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Scanners is a 1981 Canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan. In the film, "scanners" are psychics with unusual telepathic and telekinetic powers. ConSec, a purveyor of weaponry and security systems, searches out scanners to use them for its own purposes. The film's plot concerns the attempt by Darryl Revok (Ironside), a renegade scanner, to wage a war against ConSec. Another scanner, Cameron Vale (Lack), is dispatched by ConSec to stop Revok.

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1981 · 1h 43m · Science Fiction · Horror

TMDB 6.7/10 (1,391 votes)

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.

Directed by David Cronenberg

Box office $14M worldwide

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Cast & crew

David CronenbergDirector

Stephen Lackas Cameron Vale

Jennifer O'Neillas Kim Obrist

Michael Ironsideas Darryl Revok

Patrick McGoohanas Dr. Paul Ruth

Lawrence Daneas Braedon Keller

Robert A. Silvermanas Benjamin Pierce LLee Brokeras Security One MMavor Mooreas Trevellyan AAdam Ludwigas Arno Crostic MMurray Cruchleyas Programmer 1

Fred Döderleinas Dieter Tautz

Géza Kovácsas Killer in Record Store

Sonny Forbesas Killer in Attic JJérôme Tiberghienas Killer in Attic

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Scanners is a 1981 Canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan. In the film, "scanners" are psychics with unusual telepathic and telekinetic powers. ConSec, a purveyor of weaponry and security systems, searches out scanners to use them for its own purposes. The film's plot concerns the attempt by Darryl Revok (Ironside), a renegade scanner, to wage a war against ConSec. Another scanner, Cameron Vale (Lack), is dispatched by ConSec to stop Revok.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Scanners: album by Kontour · alternative band from London, England · 2003 fashion collection by Alexander McQueen

🎬 Movie

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1981 · 1h 43m · Science Fiction · Horror

TMDB 6.7/10 (1,391 votes)

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.

Directed by David Cronenberg

Box office $14M worldwide

IMDb ↗