Scanners - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Scanners"
Scanners (1981)
Timing: 1:43 (103 min)
Scanners - TMDB rating
6.72/10
1309
Scanners - Kinopoisk rating
6.585/10
6208
Scanners - IMDB rating
6.7/10
67000

What's left behind the scenes

  • The idea for the film was suggested by one of the chapters of William S. Burroughs' novel "Naked Lunch," which mentions an organization of telepaths obsessed with the idea of world domination.
  • Dick Smith, a master known for his work on "The Exorcist," did the makeup.
  • Filming took place from October 30, 1979, to December 23, 1979.
  • In the scene where the head explodes, a latex dummy was used, filled with dog food, lunch leftovers, fake blood, and rabbit liver. During filming, a 12-gauge shotgun was fired at this dummy.
  • The idea for the painting was suggested by one of the chapters of William S. Burroughs’ novel “The Naked Lunch,” which mentions an organization of telepaths obsessed with the idea of world domination.
  • Dick Smith did the makeup, a master renowned for his work on “The Exorcist.”
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