10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.
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.
Scanners (1981) is a science fiction and horror film directed by David Cronenberg, released on January 14, 1981 with a runtime of 1h 43m. It stars Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside and Patrick McGoohan. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 1,421 ratings.
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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
Mavor Moore
as Trevellyan
Adam Ludwig
as Arno Crostic
Murray Cruchley
as Programmer 1
Fred Döderlein
as Dieter Tautz
Géza Kovács
as Killer in Record Store
Directed by David Cronenberg, written by David Cronenberg, produced by Claude Héroux.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 1,421 ratings.
When a demonstration to potential investors goes quite spectacularly wrong, it is clear that the eponymous characters have astonishing psychic powers and that creates dollar signs in the eyes of the executives at "ConSec". Thing is, chief amongst the "scanners" is the quite literally mind-blowing "Revok" (Michael Ironside) and he is determined to galvanise all of his kind, destroy this company and take over the…
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Scanners (1981) is available to stream on Criterion Channel and HBO Max, and to rent or buy from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Scanners (1981) includes Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, Patrick McGoohan and Lawrence Dane. The film was directed by David Cronenberg. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Scanners was released on January 14, 1981 and runs for 1h 43m.
Scanners (1981) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 1,421 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy science fiction and horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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