A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called "scanning", to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non scanners.A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called "scanning", to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non scanners.A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called "scanning", to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non scanners.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 9 nominations
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Robert A. Silverman
- Benjamin Pierceas Benjamin Pierce
- (as Robert Silverman)
Murray Cruchley
- Programmer 1as Programmer 1
- (as Lee Murray)
Géza Kovács
- Killer in Record Storeas Killer in Record Store
- (as Geza Kovacs)
Sonny Forbes
- Killer in Atticas Killer in Attic
- (as Sony Forbes)
Jérôme Tiberghien
- Killer in Atticas Killer in Attic
- (as Jerome Tiberghien)
Victor Désy
- Dr. Gatineauas Dr. Gatineau
- (as Victor Desy)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
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. —Paul Reynolds <pauljr@innotts.co.uk>
- Taglines
- There are 4 billion people on earth. 237 are Scanners. They have the most terrifying powers ever created... and they are winning.
- Genres
- Certificate
- R
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe crash scene in the record store prominently features a float hanging from the ceiling for the RSO (Robert Stigwood Organization) record label, who paid for this placement. By the time the film was released, RSO had gone out of business.
- GoofsAfter the famous "exploding head" scene, there wasn't a drop of blood on Revok or the table.
- Quotes
Benjamin Pierce: My art... keeps me sane.
[gestures at plaster head]
Benjamin Pierce: Art.
[taps his temples]
Benjamin Pierce: Sane.
- Crazy creditsAs 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.
- Alternate versionsThe death of the first scanner ('Victor Del Grande' ) was filmed in two different ways: the theatrical release has Revok (Michael Ironside) causing his head to explode; an alternate take, featured in television versions, shows him dying of a grotesque heart attack instead. The Sci-Fi Network has shown the scene intact.
- ConnectionsEdited into 365 days, also known as a Year (2019)
Top review
A disappointment
I was pretty disappointed. It's more of a step down than a step up for Cronenberg; it seemed like he was sacrificing his vision to make a mainstream-friendly film. As a result, the film is basically a bunch of great scenes strung along by a generic, rather lame plot and some truly terrible performances. Even so, those scenes - the exploding head, the phone line stuff, the final battle - are so fantastic and so memorable in their own right that they make it worth getting through everything that comes between. Just a brilliant combination of sound and image in those sequences. So, overall, the film is nothing great, but it's not a complete wreck, either.
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- charchuk
- Dec 14, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Scanners - Ihre Gedanken können töten
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- CA$4,100,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,225,876
- Gross worldwide
- $14,225,876
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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