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Scanners

1981, Movie, 1h 43min

With SCANNERS, David Cronenberg plunges us into one of his most terrifying and thrilling sci-fi worlds. 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, and that some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them. A trademark Cronenberg combination of the visceral and the cerebral, this phenomenally gruesome and provocative film about the expanses and limits of the human mind was the Canadian director’s breakout hit in the United States.

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Reviews

Critic Alan Mount

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...still regarded as one of Cronenberg’s best works.

Read full review at Starburst Magazine

Ronny Svensson

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”Mind control” och makt är på dagordningen i Cronenbergs sci /fi skräckis där han återigen tänjer gränser!

3 years ago

Frequently asked questions

What is Scanners about? Toggle content

In a world where 237 individuals are born with extraordinary telepathic and telekinetic powers,known as "scanners", a group of rogue agents, led by Darryl Revok , aims to dominate society using their abilities. Cameron Vale ,a scanner struggling to control his powers, is captured by the private military company ConSec and taught to harness his abilities by Dr. Paul Ruth. Vale joins forces with an anti-scanner brigade to stop Revok's group and their plans for global domination. But as Vale delves deeper into the world of scanners, he discovers a dark secret about his own past and must confront his demons in a deadly telepathic duel with Revok. Will he be able to save the world from Revok's dangerous ambitions, or will he succumb to his own powers?

What movies are similar to Scanners? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Scanners include The Fly, Lifeforce, Videodrome, Phantasm, Eraserhead, Invaders from Mars.

When was Scanners released in theaters? Toggle content

Scanners was released in theaters on January 16, 1981.