Scanners - David Cronenberg, Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Z. Dane (Blu-ray + DVD - 7/15/2014)

The title of this David Cronenberg sci-fi horror film refers to a group of people who have telekinetic powers that allow them to read minds and give them the ability to make other people's heads explode. The children of a group of women who took an experimental tranquilizer during their pregnancies, the scanners are now adults and have become outcasts from society. But Darryl Michael Ironside decides to create an army of scanners to take over the world. The only person who can stop him is his brother Cameron Stephen Lack, who wants to forget that he was ever a scanner. Winner of the International Fantasy Film Award at the 1983 Fantasporto Film Festival, Scanners was followed by a pair of sequels, neither of which involved Cronenberg.

Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

Product Details

Actors: Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan
Directors: David Cronenberg
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 3
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
DVD Release Date: July 15, 2014
Run Time: 103 minutes

Special Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED DUAL-FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD 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 on the film’s special effects
New interview with actor Michael Ironside
The Ephemerol 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
Stereo (1969), Cronenberg’s first feature film
Trailer
One Blu-ray and two DVDs, with all content available in both formats
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kim Newman

Cast & Crew
Stephen Lack Vale
Jennifer O'Neill Kim
Patrick McGoohan Dr. Paul Ruth
Lawrence Z. Dane Keller
Chuck Shamata Gaudi
Michael Ironside Revok
Adam Ludwig Crostic
Victor Desy Dr. Gatineau
Mavor Moore Trevellyan
Robert A. Silverman Pierce
Neil Affleck Medical Student in Hall
Anne Anglin Scanner in Attic
Robert Boyd Hallucinating Guard
Lee Broker Security One
Terry Coady Security 1 Car Passenger
Fred Doederlein Dieter Tautz
Sonny Forbes Killer in Attic
Louis del Grande First Scanner
Dean Hagopian Programmer 2
Nicholas Kilbertus Security 2 Car Passenger
Victor Knight Dr. Frane
Geza Kovacs Killer in Record store
Denis Lacroix Killer in Barn
Jack Messinger Scanner at Door
Steve Michaels Security 1 Car Driver
Lee Murray Programmer 1
Malcolm Nelthorpe Security 2 Car Driver
Anthony Sherwood Scanner in Attic
Alex Stevens Programmer 3
Jerome Tiberghien Killer in Attic
Ken Umland Scanner in Attic

Technical Credits
David Cronenberg Director, Screenwriter
Peter Burgess Sound/Sound Designer
Don Cohen Sound/Sound Designer
Pierre David Executive Producer
Claude Heroux Producer
Michael Ironside Producer
Mark Irwin Cinematographer
Jim Kaufman Asst. Director
Brigitte McCaughry Makeup
Henry Pierrig Special Effects
Ronald Sanders Editor
Howard Shore Score Composer
Dick Smith Makeup Special Effects
Victor Solnicki Executive Producer
Carol Spier Art Director
Chris Walas Special Effects
Delphine White Costumes/Costume Designer
Gary Zeller Special Effects