Scanners
MGM/UA (1981)
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
In Collection
#1331
0*
Seen ItYes
715515116916
IMDB   6.8
1 hr 43 mins Canada / English
Blu-ray  Region 1   R (Restricted)
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 Doederlein Dieter Tautz
Géza Kovács Killer in Record Store
Sonny Forbes Killer in Attic
Jerome Tiberghien Killer in Attic
Larry Perkins Security One
Denis Lacroix Killer in Barn
Director
David Cronenberg
Producer Pierre David
Claude Heroux
Writer David Cronenberg
Cinematography Mark Irwin
Musician Howard Shore


A scientist sends a man with extraordinary psychic powers to hunt others like him.
Edition Details
Edition Criterion Collection, The
Distributor Criterion
Release Date 7/15/2014
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.78:1)
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 3
Personal Details
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Features
Disc 01 -The "Scanners" Way, a new documentary on the film's special effects, featuring interviews with Cronenberg's collaborators -"Mental Saboteur", a new interview with actor Michael Ironside -"The Ephemerol Diaries", a 2012 interview with actor and artist Stephen Lack -Excerpt from a 1981 interview with Cronenberg on the CBC's "The Bob McLean Show -Trailer and radio spots -PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kim Newman