January Releases: Scanners (1981)

Episode Theme: January Releases The Fumblers venture into psychic territory with the 1981 Cronenberg horror thriller, Scanners. Scanners 1981- R - 1h25m A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called "scanning" to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non scanners. Director: David Cronenberg Writer: David Cronenberg Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside Thanks for listening to Fumbling Through Film! New episodes drop every Thursday. Got feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Bluesky at @filmfumblers and on Instagram at @film.fumblers. You can also follow Keith on Instagram at @kg3030lives and @dadscardsdaily, Terry on Letterboxd at @terry2099, and Derek on social media at @derek9nine. All original music is produced by the Doctor Dre of Kansas, Terry. Hit him up for the bangers. See you next week as we fumble our way through more films !