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Science FictionHorrorAction

Scanner Cop

- Imagine a cop who can read your mind... then blow it away.

Rookie cop Sam Staziak has a unique gift: he is a Scanner, which gives him the power to read the thoughts of others, and also to inflict great bodily harm. When a mad scientist begins using mind control to murder police officers, Sam realizes that only he and his unique gift can put an end to the mayhem.

Release Date : 1994-07-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Republic EntertainmentStarlight FilmThe Image Organization

Production Country : CanadaGermany

Alternative Titles : Scanners 4

Cast

Daniel Quinn

Character Name : Samuel Staziak

Original Name : Daniel Quinn

Gender : Male

Darlanne Fluegel

Character Name : Dr. Joan Alden

Original Name : Darlanne Fluegel

Gender : Female

Richard Grove

Character Name : Commander Peter Harrigan

Original Name : Richard Grove

Gender : Male

Mark Rolston

Character Name : Lieutenant Harry Brown

Original Name : Mark Rolston

Gender : Male

Richard Lynch

Character Name : Karl Glock

Original Name : Richard Lynch

Gender : Male

Hilary Shepard

Character Name : Zena

Original Name : Hilary Shepard

Gender : Female

James Horan

Character Name : Melvin

Original Name : James Horan

Gender : Male

Gary Hudson

Character Name : Damon Pratt

Original Name : Gary Hudson

Gender : Male

Cyndi Pass

Character Name : Sarah Kopek

Original Name : Cyndi Pass

Gender : Female

Luca Bercovici

Character Name : Dr. Krench

Original Name : Luca Bercovici

Gender : Male

Christopher Kriesa

Character Name : Riley

Original Name : Christopher Kriesa

Gender : Male

Savannah Smith Boucher

Character Name : Margaret Harrigan

Original Name : Savannah Smith Boucher

Gender : Female

Brion James

Character Name : Dr. Hampton

Original Name : Brion James

Gender : Male

Dennis Redfield

Character Name : Officer West

Original Name : Dennis Redfield

Gender : Male

Starr Andreeff

Character Name : Glenda

Original Name : Starr Andreeff

Gender : Female

Wayne Grace

Character Name : Officer Dooley

Original Name : Wayne Grace

Gender : Male

Lisa Comshaw

Character Name : Nurse in Operating Room

Original Name : Lisa Comshaw

Gender : Female

Leo Lee

Character Name : Thug #1

Original Name : Leo Lee

Gender : Male

Jeff Pruitt

Character Name : Officer Patrelli

Original Name : Jeff Pruitt

Gender : Male

Craig Hamann

Character Name : Officer Gorman

Original Name : Craig Hamann

Gender : Male

Darren Dalton

Character Name : Officer Longo

Original Name : Darren Dalton

Gender : Male

Deirdre Haj

Character Name : Officer Parker

Original Name : Deirdre Haj

Gender : Female

Carolyn Taye-Loren

Character Name : Nurse in Emergency Room

Original Name : Carolyn Taye-Loren

Gender : Male

Elan Rothschild

Character Name : Young Samuel

Original Name : Elan Rothschild

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Charles Tatum

@CharlesTatum

2023-07-15

The producers of the "Scanners" series decided to take this in a whole new direction. This time out, we meet young scanner Samuel whose birth father goes insane. He is adopted by an understanding cop. Years later, his adopted dad is police commander and Samuel Staziak (Daniel Quinn) is a rookie cop. He is on drugs to keep his scanning under control, but helps out his dad after a bunch of cops are shot by usually normal people. It seems Karl Glock (perennial villain Richard Lynch) is programming people to kill cops as revenge for his being shot by the commander. The whole plot is just fine and dandy, but this film feels like one of those old syndicated TV action shows like "VIP" or "Silk Stalkings." Better action has been witnessed on "T.J. Hooker." It seems all the budget was spent on the special effects by John Carl Buechler, which are fine except for a hilarious finale involving a defibrillator. The film makers also do not remember their own mythology, as we see the scanner cop chase someone in an elevator by taking the next elevator that comes along. As we know, and the film shows us, scanners can "control" machines, so why doesn't he just scan and tell the elevator with the criminal in it to stop? In the finale, as the scanner cop is running all over a hospital looking for his injured dad, he scans everyone he comes in contact with. The facial contortions and scanning take longer than just using his mouth and asking where his father is. I had the same reaction to this that I did with "Scanners" I and II. Fine, I have now seen them, time to go outside. This is average in the purest sense of the word, and I wish the film makers had taken more chances with this by-the-numbers production.