Scanners (1981)
10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.
103 min
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.
- Release date
- January 14, 1981
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Budget
- $4,100,000
- Box office
- $14,225,876
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Cast
- Stephen Lack as Cameron Vale
- Jennifer O'Neill as Kim Obrist
- Michael Ironside as Darryl Revok
- Patrick McGoohan as Dr. Paul Ruth
- Lawrence Dane as Braedon Keller
- Robert A. Silverman as Benjamin Pierce
- Lee Broker as Security One
- Adam Ludwig as Arno Crostic
- Murray Cruchley as Programmer 1
- Fred Doederlein as Dieter Tautz
- Géza Kovács as Killer in Record Store
- Sonny Forbes as Killer in Attic
- Jérôme Tiberghien as Killer in Attic
- Denis Lacroix as Killer in Barn
- Victor Désy as Dr. Gatineau
- Louis Del Grande as First Scanner
- Anthony Sherwood as Scanner in Attic
- Anne Anglin as Scanner in Attic
- Jock Brandis as Scanner in Attic
- Jack Messinger as Scanner at Door
- Victor Knight as Dr. Frane
- Steve Michaels as Security 1 Car Driver
- Nicholas Kilbertus as Security 2 Car Partner
- Mavor Moore as Trevellyan
Crew
- David Cronenberg · Director
- David Cronenberg · Writer
- Claude Héroux · Producer
- Howard Shore · Composer
- Mark Irwin · Cinematographer
- Ronald Sanders · Editor