Brainscan

1994
18
1 Std. 36 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,0/10

13.360

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

3.739

3.036

trailer wiedergeben2:03

1 Video

99+ Fotos

Body Horror Dark Comedy Slasher Horror Horror Sci-Fi

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Regie
- John Flynn
- Dino Castelli
Drehbuch
- Brian Owens
- Andrew Kevin Walker
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,0/10

13.360

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

3.739

3.036

Regie
- John Flynn
- Dino Castelli
Drehbuch
- Brian Owens
- Andrew Kevin Walker
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Kyle
(as a different name)

Victor Ertmanis

Martin

David Hemblen

Dr. Fromberg

Vlasta Vrana

Frank

Domenico Fiore

Ken
(as Dom Fiore)

Claire Riley

News Anchor

Tod Fennell

Young Michael
(as Tod Fennel)

Michèle-Barbara Pelletier

Stacie
(as Michele-Barbara Pelletier)

Dean Hagopian

Mr. Keller

Donna Baccala

Mrs. Keller
(as Donna Bacalla)

Jérôme Tiberghien

Mr. Tebb
(as Jerome Thiberghian)

Don Jordan

Cop #1

Pete White

Dog Owner

Peter Colvey

John

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Wissenswertes
Director John Flynn did not get along with Edward Furlong during filming. He later recalled, "Eddie Furlong was a 15-year-old kid who couldn't act. You had to slap him awake every morning. I don't want to get into knocking people, but I was not a big Eddie Furlong fan."

Patzer
Michael's area code is 717 which is located in Eastern Pennsylvania. However if you look closely at the letters that he sorts through and finds the Brainscan package, the state that he lives in is actually New Jersey.

Zitate
[Michael answers Dr. Fromberg as to why he likes watching horror films]
Michael: I guess it's kind of an escape.
Dr. Fromberg: Like, uh... lighting up a marijuana cigarette and escaping the real world, hmm? Like watching a pornographic sex film, getting an erection and raping someone? Is that what you mean?
Michael: You know, I don't think erections rape people. People rape people.

Crazy Credits
As the end credits start, we hear Trickster say "Wait a minute. Haven't you forgotten something?" and the credits screen shatters as if it was made of glass. It then shows a scene involving the dog with the dismembered foot from earlier in the film, and then the end credits resume.

Alternative Versionen
The UK Guild video was cut by 58 secs with edits to a scene where a man is repeatedly stabbed and his foot severed. The cuts were waived for the Optimum DVD release.

Verbindungen
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Bad Girls/The Inkwell/Naked in New York/Brainscan/Surviving the Game (1994)

Soundtracks
Under My Skin
Performed by Dandelion
Written by Dandelion
Produced by David M. Johnson and Dandelion
Courtesy of RuffHouse Records

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Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

8/10

This has held up surprisingly well over time

I originally saw this when I was maybe 13, and I found it a rather tense movie back then. While I wouldn't say that any part of the movie is "scary", I don't think that any of it even attempts to be. Instead, I found myself simply feeling uneasy while watching it.

I recently decided to rent it for the nostalgia factor and give it another watch, fully expecting it to be horrible and downright laughable, but I was surprised to find that this movie still has the power to make me feel uneasy and even uncomfortable while watching it.

The scriptwriter's alien ideas about how computers and games work are indeed rather laughable, but if you can forgive those, the movie does an admirable job of pulling you into Michael Bower's world. Anyone who has ever done something wrong, and felt that queasiness that comes with the knowledge that yes, you are going to get caught, can relate to the situation Michael is in. The main theme, played several times throughout the movie, is very creepy and mood setting; I loved it.

I found Brainscan far more compelling than the standard slasher flick or monster movie, and would readily recommend it to anyone looking for something a little more psychological.