Scanners (1981) - 10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.

Scanners

10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.
( Horror / Sci-Fi )

US Runtime: 103 min

Country of Origin: Canada

Premiere Date:
Jan 14, 1981 [USA]

Director:	David Cronenberg [Director]

Writer:	David Cronenberg [Writer]

Producers:	Pierre David [Executive Producer] Claude Héroux [Producer] Victor Solnicki [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Mark Irwin [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Ronald Sanders [Editor]

Music Composed by	Howard Shore [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Delphine White [Costume Design]

Casting by	Daniel Hausmann [Casting]

Production Companys:	Canadian Film Development Corporation (CA) Filmplan Filmplan International (CA) Montreal Trust Company of Canada (CA)

Plot Summary:

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.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

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 Geza Kovacs 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

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Special Effects Department:

Les Productions de l’Intrigue Inc.

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Panavision, Montréal, Québec, Canada [studio]

Toronto, Ontario, Canada [yorkdale subway station]

Tech Info:

Budget:: $4,100,000
Revenue:: $14,225,876
Color Info:: Color (Eastmancolor)
Laboratory:: Bellevue Pathé Québec Inc.

Aspect Ratio:: 1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Spherical
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm
Shooting Dates:: 30 Oct 1979 - 23 Dec 1979

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