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Scanners

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.

Release Date: January 14, 1981

Genres: Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi

Director: David Cronenberg

Writer: David Cronenberg

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: R

Production: Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Filmplan International, Montreal Trust Company of Canada

Distributor: AVCO Embassy Pictures, 20th Century Fox Video, Home Box Office (HBO), Embassy Home Entertainment, Nelson Entertainment, Image Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment, Encore Movie Channel, Janus Films, The Criterion Collection, HBO Max, The Criterion Channel

Country: Canada

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 4,100,000

Domestic: $ 14,225,876

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