Well, besides this movie being a product of its time, Scanners also had quite a number of sequels. Scanners is a movie that probably couldn't be remade without an extensive updating, and the themes and plotlines of this movie have been endlessly recycled in other movies and television shows. The acting is no better and no worse than most low-budget flicks of this time, filled with big names slumming and newbies on their way up. Scanners came out at the right time, and it had the right cast, and I remember seeing it at the theatre and being blown away. There was nothing like it at the theaters for my young self and so this is a movie that has stuck with me over the years. Is it a good movie? Who knows? I liked/like it.
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