Scanners: The Showdown

1995 film directed by Steve Barnett
Movie film Q282709
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Scanners: The Showdown

Summary

Scanners: The Showdown is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scanners: The Showdown's instance of is recorded as The Showdown — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • Scanners: The Showdown was directed by The Showdown — director (P57): Steve Barnett[4].
  • The Showdown — screenwriter (P58): David Cronenberg wrote the screenplay for Scanners: The Showdown[5].
  • The Showdown — screenwriter (P58): Q139577821 wrote the screenplay for Scanners: The Showdown[6].
  • Scanners: The Showdown's genre is The Showdown — genre (P136): action film[7].
  • Scanners: The Showdown's genre is The Showdown — genre (P136): horror film[8].
  • Scanners: The Showdown's genre is The Showdown — genre (P136): science fiction film[9].
  • Scanners: The Showdown followed The Showdown — follows (P155): Scanner Cop[10].
  • A cast member of Scanners: The Showdown was The Showdown — cast member (P161): Khrystyne Haje[11].
  • A cast member of Scanners: The Showdown was The Showdown — cast member (P161): Stephen Mendel[12].
  • Scanners: The Showdown was produced by The Showdown — producer (P162): Pierre David[13].
  • The original language of Scanners: The Showdown was The Showdown — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[14].
  • Scanners: The Showdown was distributed by The Showdown — distribution format (P437): direct-to-video[15].
  • Scanners: The Showdown's color is recorded as The Showdown — color (P462): color[16].
  • Scanners: The Showdown's country of origin is recorded as The Showdown — country of origin (P495): United States[17].
  • Scanners: The Showdown was published on January 1, 1995[18].
  • Scanners: The Showdown's narrative location is recorded as The Showdown — narrative location (P840): Los Angeles[19].
  • Scanners: The Showdown's title is recorded as Scanners: The Showdown[20].
  • Scanners: The Showdown's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+95'}[21].
  • Scanners: The Showdown's P14449 is recorded as 206327[22].
  • Scanners: The Showdown's P14821 is recorded as 114344[23].

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Authorship and Creation

Scanners: The Showdown was produced by The Showdown — producer (P162): Pierre David[13]. It was directed by The Showdown — director (P57): Steve Barnett[4]. Screenwriters include The Showdown — screenwriter (P58): David Cronenberg[5] and The Showdown — screenwriter (P58): Q139577821[6]. Cast members include The Showdown — cast member (P161): Khrystyne Haje[11] and The Showdown — cast member (P161): Stephen Mendel[12].

Publication

Scanners: The Showdown was released on January 1, 1995[18]. The original language of it was The Showdown — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[14]. Genres include The Showdown — genre (P136): action film[7], The Showdown — genre (P136): horror film[8], and The Showdown — genre (P136): science fiction film[9]. It was distributed by The Showdown — distribution format (P437): direct-to-video[15].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Scanners: The Showdown followed The Showdown — follows (P155): Scanner Cop[10].

Why It Matters

Scanners: The Showdown ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 114344
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 114344, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 13196
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 13196, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 7w ago · Lulaci · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Screenwriter → David Cronenberg, Q139577821
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P58]]: [[Q139577821]]"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 206327
    Producer → Pierre David
    Publication date → +1995-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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