Scanners (1981)

"10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode."Movie
Audience Score
67
Scanners
StarringStephen LackJennifer O'NeillMichael Ironside
DirectorDavid Cronenberg
WriterDavid Cronenberg
R 1 hr 43 minJan 14th, 1981Horror, Science FictionScanners Collection PosterPart of Scanners Collection
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Plot
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. Some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.

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A science-fiction action horror film series created by David Cronenberg about people with unusual telepathic and telekinetic powers.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 14th, 1981
On DVD & Blu-ray:August 28th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$4,100,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$14,225,876 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Pierre David, Victor Solnicki
Production Companies:Filmplan International, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Montreal Trust Company of Canada
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