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Scanners
1981
The title of this David Cronenberg sci-fi horror film refers to a group of people who have telekinetic powers that allow them to read minds and give them the ability to make other people's heads explode. The children of a group of women who took an experimental tranquillizer during their pregnancies, the scanners are now adults .. Read more
| Starring | Patrick McGoohan, Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Lawrence Dane |
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| Director | David Cronenberg |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Scanners
The title of this David Cronenberg sci-fi horror film refers to a group of people who have telekinetic powers that allow them to read minds and give them the ability to make other people's heads explode. The children of a group of women who took an experimental tranquillizer during their pregnancies, the scanners are now adults and have become outcasts from society. But Darryl (Michael Ironside) decides to create an army of scanners to take over the world. The only person who can stop him is his brother Cameron (Stephen Lack), who wants to forget that he was ever a scanner. Winner of the International Fantasy Film Award at the 1983 Fantasporto Film Festival, Scanners was followed by a pair of sequels, neither of which involved Cronenberg.~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Patrick McGoohan, Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Lawrence Dane, Michael Ironside |
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| Director | David Cronenberg |
| Studio | ANCHOR BAY |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1981 To Rent: DVD: 20 Sep 1999 |
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"...[The] modernistic natural locations have been exceedingly well chosen and are beautifully complimented by Mark Irwin's sharp lensing..."
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Classic body horror
While this may not be Cronenberg's best work, the iconic exploding head scene is a horror classic- the rest of the movie is well-paced and very enjoyable, ... read more »
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- 11 Aug 2005 at 21:24
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Starts well but gets silly later on
Select few have special abilities to scan people’s thoughts, corporation want these people, Doctor working for corporation wants to help them, renegade &#... read more »
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- Bassman71
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- 28 Dec 2011 at 17:36
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Exploding Head, Yay!!!
Scanners has always been a fave film, since Alex Cox and Picturedome screened it on the Beeb (back in the days when you could get decent films on telly), and I ... read more »
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- 22 Sep 2010 at 15:57
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One Mind Blowing Cult Horror/Sci-Fi Movie
'Scanners' is a 1981 Cult Horror & Sci-Fi movie (for the fans). The genre Horror & Sci-Fi were amazing together and were never a let down at all... read more »
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- 03 Jul 2010 at 15:59
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Cronenberg recalls Scanners car crash tragedy
- WENN Newsdesk
- 12 Sep 2011
Movie maverick David Cronenberg has opened up about the car crash tragedy that wrecked the beginning of his Scanners shoot in 1980, insisting the double fatality would have ended most young filmmakers' careers. Two motorists collided when one slowed down to watch highway filming of the thriller, and cast and crew had to drop everything in a desperate attempt to save lives. He tells The Hollywood Reporter, "They slowed down, and the guy behind them didn't. My grip jumped over the fence and... Read more
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The title of this David Cronenberg sci-fi horror film refers to a group of people who have telekinetic powers that allow them to read minds and give them the ability to make other people's heads explode. The children of a group of women who took an experimental tranquillizer during their ...
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