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Stephen Lack,
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Jennifer O'Neill,
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David Cronenberg,
David Cronenberg
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: MGM
: Horror, Science Fiction , Canada
: 103 min.
: English, French
: Spanish, French
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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. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
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by randomcha
January 19, 2008 - 7:07 AM PST
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0 out of 1 members found this review helpful
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1. The futuristic food court, with all the signs in French; neon, shiny red plastic wall panels, chrome, hamburger wrappers, escalators with black scuff marks on the treads. This is exactly why I love Canadian movies of the 70's and 80's.
2. Van crashing into a record store. Moments later we see a poster for the Village People.
3. Cameron on fire, flames in his hands, like Kali. |
| Suprisingly awful
by nhunter
April 14, 2006 - 8:32 AM PDT
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1 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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I say this as a fan of Cronenberg. I have gone to see every one of his films on release for more than ten years. I was amazed how badly this one has aged. There is practically no plot, the dialog is bad, and acting is terrible.
The film peaks around the fifteen minute mark when the guy's head explodes. Except for that one (dare I say "iconic") scene, this is a dull film with nothing to recommend it. |
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