0.2
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Murray Cruchley
Programmer 1
Popularity: 0.1
Fred Döderlein
Fred Döderlein
Dieter Tautz
Popularity: 0.1
Géza Kovács
Géza Kovács
Killer in Record Store
Popularity: 0.4

Key Crew

Editor Ronald Sanders
Director David Cronenberg
Executive Producer Pierre David, Victor Solnicki
Writer David Cronenberg
Producer Claude Héroux

Production

Filmplan International
CA
Canadian Film Development Corporation
CA
Montreal Trust Company of Canada
CA

Videos & Trailers

Scanners (1981) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Scanners (1981) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Trailer
SCANNERS WAY CREATING SPECIAL EFFECTS
SCANNERS WAY CREATING SPECIAL EFFECTS
Behind the Scenes
Exploding Brains and Popping Veins STEPHAN DUPUIS
Exploding Brains and Popping Veins STEPHAN DUPUIS
Behind the Scenes
Scanners (1981) US trailer
Scanners (1981) US trailer
Trailer
Mick Garris on Scanners
Mick Garris on Scanners
Featurette

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Keywords

mind control telepathy paranormal phenomena telekinesis murder psychic power mind reading scientist exploding head drugs

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Feb 8, 2024

When a demonstration to potential investors goes quite spectacularly wrong, it is clear that the eponymous characters have astonishing psychic powers and that creates dollar signs in the eyes of the executives at "ConSec". Thing is, chief amongst the "scanners" is the quite literally mind-blowing "R ... Read more

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Details
Release Date January 14, 1981
Runtime 1h 43m
Budget $4,100,000
Revenue $14,225,876
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.6
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