Scanners (1981)
Lists
list by diabolical dr voodoo

list by Mackenzi

list by ToonHead2102

list by Dan

Scanners Videos
Cover art, photos and screenshots
Reviews
Review
A good movie
Review
UPC: 027616865496

Update feed
“David Cronenberg and a vast majority of his films are fascinating and unlike any seen before. As said before, he was/is a pioneer of body horror, but on top of being disturbing and making one feel intentionally uncomfortable the best of his work (the likes of 'Dead Ringers' and 'The Fly') entertain and stir emotion. They are very well made and more often than that boast great performances, with great music scores (mostly Howard Shore) and tackle daring themes in a way that is so unmistakably Cronenberg.
'Scanners' is an early film of Cronenberg. For me, it is not one of his very best or one of my top favourites of his, other films of his were more refined technically somewhat (a few innovative even, like 'Dead Ringers with the split screen) and tackled their themes deeper. It is ” read more

"[img id=12055678 width=500full Created by: David Cronenberg Number of films: 3, and one spin off and sequel Years in activity: 1981 - 1995 Best in series: Scanners Decent in series: Scanners 2 and 3, and the Scanners Cop films My take on the series: The original film is awesome, the sequels are ok, as is the Scanners Cop films. But the films after Scanners, feel redundant given that Cronenberg had no involvement."

" Director: David Cronenberg His 12th movie My 12th movie watched from the director I came into this thinking there would be a lot more heads exploding, sadly only one. Cronenberg had such a distinctive style, this is another nice reminder. The final "battle" is something is a rare gem and so very weird. Added to Lists: Top Ten Films - David Cronenberg __________ Location: Montreal, Canada"

" First Viewing Viewing Date: October 9th Via: Blu-ray Plot: 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. Rating: 7.7/10"

" Directed by: David Cronenberg Produced by: Claude Heroux Written by: David Cronenberg Cinematography: Mark Irwin Edited by: Ronald Sanders Music by: Howard Shore Released by: AVCO Embassy Films"