Scanners
1981 · TMDB 6.7
Directed by David Cronenberg
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.
Why it matters
Cronenberg's cold, clinical thriller about telepaths created by a pharmaceutical experiment, culminating in a head explosion that remains a benchmark of practical effect work. Michael Ironside's Darryl Revok is a terrifying study in weaponised consciousness.
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Released
- 1981-01-14
- Studio
- Filmplan International
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.7
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