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:

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 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

Uncredited Cast:

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)

Stunt Crew:

Céline Fournier Stunts Gary Hymes Stunts		Alex Stevens Stunt Coordinator

Sound Crew:

Charles Bowers Sound Editor Charles R. Bowers Sound Editor Peter Burgess Supervising Sound Editor Terry Burke Assistant Sound Editor Don Cohen Sound Paul Coombe Sound Re-Recording Mixer		Gary Daprato Assistant Sound Editor Mike Hoogenboom Sound Re-Recording Mixer Peter Jermyn Sound Editor Bruce Nyznik Sound Editor Gabor Vadnay Boom Operator

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Don Berry Special Effects Assistant Louis Craig Special Effects Assistant Jacques Godbout Special Effects Assistant		Dennis Pike Special Effects David Neil Trifunovich Special Effects Technician Gary Zeller Special Effects

Art Department:

Alfred Set Designer Peter Borowski Sculptor Jean Bourret Property Master Peter Bray Set Dresser Serge Bureau Assistant Set Dresser Michel Comte Assistant Property Master		Tom Coulter Sculptor Peter Dowker Sculptor Melanie Johnson Assistant Set Dresser Barbara Jones Assistant Art Director Michael Joy Draughtsman Ernie Tomlinson Assistant Property Master

Directing Crew:

Jim Kaufman First Assistant Director Anne Murphy Third Assistant Director		Michael A. Williams Second Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Jock Brandis Gaffer François Dupéré Key Grip Denis Fugere Still Photographer Maris H. Jansons Grip Claude Langlois Best Boy Grip		Robin Miller First Assistant Camera Michel Périard Grip Arshad Shaw Electrician Gregory Villeneuve Second Assistant Camera

Casting Department:

Ginette D'Amico Casting Assistant		Muriel Fournier Casting Assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Renée April Dresser		Blanche Boileau Costume Assistant

Other Crew:

Pierre David Presenter		Victor Solnicki Presenter

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