Finland / Mar 31, 2023 / Night Visions International Film Festival
10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mavor Moore | Trevellyan |
| Adam Ludwig | Arno Crostic |
| Murray Cruchley | Programmer 1 |
| Fred Döderlein | Dieter Tautz |
| Géza Kovács | Killer in Record Store |
| Sonny Forbes | Killer in Attic |
| Jérôme Tiberghien | Killer in Attic |
| Denis Lacroix | Killer in Barn |
| Elizabeth Mudry | Killer in Barn |
| Victor Désy | Dr. Gatineau |
| Louis Del Grande | First Scanner |
| Anthony Sherwood | Scanner in Attic |
| Ken Umland | Scanner in Attic |
| Anne Anglin | Scanner in Attic |
| Jock Brandis | Scanner in Attic |
| Jack Messinger | Scanner at Door |
| Victor Knight | Dr. Frane |
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| Karen Fullerton | Pregnant Girl |
| Margaret Gadbois | Woman in Mall |
| Terrance P. Coady | Security 1 Car Passenger |
| Steve Michaels | Security 1 Car Driver |
| Malcolm Nelthorpe | Security 2 Car Driver |
| Nicholas Kilbertus | Security 2 Car Partner |
| Don Buchsbaum | Large Man in Mall |
| Roland Nincheri | Large Man in Mall |
| Kimberly McKeever | Hallucinating Guard |
| Robert Boyd | Hallucinating Guard |
| Graham Batchelor | Yoga Technician |
| Dean Hagopian | Programmer 2 |
| Alex Stevens | Programmer 3 |
| Neil Affleck | Student |
| John Brasington | Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited) |
| Chris Britton | Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited) |
| Jack Canon | Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited) |
| Richard Chapman Jr. | Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited) |
| Leon Herbert | Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited) |
| William Hope | Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited) |
| Thomas Kovacs | Boyfriend (uncredited) |
| Michael Maloley | Doctor in Hall (uncredited) |
| Ian McQue | Scanner / Security Guard (uncredited) |
| Chuck Shamata | Tony (uncredited) |
| Sam Stone | Security Guard (uncredited) |
Genres
Science FictionHorror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Scanners |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Filmplan International, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Montreal Trust Company of Canada |
| Release date | 14 gennaio 1981 |
| Executive producer | Victor Solnicki, Pierre David |
| Production | Claude Héroux |
| Writer | David Cronenberg |
| Casting | Daniel Hausmann |
| Editing | Ronald Sanders, Thomas Metzger, Robert Boyd, Chris Hutton |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin, Robin Miller, Claude Langlois, Gregory Villeneuve, Denis Fugere, Maris H. Jansons, François Dupéré, Michel Périard |
| Assistant directors | Jimmy Kaufman, Michael A. Williams, Anne Murphy, David Cronenberg, France Boudreau |
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Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Portugal / Feb 13, 2006 / Lisbon (Cinemateca Portuguesa)
Spain / Nov 04, 2017 / Barcelona (Phenomena, Event, Subtitled Version)
Theatrical release
United States / Jan 14, 1981 / R
Canada / Jan 16, 1981
Germany / Mar 05, 1981 / 16 / West Germany
France / Apr 08, 1981 / 12
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Spain / Apr 14, 1981 / 18
United Kingdom / Apr 23, 1981
Brazil / May 15, 1981 / 16
Denmark / Jul 17, 1981
Colombia / Jul 29, 1981
Finland / Aug 07, 1981 / K-18
Netherlands / Sep 03, 1981 / 16
Australia / Oct 01, 1981 / R 18+
Sweden / Nov 02, 1981 / 15
Mexico / Nov 27, 1981 / C
Norway / Jan 21, 1982
Italy / May 01, 1982 / 14+ / Rome
Portugal / May 06, 1982 / M/16
Uruguay / May 13, 1983
Japan / Feb 01, 1987 / R15+ / Re-release
Digital
France / Jul 22, 2022 / VOD
Physical media
United States / Jun 13, 2000 / R / VHS
France / Dec 15, 2000 / 16 / DVD
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