Scanners
1981 horror film directed by David Cronenberg
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Summary
Scanners is a film[1]. Scanners ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,069 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Saturn Award for Best International Film[3]
- Director: David Cronenberg[4]
- Screenwriter: David Cronenberg[5]
- Composer: Howard Shore[6]
- Genre: thriller film[7], science fiction film[8], mystery film[9], horror film[10], action film[11]
- Followed by: Scanners II: The New Order[12]
- Cast member: Stephen Lack[13], Jennifer O'Neill[14], Patrick McGoohan[15], Michael Ironside[16], Heiner Lauterbach[17], Niels Clausnitzer[18], Manfred Schott[19], Lawrence Dane[20], Fred Döderlein[21], William Hope[22], Leon Herbert[23]
- Producer: Pierre David[24], Claude Héroux[25]
- Director of photography: Mark Irwin[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Review score: 70%[28], 6.7/10[29], 60/100[30]
- Color: color[31]
- Country of origin: Canada[32]
- Publication date: January 14, 1981[33], January 16, 1981[34], March 5, 1981[35], April 8, 1981[36], April 14, 1981[37], April 23, 1981[38], May 15, 1981[39], July 17, 1981[40], July 29, 1981[41], August 7, 1981[42], August 13, 1981[43], September 1981[44], September 3, 1981[45], October 1, 1981[46]
- Distributed by: MOKÉP[47]
- Narrative location: Canada[48]
- Filming location: Montreal[49], Toronto[50]
- Film editor: Ronald Sanders[51]
- Title: Scanners[52]
- MPA film rating: R[53]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[54]
- Duration: 103 minutes[55]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 16:9[56]
- Box office: 14,225,876 US dollars[57]
Why It Matters
Scanners has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Scanners is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
FAQs
What awards did Scanners receive?
Honors received include Saturn Award for Best International Film[3].