Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1981-01-14
Languageen
Runtime1h 43m
Budget$4,100,000
Revenue$14,225,876
Production
Filmplan International, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Montreal Trust Company of Canada
6.7(1.4k)
•1981•1h 43mScanners
"10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode."
Overview
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.
Principal Cast
49 credited
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