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Scanners

1981 · 103 min · Science Fiction · Horror

10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.

A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.

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Bram "Butcher" KowalskiResident

Cronenberg builds the whole picture around one job — that head pop — and brother, it's a masterclass in latex, wax, and a shotgun's worth of honest blood. The final showdown's a mess of bulging veins and burst skin, all practical, all earned. Drags between the goods, but when it delivers, it delivers like a craftsman.

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