Back on January 14th in 1981, Writer/Director David Cronenberg (Videodrome1983, The Fly 1986) released Scanners, his follow-up film to 1979′s The Brood.Unleashed onto the unsuspecting masses of North America, the film starred Stephen Lack (Rubber Gun 1977, Dead Ringers 1988), Jennifer O’Neill (Rio Lobo1970, Summer of ’42 1971), Patrick McGoohan (Dr. Syn/Alias The Scarecrow1963, Escape From Alcatraz 1979), Lawrence Dane (Happy Birthday to Me 1981, Bride of Chucky 1998), and Michael Ironside (Top Gun 1986, Prom Night II 1987). With a budget of approximately $4.1 million (CAD), Scanners was shot in various parts of Quebec between the dates of October 30th and December 29th two years prior to it’s official release. Unfortunately the shoot was reportedly very chaotic and rushed due to the end of the fiscal year nearing for the film tax write-off. In fact, Cronenberg was not even completely done writing the script when shooting began and had to finish on the fly. Nonetheless, Scanners has become a classic Horror/Sci-Fi film fans continue to talk about thirty-five years later....
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