Scanners (1981)
Overview
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, and that some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $4,100,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $14,225,876.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 14.203 |
Directed By
David Cronenberg
Crew
Carol Spier
Don Buchsbaum
Ronald Sanders
David Cronenberg
Pierre David
Howard Shore
Mark Irwin
David Cronenberg
Constant Natale
Claude Héroux
Gary Zeller
Victor Solnicki
Delphine White
Brigitte McCaughry
Michael A. Williams
Jean Savard
Jim Kaufman
Tom Schwartz
Stephan Dupuis
Chris Walas
Dick Smith
Anne Murphy
Michel Comte
Michael Joy
Barbara Jones
Charles Bowers
Jean Bourret
Peter Dowker
Tom Coulter
Ernie Tomlinson
Alfred
Melanie Johnson
Serge Bureau
Peter Borowski
Peter Bray
Terry Burke
Don Cohen
David Neil Trifunovich
Don Berry
Mike Hoogenboom
Jacques Godbout
Gabor Vadnay
Arshad Shaw
Gregory Villeneuve
Paul Coombe
François Dupéré
Ginette D'Amico
Dennis Pike
Gary Daprato
Gary Hymes
Denis Fugere
Robin Miller
Maris H. Jansons
Renée April
Michel Périard
Jock Brandis
Louis Craig
Muriel Fournier
Daniel Hausmann
Blanche Boileau
Alex Stevens
Céline Fournier
Claude Langlois
Thomas Metzger
Robert Boyd
Neil Bibby
Christine Burt
Armand Thomas
Victor Blazevic
Charles Toupin
Patrick Ferrerro
Nerses Kolanian
Danièle Rohrbach
Bill Wiggins
Kay Gray
France Boudreau
Chris Hutton
Guy Landry
Nick Rose
Pierre David
Marilyn Majerczyk
Glendon Light
Kim Obrist
Serge Major
Victor Solnicki
Claire Veillet
Charles R. Bowers
Peter Jermyn
Bruce Nyznik
Peter Burgess
TOP CAST
Jennifer O'Neill
Kim Obrist
Stephen Lack
Cameron Vale
Patrick McGoohan
Dr. Paul Ruth
Lawrence Dane
Braedon Keller
Michael Ironside
Darryl Revok
Robert A. Silverman
Benjamin Pierce
Lee Broker
Security One
Mavor Moore
Trevellyan
Adam Ludwig
Arno Crostic
Murray Cruchley
Programmer 1
Fred Döderlein
Dieter Tautz
Géza Kovács
Killer in Record Store
Sonny Forbes
Killer in Attic
Jérôme Tiberghien
Killer in Attic
Denis Lacroix
Killer in Barn
Elizabeth Mudry
Killer in Barn
Victor Désy
Dr. Gatineau
Louis Del Grande
First Scanner
Anthony Sherwood
Scanner in Attic
Ken Umland
Scanner in Attic
Anne Anglin
Scanner in Attic
Jock Brandis
Scanner in Attic
Jack Messinger
Scanner at Door
Victor Knight
Dr. Frane
Karen Fullerton
Pregnant Girl
Margaret Gadbois
Woman in Mall
Terrance P. Coady
Security 1 Car Passenger
Steve Michaels
Security 1 Car Driver
Malcolm Nelthorpe
Security 2 Car Driver
Nicholas Kilbertus
Security 2 Car Partner
Don Buchsbaum
Large Man in Mall
Roland Nincheri
Large Man in Mall
Kimberly McKeever
Hallucinating Guard
Robert Boyd
Hallucinating Guard
Graham Batchelor
Yoga Technician
Dean Hagopian
Programmer 2
Alex Stevens
Programmer 3
Neil Affleck
Student
John Brasington
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Chris Britton
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Jack Canon
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Richard Chapman Jr.
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Leon Herbert
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
William Hope
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Thomas Kovacs
Boyfriend (uncredited)
Michael Maloley
Doctor in Hall (uncredited)
Ian McQue
Scanner / Security Guard (uncredited)
Chuck Shamata
Tony (uncredited)
Sam Stone
Security Guard (uncredited)
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