Rookie cop Sam Staziak has a unique gift: he is a Scanner, which gives him the power to read the thoughts of others, and also to inflict great bodily harm. When a mad scientist begins using mind control to murder police officers, Sam realizes that only he and his unique gift can put an end to the mayhem.
07-27-1994
1h 34m
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Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Pierre David
Writers:
John Bryant Hedberg, George Saunders
Production:
Republic Entertainment, Starlight Film, The Image Organization
Key Crew
Characters:
David Cronenberg
Stunts:
Kurt D. Lott
Co-Producer:
Noël A. Zanitsch
Producer:
Pierre David
Director of Photography:
Jacques Haitkin
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
CA; DE
Languages:
en
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Daniel Quinn
Daniel Quinn was an American actor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He moved to New York City at age 19, where he worked in theater and ballet before breaking into television and film.
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Darlanne Fluegel (November 25, 1953 - December 15, 2017) was an American actress, fashion model, film producer and professor.
Fluegel appeared in the TV series Crime Story and the final season of Hunter. She was featured in Sergio Leone's 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America as Robert De Niro's girlfriend Eve (credited as "Darlanne Fleugel"), and in 1986's Tough Guys as Kirk Douglas' girlfriend. In 1985 she appeared in To Live And Die In L.A. as Ruth Lanier, the love interest (and snitch) of William Petersen's main character Secret Service Agent Richard Chance. Not long afterward, in early 1986, she portrayed Billy Crystal's ex-wife, Anna, in the hit buddy-cop action comedy Running Scared.
Fluegel also appeared in numerous other performances and appearances on network television (such as The Tonight Show), major advertising campaigns and music videos, as well as “cover girl” and other national and international professional modeling (represented for 15 years by The Ford Agency, New York).
Fluegel taught acting as a professor at the University of Central Florida from 2002 to 2007.
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Mark Rolston (born December 7, 1956) is an American actor.
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Richard Lynch (February 12, 1940 – June 19, 2012) was an American actor best known for portraying villains in films and television.
His film credits included The Sword and the Sorcerer, Invasion USA, The Seven-Ups, Scarecrow, Little Nikita, Bad Dreams, God Told Me To, and Halloween. He appeared in science fiction productions, including Battlestar Galactica (as Wolfe) and its sequel series Galactica 1980 (as Commander Xaviar). He also appeared in such shows as Starsky and Hutch, Baretta, T. J. Hooker, Blue Thunder, Airwolf, The A-Team, Charmed and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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A third-generation filmmaker, Luca Bercovici was born in New York and raised in such far-flung places as London, Rome, New York and California. Mr. Bercovici attended College of the Redwoods, Santa Monica College and Loyola Marymount University. In 1979, Mr. Bercovici spent six months in Japan, working on the miniseries, Shogun (1980), as Dialogue Director, specifically working with Japanese actress, Yôko Shimada (Golden Globe Winner, Emmy Nominee). Upon returning to the United States, he launched an acting career and has starred in many feature films including American Flyers (1985), (starring Kevin Costner, directed by John Badham), Clean and Sober (1988) (starring Michael Keaton, directed by Glenn Gordon Caron ), Pacific Heights (1990) (also starring Michael Keaton and Melanie Griffith, directed by John Schlesinger ), K2 (1991) (starring Michael Biehn, directed Franc Roddam), Drop Zone (1994) (starring Wesley Snipes, directed by John Badham ), The Big Squeeze (1996) with Lara Flynn Boyle , Flatland (2002), a series produced in Shanghai, starring Dennis Hopper , and recently, Stag Night (2008), starring Vinessa Shaw and Kip Pardue. Mr. Bercovici began his professional writing career in 1982, developing new series concepts for MGM, culminating in a pilot script for CBS and MGM, "The Storytellers". He has also written for 'Aaron Spelling Productions [us]', Trimark, Warner Bros., Tapestry Films and many others. In 1984, Bercovici co-wrote a feature film script "New Deal" which was subsequently purchased by 20th Century Fox. Also that year, Bercovici made his directorial debut with the hugely successful film Ghoulies (1984) , which he also co-wrote. _Ghoulies (1985_ was the top grossing independent film in 1985 and has spawned three sequels. In 1988, Bercovici directed his second feature, a musical comedy about a vampire, Rockula (1990) , which he also co-wrote. In 1993, Luca Bercovici directed his third film, Dark Tide (1994) for 'Trimark Pictures [us]' and 'Tapestry Films [us]', an action thriller starring Chris Sarandon , Richard Tyson and Brigitte Bako (#1 R.O.I, Showest 1994). In 1994, Bercovici made his fourth feature, directing a horror-comedy, which he scripted, entitled The Granny (1995) , starring Stella Stevens and Shannon Whirry for Tapestry Films and 'WarnerVision Films (production)' . The Chain (1996), an action drama starring Gary Busey, is Luca Bercovici's fifth feature film. The Chain sold exceptionally well at AFM and was picked up by 'Home Box Office (HBO) [us] (Distributor)' for a World Premiere. In addition to directing, Bercovici also co-wrote the script. In 1996, Bercovici directed his sixth film, Convict 762 (1997) for EGM International. In 1997, Mr. Bercovici directed his seventh feature, BitterSweet (1999) which starred James Russo , Angie Everhart , Brian Wimmer and Eric Roberts. Bercovici's eighth feature, Luck of the Draw (2000) stars William Forsythe , Dennis Hopper, Eric Roberts, Ice-T & Michael Madsen. In addition, Bercovici has recently finished writing a four-hour miniseries about an infamous WWII-era broadcaster, and has completed two documentaries and several music videos.
Savannah Smith Boucher (born October 28, 1943), known professionally as Savannah Smith before 1985, is an American actress originally from Springhill, Louisiana. Her younger sister, Sherry Boucher, is a former actress who was the third wife of actor George Peppard.
Boucher is descended from a line of Louisiana Democratic politicians. Her mayor father’s first cousin, Drayton Boucher, was a member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature, having served from 1936 to 1952. Her maternal uncle, John D. Herrington, also served as Springhill mayor — from 1978–86, and again from 1995-2006.
Another sister of Sherry's and Savannah's, Jessica Boucher, was a session musician in the 1980s, most famous for being a duet partner of Merrill Osmond.
Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. Known for playing the character of Leon Kowalski in the movie Blade Runner, James portrayed a variety of colorful roles in well-known American films such as 48 Hrs., Another 48 Hours, Tango & Cash, Silverado, Red Heat, The Player and The Fifth Element. James' commanding screen presence and formidable physique at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall usually resulted in his casting as a heavy, appearing more frequently in lower budget horror and action films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. James appeared in more than 100 films before he died of a heart attack aged 54.
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Starr Andreeff is a music manager and vice president of Maple Jam Music Group. She was a film actress in the 80s and 90s. Andreeff was born in Hamilton, Ontario to a police officer mother.
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Leo Lee is an actor and stuntman and martial arts expert, Leo Lee has alternated his film career making these two trades; He has participated in over 40 films often action and martial arts in supporting roles.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Darren Jack Dalton (born February 9, 1965) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film producer.
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