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Film / 1981
Scanners
Directed by
David Cronenberg
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.
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Cast
Stephen LackCameron Vale
Jennifer O'NeillKim Obrist
Michael IronsideDarryl Revok
Patrick McGoohanDr. Paul Ruth
Lawrence DaneBraedon Keller
Robert A. SilvermanBenjamin Pierce
Lee BrokerSecurity One
Mavor MooreTrevellyan
Adam LudwigArno Crostic
Murray CruchleyProgrammer 1
Fred DöderleinDieter Tautz
Géza KovácsKiller in Record Store
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Sonny ForbesKiller in Attic
Jérôme TiberghienKiller in Attic
Denis LacroixKiller in Barn
Elizabeth MudryKiller in Barn
Victor DésyDr. Gatineau
Louis Del GrandeFirst Scanner
Anthony SherwoodScanner in Attic
Ken UmlandScanner in Attic
Anne AnglinScanner in Attic
Jock BrandisScanner in Attic
Jack MessingerScanner at Door
Victor KnightDr. Frane
Karen FullertonPregnant Girl
Margaret GadboisWoman in Mall
Terrance P. CoadySecurity 1 Car Passenger
Steve MichaelsSecurity 1 Car Driver
Malcolm NelthorpeSecurity 2 Car Driver
Nicholas KilbertusSecurity 2 Car Partner
Don BuchsbaumLarge Man in Mall
Roland NincheriLarge Man in Mall
Kimberly McKeeverHallucinating Guard
Robert BoydHallucinating Guard
Graham BatchelorYoga Technician
Dean HagopianProgrammer 2
Alex StevensProgrammer 3
Neil AffleckStudent
John BrasingtonHazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Chris BrittonHazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Jack CanonHazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Richard Chapman Jr.Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Leon HerbertHazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
William HopeHazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Thomas KovacsBoyfriend (uncredited)
Michael MaloleyDoctor in Hall (uncredited)
Ian McQueScanner / Security Guard (uncredited)
Chuck ShamataTony (uncredited)
Sam StoneSecurity Guard (uncredited)
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