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Scanners

Scanners is a 1981 Canadian science-fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg. The film stars include Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, Lawrence Dane and Patrick McGoohan. In the film, "scanners" are psychics with telepathic and telekinetic powers. ConSec, a purveyor of weaponry and security systems, searches out…

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Box office
$6.3 million / $14.2 million
Budget
CAD$4.1 million
Cinematography
Mark Irwin
Country
Canada
Directed by
David Cronenberg
Distributed by
New World-Mutual (Canada) · Manson International (International)

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Scanners

Nodes126
Edges125
Triples167
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015873
Components1

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Scanners

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related to Critical response · 24
Scanners → Ares, Charles Derry, Christopher John, Cronenberg, Dark Dreams, Film, Grand Guignol, Had Mr, Halloween, In, Instead, It, John Carpenter, John Simon, National Review, On Metacritic, On Rotten Tomatoes, Psycho, Roger Ebert, Some
related to Further reading · 24
Scanners → British, Comments, Cronenberg, David Cronenberg, December, Discussion, Explosions, Four, Grandeur, Heads, Illustrated, Jonathan Hatfull, July, Lack, March, Michael Doyle, No, Pierre David, Retro Classic Film No, Rue Morgue
related to Financing · 17
Scanners → Canada's, Canadian, Capital Cost Allowance, Corman, Cronenberg, David Cronenberg's, Dick Schouten, Filmplan International, Pierre David, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Roger Corman, Schouten's, Telepathy, The Brood, The Sensitives, Victor Snolicki, Vision
related to Accolades · 15
Scanners → Altered States, Although Scanners, Best International Fantasy Film, Best International Film, Best Make-Up, Best Special Effects, Dick Smith, Fantasporto, Fantasy, Genie Awards, Horror Films, Saturn Award, Science Fiction, The, The Academy
has effect · 12
Scanners → Amadeus, Chris Walas, Cronenberg, Dick Smith, Gary Zeller, Lucasfilm, Make-up, Naked Lunch, The, The Exorcist, The Fly, When
related to Release · 11
Scanners → Avco Embassy Pictures, Canada, David Cronenberg's Scanners, January, Leon Whiteson, Les Films Mutuels, New World Pictures, Quebec, The, United States, VHS
related to Filming · 10
Scanners → According, Blue Sunshine, Cronenberg, December, I've, Montreal, October, Star Jennifer O'Neill, The, The Sensitives
related to External links · 9
Scanners → Box Office MojoScanners, Criterion Collection, IMDbScanners, Kim Newman, Matter, MetacriticScanners, Mind, Rotten TomatoesScanners, TCM Movie Database
related to Plot · 8
Scanners → Cameron Vale, ConSec, Dr, Paul Ruth, Ruth, These, Vale, Vale's
Starring · 5
Scanners → Jennifer O'Neill, Lawrence Dane, Michael Ironside, Patrick McGoohan, Stephen Lack

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ScannersBox office$6.3 million / $14.2 million1.00infobox
ScannersBudgetCAD$4.1 million1.00infobox
ScannersCinematographyMark Irwin1.00infobox
ScannersCountryCanada1.00infobox
ScannersDirected byDavid Cronenberg1.00infobox
ScannersDistributed byNew World-Mutual (Canada)1.00infobox
ScannersDistributed byManson International (International)1.00infobox
ScannersEdited byRonald Sanders1.00infobox
ScannersLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
ScannersMusic byHoward Shore1.00infobox
ScannersProduced byClaude Héroux1.00infobox
ScannersProduction companyFilmplan International1.00infobox
ScannersRelease datesJanuary 14, 1981 (1981-01-14) (United States)1.00infobox
ScannersRelease datesJanuary 16, 1981 (1981-01-16) (Canada)1.00infobox
ScannersRunning time103 minutes1.00infobox
ScannersStarringJennifer O'Neill1.00infobox
ScannersStarringStephen Lack1.00infobox
ScannersStarringPatrick McGoohan1.00infobox
ScannersStarringLawrence Dane1.00infobox
ScannersStarringMichael Ironside1.00infobox
ScannersWritten byDavid Cronenberg1.00infobox
Scannersis a1981 Canadian science-fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg0.90text
Scannersis adark sci-fi story with special effects that'll make your head explode0.90text

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