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Scanners (1981)

Published: March 21, 2022, 3:20 a.m.

A rogue scientist sends a gifted man to hunt down a dangerous group of individuals who are just like him- armed with deadly psychic powers. Tune in as Chris talks Cronenberg, Michael Ironside, & X-Men comparisons as the LSCE screens the 1981 cult classic \u201cScanners.\u201d Join us!

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Canby, Vincent. \u201dScreen: Horror Movie,\u201d The New York Times, January 14, 1981. Article Link (Accessed 3/13/22)

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Cart. \u201cFilm Reviews: Scanners.\u201d Variety. 301, no. 12 (January 21, 1981): 26. Article Link (Accessed 3/14/22)

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Ebert, Roger. \u201cScanners\u201d The Chicago Sun-Times, January 1, 1981. Article Link(Accessed 3/14/22)

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Linck, David. \u201cScanners\u201d Boxoffice. 117, no. 1 (Jan 1, 1981):23-24.

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Pepe, Michael. \u201cLefties, and Hippies, and Yuppies, Oh My! David Cronenberg\u2019s Scanners Revisited.\u201d Cineaction! 88, no. 88(2012) 26-33.

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Polowy, Kevin. \u201cMichael Ironside Remembers Narrowly Escaping the \u2018Scanners\u2019 Head Explosion Scene Unscathed.\u201d Yahoo.com October 28, 2015. Article Link (Accessed 3/15/22)