Scanners
R“10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.”
1981·103 min·Released
Studio: Canadian Film Development Corporation, Filmplan International, Montreal Trust Company of Canada
6.7TMDb
6.7IMDb
69%RT
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Theatrical Jan 14, 1981Physical Jun 13, 2000
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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorDavid Cronenberg
WriterDavid Cronenberg
Cast
Stephen Lack
Cameron Vale
Jennifer O'Neill
Kim Obrist
Michael Ironside
Darryl Revok
Patrick McGoohan
Dr. Paul Ruth
Lawrence Dane
Braedon Keller
Robert A. Silverman
Benjamin Pierce
Lee Broker
Security One
Mavor Moore
Trevellyan
Adam Ludwig
Arno Crostic
Murray Cruchley
Programmer 1
Fred Döderlein
Dieter Tautz
Géza Kovács
Killer in Record Store
Sonny Forbes
Killer in Attic
Jérôme Tiberghien
Killer in Attic
Denis Lacroix
Killer in Barn
Elizabeth Mudry
Killer in Barn
Victor Désy
Dr. Gatineau
Louis Del Grande
First Scanner
Anthony Sherwood
Scanner in Attic
Ken Umland
Scanner in Attic
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Keywords
mind controltelepathyparanormal phenomenatelekinesismurderpsychic powermind readingscientistexploding headdrugsbody horror
Details
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$14M
TMDb Votes
1,344
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026