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Review Summaries
"Sscanners is a paranoid story about homeless man Cameron Vale (Stephen Lack) mistakenly believed to be insane, when in fact he can turn off other peoples thoughts in his telepathic mind. Helped by Doctor Paul ruth (Patrick McGoohan) he is enlisted in a program of scanners who have the power to will peoples head to explode. Vale then becomes involved in a battle with evil forces."
Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
"SCANNERS is a movie written and directed by David Cronenberg in 1981.
Stephen Lack is a scanner, a man who's got the ability to control people's minds and read them. He's hired by Patrick McGoohan, a scientist working for a big corporation, in order to find Michael Ironside, another scanner who eliminates one by one the scanners who don't want to join his underground movement.
First Cronenberg movie with a decent budget. It shows."
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 40% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Mental/Magical powers focus
Yes
kind of powers:
- mind control (scifi)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- fire/lightning/weather cntrl
- mind reading
- mind control
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind reading
- mind control
- can read emotions
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- White
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Misc settings
- bar/restaurant
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Tone of movie
- depressed/sad
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- nasty human transformations
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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