#712: CRONENBERG, David: Scanners (1981)
CRONENBERG, David (Canada)
Scanners [1981]
Spine #712
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
With Scanners, David Cronenberg plunges us into one of his most terrifying and thrilling sci-fi worlds. After a man with extraordinary — and frighteningly destructive — telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers, and that some of the other "scanners" have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them. A trademark Cronenberg combination of the visceral and the cerebral, this phenomenally gruesome and provocative film about the expanses and limits of the human mind was the Canadian director's breakout hit in the United States..
103 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
1:78:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2014
Director/Writer
David Cronenberg was 38 when he wrote and directed Scanners.
Other Cronenberg films in the Collection:
#777: The Brood (1979)
#248: Videodrome (1983)
#21: Dead Ringers (1988)
#220: Naked Lunch (1991)
#1059: Crash (1996)
The Film
#777: The Brood (1979)
#248: Videodrome (1983)
#21: Dead Ringers (1988)
#220: Naked Lunch (1991)
#1059: Crash (1996)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Sixteen page booklet featuring an essay by critic Kim Newman.
Commentary
None.
The “Scanners” Way
A documentary on the film’s special effects, featuring interviews with Cronenberg’s collaborators.
Metal Saboteur
An interview with actor Ironside.
The Ephemerol Diaries
A 2012 interview with actor and artist Lack.
Excerpt
From a 1981 interview with Cronenberg on the CBC’s The Bob McLean Show.
Restored 2K digital transfer
Of Stereo (1969), Cronenberg’s first feature film.
Trailer and radio spots
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Sixteen page booklet featuring an essay by critic Kim Newman.
Commentary
None.
The “Scanners” Way
A documentary on the film’s special effects, featuring interviews with Cronenberg’s collaborators.
Metal Saboteur
An interview with actor Ironside.
The Ephemerol Diaries
A 2012 interview with actor and artist Lack.
Excerpt
From a 1981 interview with Cronenberg on the CBC’s The Bob McLean Show.
Restored 2K digital transfer
Of Stereo (1969), Cronenberg’s first feature film.
Trailer and radio spots
Extras Rating (0-40):
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