Movie
Scanners
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1981-01-14
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Horror
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Filmplan International, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Montreal Trust Company of Canada
- Country
- Canada
- Original language
- EN
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
- 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
Crew
- David Cronenberg - Director
- David Cronenberg - Writer
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