Scanners
Directed by David Cronenberg6.769%64%6.7
Cameron Vale is een zogenaamde scanner, hij beschikt over de bovenmenselijke kracht om andermans gedachten te lezen en te manipuleren. Wetenschapper en scanner deskundige Paul Ruth rekruteert Vale voor een speciale opdracht: de infiltratie in het scanner genootschap van Darryl Revok. Revok en zijn medestanders hebben één doel voor ogen: werelddominantie.
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- Anthony Galindo22 januari 2026I loved it when it first came out. Rewatched it and it's still a great movie.
- Tom Bennett11 december 2025Yes it’s schlocky and a bit low budget and there’s some subpar performances like (cough Lack cough) but overall a good story told in a classic David Cronenberg style with all of the body horror and twists and turns you’ve come to expect. Michael Ironside goes all in on a fine physical performance as the villain. The legendary Patrick McGoohan (from ‘the prisoner’ series) plays his nemesis with great flair and a crazy monologue. The pacing is great and of course we have longtime collaborator Howard Shore contributing one of his best soundtracks to really amp things up, all set against the backdrop of a Canadian winter. Scanners has a definite mood and atmosphere. I wanted to be a scanner when I saw this movie in my teens and fantasised about using my scanner powers to take down the school bully! If you’re down for a classic Cronenberg thriller with a little bit of body horror, some decent performances and a satisfying ending then I recommend.
- Jeff Stoughton30 januari 2026Before Stranger Things, Strange Brew, and even Jimmy Tango’s Fatbusters……there was this epic film!
- maub1710 augustus 2025I think It was probably good at the time.
Scanners Trivia
Scanners was released on 14 januari 1981.
Scanners was directed by David Cronenberg.
Scanners has a runtime of 1 u, 43 m.
Scanners was produced by Claude Héroux.
Cameron Vale is een zogenaamde scanner, hij beschikt over de bovenmenselijke kracht om andermans gedachten te lezen en te manipuleren. Wetenschapper en scanner deskundige Paul Ruth rekruteert Vale voor een speciale opdracht: de infiltratie in het scanner genootschap van Darryl Revok. Revok en zijn medestanders hebben één doel voor ogen: werelddominantie.
The key characters in Scanners are Cameron Vale (Stephen Lack), Kim Obrist (Jennifer O'Neill), Darryl Revok (Michael Ironside).
Scanners is rated 16.
Scanners is a Horror, Sciencefiction, Thriller film.
Scanners has an audience rating of 6.4 out of 10.
Scanners had a budget of US$ 4,1 mln..
Scanners has made US$ 14,2 mln. at the box office.