Poster details
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- Title
- Scanners
- AKA
- Telekinesis (Mexico)
- Year of Film
- 1981
- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Starring
- Stephen Lack, Michael Ironside, Patrick McGoohan, Jennifer O'Neill, Lawrence Dane, Robert A. Silverman, Jock Brandis, Lee Broker, Mavor Moore
- Origin of Film
- Canada
- Film Series
- Scanners
- Type of Poster
- B1
- Origin of Poster
- Japan
- Year of Poster
- 1981
- Designer
- Unknown
- Artist
- Joann Daley (figure - based on his original artwork)
- Size (inches)
- 28 5/8" x 40 1/2"
- SS or DS
- SS
David Cronenberg (opens in a new tab)‘s ‘future shock’ classic features a memorable turn by Michael Ironside (opens in a new tab) as the superbly-monikered Daryl Revok, the evil leader of a renegade group of ‘Scanners’; mutant humans born with extreme telepathic and telekinetic powers who are capable of controlling machines and infiltrating the minds of others, often with head-popping consequences. The film is responsible for one of the best animated gifs on the internet.
This Japanese B1 features great artwork but I’ve been unable to identify the artist, so if you have any ideas please get in touch. The main figure is based on the one illustrated by Joann on the excellent British quad.
The film’s original British trailer (opens in a new tab) is on YouTube (“You pray it will end…and it will!”).
