Science FictionHorrorAction

Scanner Cop II

- Nowhere to hide, not even in your mind.

When other Scanners in the Los Angeles area are left drained of life, Sam is forced back into action in a desperate attempt to stop Volkin, who is determined to become the most powerful - and ruthless - of his kind.

Release Date : 1995-01-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Image OrganizationMalofilmShowdown ProductionsStarlight

Production Country : GermanyUnited States of AmericaCanada

Alternative Titles : Scanner Cop IIScanners IV: Scanner CopScanners 4: The ShowdownScanner Cop 2Scanner Cop II: The ShowdownScanners 5

Cast

Character Name : Det. Samuel Staziak

Original Name : Daniel Quinn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karl Volkin

Original Name : Patrick Kilpatrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carrie Goodart

Original Name : Khrystyne Haje

Gender : Female

Character Name : Detective Jim Mullins

Original Name : Stephen Mendel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Jack Bitters

Original Name : Robert Forster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glory Avionis

Original Name : Brenda Swanson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheriff Jake

Original Name : Jerry Potter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Jewel Shepard

Gender : Female

Character Name : J.J.

Original Name : Evan MacKenzie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Institute Director

Original Name : Eugene Robert Glazer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Denise

Original Name : Lisa Comshaw

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kidnapper #1

Original Name : Kane Hodder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pickpocket Jones

Original Name : Tony Fasce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Washer Woman

Original Name : Terrie Snell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Cop

Original Name : Jim Blumetti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Cop

Original Name : Eric Chambers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rachel Staziak

Original Name : Barbara Tarbuck

Gender : Female

Character Name : County Doctor Tom Walton

Original Name : Allan Kolman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Henry

Original Name : Robert Knott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kidnapper Leader

Original Name : Julian Neil

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy

Original Name : Frank Uzzolino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Craig Volkin

Original Name : Steve Wilcox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenage Girl

Original Name : Yvette Harding

Gender : Female

Character Name : Security Guard Porter

Original Name : John Walter Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janitor

Original Name : Richard Epper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Forklift Driver

Original Name : Patrick J. Statham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Foreman

Original Name : Kurt Bryant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Richard Assad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Maid

Original Name : Monika Ramirez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sergeant Danny Collins

Original Name : Kim Delgado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Denise's Husband

Original Name : Dan Weiss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop #1

Original Name : Ellen Dubin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cop #2

Original Name : Marlon Archey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lobby Cop #1

Original Name : Al Goto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lobby Cop #2

Original Name : Carl Ciarfalio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scanned Alley Citizen

Original Name : Nicholas Gunn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor Gordon

Original Name : Aaron Lustig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orderly

Original Name : Elven Havard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wildman Inmate

Original Name : Michael Sloane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Institute Guard

Original Name : Brett A. Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Katie Wagner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Attendant

Original Name : Lee Mathis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Woman

Original Name : Patricia Place

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kidnapper #2

Original Name : Rick Avery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kidnapper #3

Original Name : Thomas DeWier

Gender : Male

Reviews

Charles Tatum

@CharlesTatum

2023-07-15

This sequel marks the end of the series...or does it? The rookie cop Staziak (Daniel Quinn) is now a plain clothes detective (he must have had one good year), and uses his scanning capabilities to rout criminals and foil evildoers. We meet an evil scanner (Patrick Kilpatrick)- yes, another one- who has escaped from a mental ward and is trying to kill Staziak. It seems he can also suck the "lifeforce" out of other scanners. You see the scanner finale coming as scanner cop and evil scanner do scanner battle. In the beginning of the film, Staziak fools a kidnapper into thinking Staziak is an accomplice, not a cop. He does this by "scanning." The problem is the director uses the exact same special effect from "Scanner Cop," but in a very different scanning context. Another complaint I have had about the entire series, and I have seen all the entries, is that the Scanner power is never explained. We see scanners command others to do their will, we see scanners getting scanned, but what specifically does "scanning" entail? Reading minds? This question has never been adequately explained, but now machines can be scanned as well? The good scanner vs. Evil scanner plot has been done, yet it is still trotted out for this video. This came out a few years ago, without a sequel, but after witnessing the rebirth of movie series like James Bond, Halloween, Friday the 13th, etc., I am not holding my breath. In a complete pageant of unoriginality, every single episode of this film series has had an exploding head, but none of them matched the gore of the first film. This showdown is underwhelming. Also known as "Scanners 4: The Showdown."