Scanners
Movie • 1981 • Horror
ReportAfter 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.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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At the beginning a woman is caused to have an episode of great pain
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Someone is strapped to a bed
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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When they’re head explodes
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Very gory
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Does a head get squashed?
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It's why you're watching the movie.
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At the beg of the movie
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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From the beginning of the movie
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Quite a few some via shooting some having their heads exploded by a psychic
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Is someone possessed?
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huviks
Several times during the movie, scanners take control of others' minds to force them to do things they otherwise wouldn't, including murder and suicide.
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Does someone vomit?
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No, though there is one moment where a character makes retching sounds and looks as if he's going to.
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Yes and very loud music to accompany it
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A character is shown after having drilled a shallow hole in the middle of his forehead.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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If someone’s head explodes is that counted
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Some CRT screen flickering.
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The yoga master's heart is sped up by mind control to the point that he seizes, gripping his chest before the control is suddenly released.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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A little hard to say: Maybe?
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The film is best known for an extremely gory head explosion.
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