Scanners

Summary

Scanners is a film^[1]. Scanners ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,483 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Scanners received the Saturn Award for Best International Film^[3].
• Scanners's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• Scanners's director is recorded as David Cronenberg^[5].
• Scanners's screenwriter is recorded as David Cronenberg^[6].
• Scanners's composer is recorded as Howard Shore^[7].
• Scanners's genre is recorded as thriller film^[8].
• Scanners's genre is recorded as science fiction film^[9].
• Scanners's genre is recorded as mystery film^[10].
• Scanners's genre is recorded as horror film^[11].
• Scanners's genre is recorded as action film^[12].
• Scanners's followed by is recorded as Scanners II: The New Order^[13].
• Scanners's cast member is recorded as Stephen Lack^[14].
• Scanners's cast member is recorded as Jennifer O'Neill^[15].
• Scanners's cast member is recorded as Patrick McGoohan^[16].
• Scanners's cast member is recorded as Michael Ironside^[17].
• Scanners's cast member is recorded as Heiner Lauterbach^[18].
• Scanners's cast member is recorded as Niels Clausnitzer^[19].
• Scanners's cast member is recorded as Manfred Schott^[20].
• Scanners's cast member is recorded as Lawrence Dane^[21].
• Scanners's cast member is recorded as Fred Döderlein^[22].
• Scanners's cast member is recorded as William Hope^[23].
• Scanners's cast member is recorded as Leon Herbert^[24].
• Scanners's producer is recorded as Pierre David^[25].
• Scanners's producer is recorded as Claude Héroux^[26].
• Scanners's director of photography is recorded as Mark Irwin^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Pierre David^[25] and Claude Héroux^[26]. Scanners's director is recorded as David Cronenberg^[5]. Scanners's screenwriter is recorded as David Cronenberg^[6]. Cast members include Stephen Lack^[14], Jennifer O'Neill^[15], Patrick McGoohan^[16], Michael Ironside^[17], Heiner Lauterbach^[18], and Niels Clausnitzer^[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1981-01-14T00:00:00Z^[28], +1981-01-16T00:00:00Z^[29], +1981-03-05T00:00:00Z^[30], +1981-04-08T00:00:00Z^[31], +1981-04-14T00:00:00Z^[32], and +1981-04-23T00:00:00Z^[33]. Scanners's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[34]. Genres include thriller film^[8], science fiction film^[9], mystery film^[10], horror film^[11], and action film^[12].

Reception

Scanners received the Saturn Award for Best International Film^[3]. Reviews include 70%^[35], 6.7/10^[36], and 60/100^[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Scanners's followed by is recorded as Scanners II: The New Order^[13].

Why It Matters

Scanners ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,483 views/month).^[2] Scanners has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Scanners is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

What awards did Scanners receive?

Honors received include Saturn Award for Best International Film^[3].