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1981

Scanners

Directed by David Cronenberg
10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.

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.

Duration

1h 43m

Released

January 14, 1981

Revenue

$14,225,876

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6.7

Rating1,250

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Cast49

  • Jennifer O'Neill
  • Stephen Lack
  • Patrick McGoohan
  • Lawrence Dane
  • Michael Ironside
  • Robert A. Silverman
  • Lee Broker
  • Mavor Moore
  • Adam Ludwig

Part ofThe Scanners Collection

Includes Scanners (1981), Scanners II: The New Order (1991), and Scanners III: The Takeover (1992).

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