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Watch Scanners (1981) Official Trailer
10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.
6.7 / 10 IMDb January 14, 1981 1h 43m
A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.
Director
Runtime
1h 43m
Release Date
January 14, 1981
Genre
Science Fiction, Horror
Status
Released
Budget
$4,100,000
Revenue
$14,225,876
Languages
English
Country
Canada
Writers
Cast
Stephen Lack
as Cameron Vale
Jennifer O'Neill
as Kim Obrist
Michael Ironside
as Darryl Revok
Patrick McGoohan
as Dr. Paul Ruth
Lawrence Dane
as Braedon Keller
Robert A. Silverman
as Benjamin Pierce
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Lee Broker
as Security One
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Mavor Moore
as Trevellyan
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Adam Ludwig
as Arno Crostic
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Murray Cruchley
as Programmer 1
Fred Döderlein
as Dieter Tautz
Géza Kovács
as Killer in Record Store
Sonny Forbes
as Killer in Attic
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Jérôme Tiberghien
as Killer in Attic
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Denis Lacroix
as Killer in Barn
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Elizabeth Mudry
as Killer in Barn
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Victor Désy
as Dr. Gatineau
Louis Del Grande
as First Scanner
Anthony Sherwood
as Scanner in Attic
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Ken Umland
as Scanner in Attic
Production Companies
Filmplan International
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Montreal Trust Company of Canada
Scanners Official Trailer 1981
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