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poster movie Scanners

Scanners (1981)

R

1981-01-14

  • Science Fiction
  • Horror

1h 43m

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

Overview

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.

  • David CronenbergWriter
  • David CronenbergDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleScanners

Budget$4,100,000.00

Revenue$14,225,876.00

Casts

  • Profile Stephen Lack with character Cameron Vale

    Stephen Lack

    Cameron Vale

  • Profile Jennifer O'Neill with character Kim Obrist

    Jennifer O'Neill

    Kim Obrist

  • Profile Michael Ironside with character Darryl Revok

    Michael Ironside

    Darryl Revok

  • Profile Patrick McGoohan with character Dr. Paul Ruth

    Patrick McGoohan

    Dr. Paul Ruth

  • Profile Lawrence Dane with character Braedon Keller

    Lawrence Dane

    Braedon Keller

  • Profile Robert A. Silverman with character Benjamin Pierce

    Robert A. Silverman

    Benjamin Pierce

  • Lee Broker

    Security One

  • Mavor Moore

    Trevellyan

  • Adam Ludwig

    Arno Crostic

  • Murray Cruchley

    Programmer 1

  • Profile Fred Döderlein with character Dieter Tautz

    Fred Döderlein

    Dieter Tautz

  • Profile Géza Kovács with character Killer in Record Store

    Géza Kovács

    Killer in Record Store

  • Profile Sonny Forbes with character Killer in Attic

    Sonny Forbes

    Killer in Attic

  • Jérôme Tiberghien

    Killer in Attic

  • Denis Lacroix

    Killer in Barn

  • Elizabeth Mudry

    Killer in Barn

  • Victor Désy

    Dr. Gatineau

  • Profile Louis Del Grande with character First Scanner

    Louis Del Grande

    First Scanner

  • Profile Anthony Sherwood with character Scanner in Attic

    Anthony Sherwood

    Scanner in Attic

  • Ken Umland

    Scanner in Attic

  • Anne Anglin

    Scanner in Attic

  • Profile Jock Brandis with character Scanner in Attic

    Jock Brandis

    Scanner in Attic

  • Jack Messinger

    Scanner at Door

  • Profile Victor Knight with character Dr. Frane

    Victor Knight

    Dr. Frane

  • 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

  • Profile Alex Stevens with character Programmer 3

    Alex Stevens

    Programmer 3

  • Profile Neil Affleck with character Student

    Neil Affleck

    Student

  • John Brasington

    Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

  • Profile Chris Britton with character Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

    Chris Britton

    Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

  • Jack Canon

    Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

  • Richard Chapman Jr.

    Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

  • Profile Leon Herbert with character Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

    Leon Herbert

    Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

  • Profile William Hope with character Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

    William Hope

    Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

  • Thomas Kovacs

    Boyfriend (uncredited)

  • Profile Michael Maloley with character Doctor in Hall (uncredited)

    Michael Maloley

    Doctor in Hall (uncredited)

  • Ian McQue

    Scanner / Security Guard (uncredited)

  • Profile Chuck Shamata with character Tony (uncredited)

    Chuck Shamata

    Tony (uncredited)

  • Sam Stone

    Security Guard (uncredited)