Overview
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.
- Directors
- David Cronenberg
- Cast
- Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane, Robert A. Silverman, Lee Broker, Mavor Moore, Adam Ludwig, Murray Cruchley, Fred Döderlein, Géza Kovács, Sonny Forbes, Jérôme Tiberghien, Denis Lacroix, Elizabeth Mudry, Victor Désy, Louis Del Grande, Anthony Sherwood, Ken Umland
- Country
- Canada
- Genre
- Science Fiction, Horror
- Release date
- 1981-01-14
- Studios
- Filmplan International, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Montreal Trust Company of Canada
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Scanners Plot and Cast
A scientist recruits and trains a man who possesses an advanced telepathic ability known as 'scanning,' hoping to use his gift to stop another, far more dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.
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