Scanners (1981)

Scanners (1981)

As the 80's continue, the movies become more and more graphic. Some become simple gorefests, focusing on pure shock factor; while others are more creative in how they integrate the effects into the story.

David Cronenberg crafts his films with both graphic displays of horror and intelligence. Scanners, released in 1981, is a fantastic example of how this works. At the beginning of the film, a "Scanner" is attempting to scan a perfect stranger, not knowing that he is going to scan the villian of the film, Darryl Revok (Michael Ironside). The result of which is explosive ... literally. In many films this would be handle as a simple grotesque display; here, however, Cronenberg not only shocks the audience but effectively illustrates the pure horror scanners are capable of. The results of this shock resonate throughout the rest of the film.

Directed and written by David Cronenberg. Starring Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane, and the fantastic Michael Ironside.

So here it is ... Scanners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQYhURQoDI0