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Science FictionHorror

Scanners

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

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.

Release Date : 1981-01-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Filmplan InternationalCanadian Film Development CorporationMontreal Trust Company of Canada

Production Country : Canada

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jennifer O'Neill

Character Name : Kim Obrist

Original Name : Jennifer O'Neill

Gender : Female

Stephen Lack

Character Name : Cameron Vale

Original Name : Stephen Lack

Gender : Male

Patrick McGoohan

Character Name : Dr. Paul Ruth

Original Name : Patrick McGoohan

Gender : Male

Lawrence Dane

Character Name : Braedon Keller

Original Name : Lawrence Dane

Gender : Male

Michael Ironside

Character Name : Darryl Revok

Original Name : Michael Ironside

Gender : Male

Robert A. Silverman

Character Name : Benjamin Pierce

Original Name : Robert A. Silverman

Gender : Male

Lee Broker

Character Name : Security One

Original Name : Lee Broker

Gender : Male

Mavor Moore

Character Name : Trevellyan

Original Name : Mavor Moore

Gender : Male

Adam Ludwig

Character Name : Arno Crostic

Original Name : Adam Ludwig

Gender : Male

Murray Cruchley

Character Name : Programmer 1

Original Name : Murray Cruchley

Gender : Male

Fred Döderlein

Character Name : Dieter Tautz

Original Name : Fred Döderlein

Gender : Male

Géza Kovács

Character Name : Killer in Record Store

Original Name : Géza Kovács

Gender : Male

Sonny Forbes

Character Name : Killer in Attic

Original Name : Sonny Forbes

Gender : Male

Jérôme Tiberghien

Character Name : Killer in Attic

Original Name : Jérôme Tiberghien

Gender : Male

Denis Lacroix

Character Name : Killer in Barn

Original Name : Denis Lacroix

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Mudry

Character Name : Killer in Barn

Original Name : Elizabeth Mudry

Gender : Female

Victor Désy

Character Name : Dr. Gatineau

Original Name : Victor Désy

Gender : Male

Louis Del Grande

Character Name : First Scanner

Original Name : Louis Del Grande

Gender : Male

Anthony Sherwood

Character Name : Scanner in Attic

Original Name : Anthony Sherwood

Gender : Male

Ken Umland

Character Name : Scanner in Attic

Original Name : Ken Umland

Gender : Male

Anne Anglin

Character Name : Scanner in Attic

Original Name : Anne Anglin

Gender : Female

Jock Brandis

Character Name : Scanner in Attic

Original Name : Jock Brandis

Gender : Male

Jack Messinger

Character Name : Scanner at Door

Original Name : Jack Messinger

Gender : Male

Victor Knight

Character Name : Dr. Frane

Original Name : Victor Knight

Gender : Male

Karen Fullerton

Character Name : Pregnant Girl

Original Name : Karen Fullerton

Gender : Female

Margaret Gadbois

Character Name : Woman in Mall

Original Name : Margaret Gadbois

Gender : Female

Terrance P. Coady

Character Name : Security 1 Car Passenger

Original Name : Terrance P. Coady

Gender : Male

Steve Michaels

Character Name : Security 1 Car Driver

Original Name : Steve Michaels

Gender : Male

Malcolm Nelthorpe

Character Name : Security 2 Car Driver

Original Name : Malcolm Nelthorpe

Gender : Male

Nicholas Kilbertus

Character Name : Security 2 Car Partner

Original Name : Nicholas Kilbertus

Gender : Male

Don Buchsbaum

Character Name : Large Man in Mall

Original Name : Don Buchsbaum

Gender : Male

Roland Nincheri

Character Name : Large Man in Mall

Original Name : Roland Nincheri

Gender : Male

Kimberly McKeever

Character Name : Hallucinating Guard

Original Name : Kimberly McKeever

Gender : Female

Robert Boyd

Character Name : Hallucinating Guard

Original Name : Robert Boyd

Gender : Male

Graham Batchelor

Character Name : Yoga Technician

Original Name : Graham Batchelor

Gender : Male

Dean Hagopian

Character Name : Programmer 2

Original Name : Dean Hagopian

Gender : Male

Alex Stevens

Character Name : Programmer 3

Original Name : Alex Stevens

Gender : Male

Neil Affleck

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Neil Affleck

Gender : Male

John Brasington

Character Name : Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : John Brasington

Gender : Male

Chris Britton

Character Name : Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris Britton

Gender : Male

Jack Canon

Character Name : Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Canon

Gender : Male

Richard Chapman Jr.

Character Name : Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Chapman Jr.

Gender : Male

Leon Herbert

Character Name : Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Leon Herbert

Gender : Male

William Hope

Character Name : Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : William Hope

Gender : Male

Thomas Kovacs

Character Name : Boyfriend (uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas Kovacs

Gender : Male

Michael Maloley

Character Name : Doctor in Hall (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Maloley

Gender : Male

Ian McQue

Character Name : Scanner / Security Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian McQue

Gender : Male

Chuck Shamata

Character Name : Tony (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Shamata

Gender : Male

Sam Stone

Character Name : Security Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Stone

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-02-08

When a demonstration to potential investors goes quite spectacularly wrong, it is clear that the eponymous characters have astonishing psychic powers and that creates dollar signs in the eyes of the executives at "ConSec". Thing is, chief amongst the "scanners" is the quite literally mind-blowing "Revok" (Michael Ironside) and he is determined to galvanise all of his kind, destroy this company and take over the world! A few years later and "Vale" (Stephen Lack) is minesweeping from a burger joint in a mall when an altercation with two judgemental women results in an escalator chase throughout the building then a dart in the arm. He awakens to a meeting with "Dr. Ruth" (Patrick McGoohan not Ruth Westheimer) who manages to convince this man that "Revok" is a baddie and that his gang must be infiltrated if he is to be thwarted. "Vale" has a limited understanding of his talents, but armed with the calming drug "Ephemerol" sets off to try and track down his new nemesis. What now ensues follows his increasingly perilous and frequently quite surreal investigations to track down his quarry - and with bodies dropping like flies, he finds his only ally in "Kim" (Jennifer O'Neill) and discovers that there has got to be a leak at the company. The special effects aren't the best here, but it's a decent story with Vale and Ironside delivering quite well as we discover that the real story is nowhere near as simplistic as we'd been led to believe. McGoohan is as hammy as ever and O'Neill, well she never was much good and isn't really here, either. The make-up artists get to have some fun with the quirky denouement and all in all this isn't a bad sci-fi horror film that has a little menace, swipes at large scale pharma and has it's tongue firmly in it's cheek throughout.