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Scanners (1981) | SpawnScore

Scanners

Scanners

Movies / English

Scanners1981

10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.

IMDb

6.7/1068.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

Not rated yet

Metacritic

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TMDB

67%1.5K votes

SpawnScore

Released: January 14, 1981
Runtime: 1h 43m
Certificate: R (US)
Language: English
Director: David Cronenberg

Science Fiction
Horror

Story

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.

Trailer

Cast

Stephen Lack

Stephen Lack

Cameron Vale

Jennifer O'Neill

Jennifer O'Neill

Kim Obrist

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Darryl Revok

Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

Dr. Paul Ruth

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Robert A. Silverman

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Adam Ludwig

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David Cronenberg
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Claude Héroux
Producer
Howard Shore
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Mark Irwin
Director of Photography
Ronald Sanders
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Spoken languages: English
Countries: Canada
Budget: $4.1M
Box office: $14.2M

Production

Filmplan International
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Montreal Trust Company of Canada

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