Scanners is a horror thriller directed by David Cronenberg.
It was released in 1981.
Synopsis
Darryl Revok is the most powerful of all the scanners, and is
the head of the underground scanner movement for world domination.
Scanners have great psychic power, strong enough to control minds;
they can inflict enormous pain/damage on their victims. Doctor
Paul Ruth finds a scanner that Revok hasn't, and converts him
to their cause - to destroy the underground movement.
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Links & References
- Scanners Information
- Movie entry in Internet Movie Database.