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Apr 13
46m 13s

Scanners | Episode 511

Jim Adams
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Jim discusses one of David Cronenberg's first horror films as a director - 1981's "Scanners" starring Steven Lack, Jemmifer O'Neill, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane, Robert Silverman, Mayor Moore, and Michael Ironside. A small group of people possess the power to read other poeple's minds and control them physically. A covert operation is seeking to gather all of these folks together, but for what purpose. Find out on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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