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Scanners (1981)

Directed by David Cronenberg

Science Fiction | Horror | Thriller

Most recently watched by sensoria, lordofthemovies, seanCduregger, eduardovictory

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, and that some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.

Rated R | Length 103 minutes

Actors

Jennifer O'Neill | Stephen Lack | Patrick McGoohan | Lawrence Dane | Michael Ironside | Robert A. Silverman | Lee Broker | Mavor Moore | Adam Ludwig | Murray Cruchley | Fred Döderlein | Géza Kovács | Sonny Forbes | Jérôme Tiberghien | Denis Lacroix | Elizabeth Mudry | Victor Désy | Louis Del Grande | Anthony Sherwood | Ken Umland | Anne Anglin | Jock Brandis | Jack Messinger | Victor Knight | Karen Fullerton | Margaret Gadbois | Terrance P. Coady | Steve Michaels | Malcolm Nelthorpe | Nicholas Kilbertus | Don Buchsbaum | Roland Nincheri | Kimberly McKeever | Robert Boyd | Graham Batchelor | Dean Hagopian | Alex Stevens | Neil Affleck | John Brasington | Christopher Britton | Jack Canon | Richard Chapman Jr. | Leon Herbert | William Hope | Thomas Kovacs | Michael Maloley | Ian McQue | Chuck Shamata | Sam Stone

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Great to finally see this! I know I watched this as a kid bc it was on HBO all the time but I didn’t recall much of it other than the exploding head scene and the siege on the farmhouse.

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