Scanners

Scanners

1981

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.

There are 4 billion people on earth. 237 are Scanners. They have the most terrifying powers ever created... and they are winning.

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64
Good

Film Detail

Genre
Horror - Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Length
1 hr. 43 mins.
US Theatrical Release
January 14, 1981
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Edition
3-Disc Criterion Collection #712 & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
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Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English: PCM Mono
Studio
Criterion
Released
June 15, 2014
Acquired Date
April 18, 2015
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Specific date unknown.

Actors

Jennifer O'Neill
Jennifer O'Neill
Stephen Lack
Stephen Lack
Patrick McGoohan
Patrick McGoohan
Lawrence Dane
Lawrence Dane
Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside
Robert A. Silverman
Robert A. Silverman
Lee Broker
Lee Broker
Mavor Moore
Mavor Moore
Adam Ludwig
Adam Ludwig
Géza Kovács
Géza Kovács
Louis Del Grande
Louis Del Grande
Neil Affleck
Neil Affleck

Directors

David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg

Producers

Claude Héroux
Claude Héroux

Writers

David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg

Special Features

Documentaries
  • The Scanners Way
Featurettes
  • Mental Saboteur
  • The Ephemerol Diaries
Other
  • The Bob McLean Show
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Fresh
67%
Tomatometer
42 votes
RT Hot
64%
Popcornmeter
1,387 votes
METASCORE
60
8 votes
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
63,861 votes

Additional Info

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