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Scanners

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Scanners
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R,2hrs 0min
Genres:
Sci-Fi,Horror
Released:
February 14, 1981
Director:
David Cronenberg
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Patrick McGoohan  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Brendon Hanley, AMG Review
Perhaps the best and most characteristic film in David Cronenberg's early career, Scanners has a distinctly bizarre premise: telepathic humans bent on world domination use their powers to blow up other people's heads. The director's earlier efforts are often labeled horror films due to their host of grotesqueries -- the exploding head in Scanners is one of his most indelible images -- but they're better ... Full Review
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