Scanners

– Darryl Revok is the most powerful of all the scanners, and is the head of the underground scanner mo..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
Scanners (1981)

Darryl Revok is the most powerful of all the scanners, and is the head of the underground scanner movement for world domination. Scanners have great psychic power, strong enough to control minds; they can inflict enormous pain/damage on their victims. Doctor Paul Ruth finds a scanner that Revok hasn't, and converts him to their cause - to destroy the underground movement.

Scanners (1981) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Jan 1981

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

David Cronenberg

Writer:

David Cronenberg

Main Actors:

Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane

Plot:

Darryl Revok is the most powerful of all the scanners, and is the head of the underground scanner movement for world domination. Scanners have great psychic power, strong enough to control minds; they can inflict enormous pain/damage on their victims. Doctor Paul Ruth finds a scanner that Revok hasn't, and converts him to their cause - to destroy the underground movement.

Awards:

3 wins & 9 nominations.

Production:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
Metacritic:
60%