Scanners (1981)
Directed by David Cronenberg
Genres - Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery |
Sub-Genres - Sci-Fi Horror |
Run Time - 102 min. |
Countries - Canada |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Matthew Tobey
The title of this David Cronenberg sci-fi horror film refers to a group of people who have telekinetic powers that allow them to read minds and give them the ability to make other people's heads explode. The children of a group of women who took an experimental tranquilizer during their pregnancies, the scanners are now adults and have become outcasts from society. But Darryl (Michael Ironside) decides to create an army of scanners to take over the world. The only person who can stop him is his brother Cameron (Stephen Lack), who wants to forget that he was ever a scanner. Winner of the International Fantasy Film Award at the 1983 Fantasporto Film Festival, Scanners was followed by a pair of sequels, neither of which involved Cronenberg.
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Keywords
psychic, telepathy, world-domination, killing, head [body part], outcast, side-effects
Attributes
High Artistic Quality