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Scanners (1981)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
David Cronenberg
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    Kim Obrist Jennifer O'Neill
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    Cameron Vale Stephen Lack
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    Dr. Paul Ruth Patrick McGoohan
  • Profile picture of Lawrence Dane
    Braedon Keller Lawrence Dane
  • Profile picture of Michael Ironside
    Darryl Revok Michael Ironside
  • Profile picture of Robert A. Silverman
    Benjamin Pierce Robert A. Silverman
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    Dieter Tautz Fred Döderlein
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    Killer in Record Store Géza Kovács

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  • mind control
  • telepathy
  • paranormal phenomena
  • telekinesis
  • murder
  • psychic power
  • mind reading
  • scientist
  • exploding head
  • drugs