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Scanners (1981)
6.7
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 16,503 users
Metascore:
60/100
Reviews: 132 user | 60 critic | 8 from Metacritic.com
A scientist sends a man with extraordinary psychic powers to hunt others like him. Director:David CronenbergWriter:David Cronenberg |
103 min - 
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Cast
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Lawrence Dane | ... |
Braedon Keller
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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 Doederlein | ... |
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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Storyline
Darryl Revok is the most powerful of all the scanners, and is the head of the underground scanner movement for world domination. Scanners have great psychic power, strong enough to control minds; they can inflict enormous pain/damage on their victims. Doctor Paul Ruth finds a scanner that Revok hasn't, and converts him to their cause - to destroy the underground movement. Written by Paul Reynolds <pauljr@innotts.co.uk>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
There are 4 billion people on earth. 237 are Scanners. They have the most terrifying powers ever created... and they are winning. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Telepathy 2000 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$CAD4,100,000 (estimated)Gross:
$14,225,876 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Filmplan, Victor Solnicki Productions See more »
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MonoColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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[gestures at plaster head]
Benjamin Pierce: Art.
[taps his temples]
Benjamin Pierce: Sane.
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Trivia
David Cronenberg once called this the most frustrating film he'd ever made. The film was rushed through production - filming had to begin without a finished script and end within roughly two months so the financing would qualify as a tax write-off, forcing Cronenberg to write and shoot at the same time. Cronenberg also cited difficulty with and antagonism between the leads, particularly Patrick McGoohan and Jennifer O'Neill. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: When Cameron Vale first visits Kim Obrist, before going up the stairs to meet her, some lighting equipment and the boom microphone is reflected in the glass door as it closes behind him. See more »Quotes
Benjamin Pierce: My art... keeps me sane.[gestures at plaster head]
Benjamin Pierce: Art.
[taps his temples]
Benjamin Pierce: Sane.
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Crazy Credits
As the credits end, the words "Max Security Self Destruct Seconds 1" flash on the screen, then the screen flashes green, as if someone shut the monitor off. See more »
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