Scanners  

Wed Jan 14 1981

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.

The Movie Database: 6.719/10

Internet Movie Database: 6.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 68%

Metacritic: 60/100

Cast and Crew

Directed By, David Cronenberg |

Screenplay By,

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Jennifer O'Neill

Kim Obrist
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Stephen Lack

Cameron Vale
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Patrick McGoohan

Dr. Paul Ruth
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Lawrence Dane

Braedon Keller
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Michael Ironside

Darryl Revok
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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
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Fred Döderlein

Dieter Tautz
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Géza Kovács

Killer in Record Store
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Sonny Forbes

Killer in Attic
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Jérôme Tiberghien

Killer in Attic
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Denis Lacroix

Killer in Barn
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Elizabeth Mudry

Killer in Barn
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Victor Désy

Dr. Gatineau
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Louis Del Grande

First Scanner
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Anthony Sherwood

Scanner in Attic
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Ken Umland

Scanner in Attic
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Anne Anglin

Scanner in Attic
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Jock Brandis

Scanner in Attic
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Jack Messinger

Scanner at Door
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Victor Knight

Dr. Frane
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Karen Fullerton

Pregnant Girl
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Margaret Gadbois

Woman in Mall
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Terrance P. Coady

Security 1 Car Passenger
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Steve Michaels

Security 1 Car Driver
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Malcolm Nelthorpe

Security 2 Car Driver
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Nicholas Kilbertus

Security 2 Car Partner
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Don Buchsbaum

Large Man in Mall
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Roland Nincheri

Large Man in Mall
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Kimberly McKeever

Hallucinating Guard
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Robert Boyd

Hallucinating Guard
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Graham Batchelor

Yoga Technician
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Dean Hagopian

Programmer 2
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Alex Stevens

Programmer 3
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Neil Affleck

Student
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John Brasington

Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
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Chris Britton

Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
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Jack Canon

Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
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Richard Chapman Jr.

Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
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Leon Herbert

Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
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William Hope

Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
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Thomas Kovacs

Boyfriend (uncredited)
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Michael Maloley

Doctor in Hall (uncredited)
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Ian McQue

Scanner / Security Guard (uncredited)
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Chuck Shamata

Tony (uncredited)
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Sam Stone

Security Guard (uncredited)
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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Science Fiction
Horror

Tagline

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

Langauge

en

Production Companies

Filmplan International
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Montreal Trust Company of Canada

Runtime

103 minutes

Budget

4.100 Million $

Box-Office

14.226 Million $

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