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With SCANNERS, David Cronenberg plunges us into one of his most terrifying and thrilling sci-fi worlds. After a man with extraordinary and frighteningly destructive telepathic abilities, is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers, and that some of the other scanners have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them. A trademark Cronenberg combination of the visceral and the cerebral, this phenomenally gruesome and provocative film about the expanses and limits of the human mind was the Canadian director’s breakout hit in the United States. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES -New, restored 2K digital film transfer, supervised by director David Cronenberg, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray -THE SCANNERS WAY, a new documentary by Michael Lennick on the film s special effects, featuring interviews with Cronenberg’s collaborators -MENTAL SABOTEUR a new interview with actor Michael Ironside -THE EMPHEMEROL DIARIES, a 2012 interview with actor and artist Stephen Lack -Excerpt from a 1981 interview with Cronenberg on the CBC’s THE BOB MCLEAN SHOW -New, restored 2K digital transfer of Stereo (1969), Cronenberg’s first feature film -Trailer and radio spots -PLUS: An essay by critic Kim Newman
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 4 ounces
Director : David Cronenberg
Media Format : NTSC
Run time : 1 hour and 43 minutes
Release date : March 27, 2018
Actors : Stephen Lack;Jennifer O’Neill;Lawrence Dane;Michael Ironside;Patrick McGoohan
Studio : Criterion Collection
ASIN : B07895ZVC9
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 1
Customers say
Customers find this movie to be a classic 80s film with excellent DVD quality and well-crafted production. They appreciate the good acting, picture quality, and box art, while one customer notes it provides maximum insight into its production process. Customers consider it a great value.
Julie CL –
Early Cronenberg classic
Love the combination of paranoia thriller and horror elements, and this Criterion release is a great way to watch it and dive deep into its production.
A. Towner –
Classic
Just a well crafted film and scifi classic. The Blu-ray is nicely cleaned up and crisp.
Johnny Rocker –
Let’s Do The Mind War Again!
There’s something about Cronenberg movies that has the unlikely actors playing the supposed ‘good guys’ that to me creates a disbelief at first, empathy, and nagging suspicion long after the movies over. And Scanners star Stephen Lack is the epitome of that. Whereas following Cronenberg films had ‘big name’ stars like James Woods and Jeremy Irons, etc. That seemed to instate the characters quirkiness a little more readily (“If it’s James Woods doing it, it’s gotta get going at some point…”) But I’d say Stephen Lack can hold his head up with the ‘A List’ just as well. At first, and to this day. the talk of this movie was of the gory ‘exploding heads’. And when I first saw it, I thought it was so immature and lame. And I hate to say this about Dave’s movies, but they’re like hotel porn films on first viewing. One wants to FF to the ‘money shots’ and skip the cheesy dialog. And Cronenberg always seems to deliver some great ‘money shots’ vis a vis special effects in most of his movies. Exploding heads, lifelike TV sets, insect like typewriters that talk, etc. And at first, those are the memorable things when the movies done. But with Scanners, I wanted to go back and pay more attention as to what led to those gory effects. Even then, it’s a bit daunting with Stephen Lacks ‘friendly neighbor’ persona. But there’s this edge to him, an honest type of hidden tension. And it wasn’t until I sat down with this DVD and watched with a ‘clean slate’ of expectations and judgement that I thoroughly enjoyed it, and say it is one of Cronenbergs classics. And thanks to Criterion, it’s a valuable asset to have – for preserving, enlightening, and increased appreciation.
JDR –
Get this if you can. Great edition.
Very impressed with everything about this. Great movie, artwork, and quality. Love it!
Brandon James –
What you are getting
What i don’t like is the more i buy the more problems i have with my purchase. My order Scanners was supposed to have 3 discs and it only had 2. It is a good movie.
C. Jones –
Not a movie, a FILM!
Scanners is a monumental flick that everyone should see. It has, generally, really good acting. Especially, Michael Ironside. The pacing is great. Lots of suspense. And, conceptually, mind-blowing. Some of the effects that were pioneered in Scanners are still in use today. Is it a horror film? I guess but it doesn’t matter because it is awesomeness.
Mike S –
Classic movie greatness
Classic 80s movie in all its greatness, exactly how I remember it, just with better DVD quality. Very happy!
Rone –
If You’re Going to have Extras, take Note.
For a Soecial Edition, Collection, Etc. Whatever you call them, this is the Bar. The movie is in excellent condition, not Blue Ray but looks great. However the Gold is in the second disk. Multiple half hour interviews and an additional hour long Film.
Kenneth Stephen Lavine –
What can you say about this film? It looks like it was shot on an $8 budget and most of the actors could be replaced with cardboard cut-outs. It is just as terrible and just as awesome as I remember when it first came out. Plenty of hints at the true genius of David Cronenberg, and the only stand-out performance comes courtesy of the extremely underrated and underappreciated Michael Ironside.Product arrived in a timely manner with no damage.
dany –
La qualité de restauration du film est tout simplement hallucinante, comme toujours avec Criterion. Les suppléments ne sont pas nombreux, mais tous très intéressants. Probablement la meilleure version blu ray disponible dans le monde entier.
J.V –
Love the criterion collection!!!! And a classic movie in superbly restored
Shane M. –
That movie was excellent & awesome. An awesome excellent movie about these people that have telepathic abilities that cause really painful headaches. I like the scene where the guy with the glasses Tracy scan everybody but one of them scans him back really hard that his head explodes
John P. –
A great film by one of the top 10 directors of all time, lovingly restored> CANADA rockS!