Scanners

1981
R
1h 43m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,7/10

64 k

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POPULARITÉ

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435

Liretrailer2 min 12 s

2 vidéos

99+ photos

Body Horror Conspiracy Thriller Tragedy Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

Un scientifique recrute un homme doté de pouvoirs psychiques extraordinaires pour qu'ils puisse détecter d'autres personnes comme lui.Un scientifique recrute un homme doté de pouvoirs psychiques extraordinaires pour qu'ils puisse détecter d'autres personnes comme lui.Un scientifique recrute un homme doté de pouvoirs psychiques extraordinaires pour qu'ils puisse détecter d'autres personnes comme lui.

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,7/10

64 k

MA NOTE

POPULARITÉ

4 447

435

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 3 victoires et 9 nominations au total

Cameron Vale
(as Steven Lack)

Patrick McGoohan

Dr. Paul Ruth

Lawrence Dane

Braedon Keller

Michael Ironside

Darryl Revok

Robert A. Silverman

Benjamin Pierce
(as Robert Silverman)

Lee Broker

Security One

Mavor Moore

Trevellyan

Adam Ludwig

Arno Crostic

Murray Cruchley

Programmer 1
(as Lee Murray)

Fred Doederlein

Dieter Tautz

Géza Kovács

Killer in Record Store
(as Geza Kovacs)

Sonny Forbes

Killer in Attic
(as Sony Forbes)

Jérôme Tiberghien

Killer in Attic
(as Jerome Tiberghien)

Denis Lacroix

Killer in Barn

Elizabeth Mudry

Killer in Barn

Victor Désy

Dr. Gatineau
(as Victor Desy)

Louis Del Grande

First Scanner

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La zone neutre

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Alter ego

5,3

Scanners II: Le nouveau règne

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Scanners III: La conquête

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Crash

Histoire

Modifier

Le saviez-vous

Modifier

Anecdotes
David Cronenberg once called this the most frustrating film he'd ever made. The film was rushed through production - filming had to begin without a finished script and end within roughly two months so the financing would qualify as a tax write-off, forcing Cronenberg to write and shoot at the same time. Cronenberg also cited difficulty with and antagonism between the leads, particularly Patrick McGoohan and Jennifer O'Neill.

Gaffes
After the famous "exploding head" scene, there wasn't a drop of blood on Revok or the table.

Citations
Benjamin Pierce: My art... keeps me sane.
[gestures at plaster head]
Benjamin Pierce: Art.
[taps his temples]
Benjamin Pierce: Sane.

Générique farfelu
Credits scroll like words on the CONSEC computer monitor.

Autres versions
The death of the first scanner ('Victor Del Grande' ) was filmed in two different ways: the theatrical release has Revok (Michael Ironside) causing his head to explode; an alternate take, featured in television versions, shows him dying of a grotesque heart attack instead. The Sci-Fi Network has shown the scene intact.

Connexions
Edited into 365 days, also known as a Year (2019)

Commentaires des utilisateurs251

Commentaire en vedette

8/10

Scanners is one of Cronenberg's early films of worth

David Cronenberg is one of the most provocative horror directors ever as one of his early films like Scanners proves. Stephen Lack has just been picked by Dr. Patrick McGoohan to infiltrate a sinister organization of scanners-people of telepathic abilities. Lack is one of them who gets administrated a drug to control his more intense urges. Michael Ironside is the one they're looking for. Jennifer O'Neill, Lawrence Dane, and Robert Silverman also lend support. See heads explode and veins pop! There's lots of exposition but more than enough gore and action to satisfy any hard core fans out there. Film actually seemed a little short but there's not a wasted minute here. All Cronenberg and horror fans should definitely seek this one out.