Scanners story

movie: Scanners (1981) · 1981-01-14

In the film, "scanners" are people with unusual telepathic and telekinetic powers. ConSec, a purveyor of weaponry and security systems, searches out scanners to use them for its own purposes. The film's plot concerns the attempt by a renegade scanner to wage a war against ConSec.

11 total · 7 major · 4 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
extrasensory perception major Cameron, and the other scanners, manifested this ability.
mind control ability major Revok psychically controlled a man into shooting himself in the head. This is one example of the various times that a scanner used this power.
mind reading ability major Cameron, and the other scanners, could probe other people's conscious thoughts.
remote harming ability major Cameron was able to speed up another man's heartbeat using only his mind. This is one example of the various times that a scanner used this power.
telepathic ability major Cameron, and the other scanners, were telepathic by nature.
unethical business practices major The private military company ConSec was planning to use incredibly powerful psychics as weapons.
what if I heard all the thoughts around me major Cameron needed to inject himself with ephemerol to stop nearby people's thoughts from flooding into his mind and drive him mad.
brother and brother minor In a surprise twist, Revok revealed to Cameron that they were brothers.
father and son minor In a surprise twist, Dr. Paul Ruth turned out to be Cameron's father.
telekinetic machine manipulation ability minor Cameron reprogrammed a computer using only the power of his own mind.