Scanners

Jan, 1981

103 mins

6.7

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, and that some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.

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CinemaSerf

7.0

February 08, 2024

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 deter...

Videos

Scanners (1981) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Aug 17, 2019

Trailer
SCANNERS WAY CREATING SPECIAL EFFECTS
Feb 25, 2017

Behind the Scenes
Exploding Brains and Popping Veins STEPHAN DUPUIS
Feb 25, 2017

Behind the Scenes
Scanners (1981) US trailer
Nov 17, 2015

Trailer
Mick Garris on Scanners
Jun 19, 2013

Featurette