Scanners - 1981 - written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan.

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/13thFloor/t/465146

Why are you such a derelict? Such a piece of human junk? The answer's simple. You're a scanner, which you don't realize. And that has been the source of all your agony. But I will show you now that it can be a source of great power.

CW: Exploding head. David Cronenberg. Genetic manipulation. Homeless escalator acrobatics. Involuntary suicide. Thinly veiled Thalidomide allegory. Did I say exploding head? Exploding head.


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kingmongoose7877@lemmy.film · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)
arotrios@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

A happy synchronicity - had no idea that had been posted, but off to upvote @MC_Lovecraft@lemm.ee.

ReddsWay@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Saw this as a kid with my mom in the theater. After being scarred by the “head” scene, I watched the rest of it between my fingers with my hands up covering my face. Such sweet memories of mother/son time in my youth.

ours@lemmy.film · 3 pts · 2y

Ah Cronenberg movies, great movies to watch with parents!

Joke aside, this is by far from the worst of his movies to watch with parents.

IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
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Discoslugs@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

you're a scanna

videodrome@lemmy.capebreton.social · 3 pts · 2y

One of my favs

ShartyWaffles@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
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