David Cronenberg’s classic 1980s horror Scanners is getting a Second Sight Films 4K re-release on the home formats.
The Scanners Limited Edition 4K/UHD and Blu-ray Box set is set for release on 31 March 2024 and will also be available in Standard Edition 4K and Blu-ray. The groundbreaking special effects and iconic explosive scenes are about to be seen in all their grotesque glory with a brand-new 4K restoration, with the approval of Cronenberg himself.
The set is presented in a stunning rigid slipcase complete with new artwork by Krishna Shenoi and comes packed with a slew of brilliant special features including a new commentary, interviews with cast and crew, including Micheal Ironside. There’s also a 120-page book filled with essays and more.
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Drifter Cameron Vale (Stephen Lack – Dead Ringers) is plagued by incessant voices in his head, unaware that he’s a ‘Scanner’ – a person with extraordinary telepathic powers, who can not only read minds but literally tear them apart.
When he meets Dr. Paul Ruth (Patrick McGoohan – The Prisoners, Braveheart), the scientist recruits him and others of his kind to help them adapt to society. But a sinister underground movement of Scanners led by the psychotic Darryl Revok (Michael Ironside – Total Recall, Starship Troopers) have other intentions and the ultimate confrontation of minds awaits.
Full list of features as as follows:
Special Features
- A new 4K restoration approved by director David Cronenberg
- Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs
- UHD presented in HDR with Dolby Vision
- New audio commentary by Caelum Vatnsdal
- Audio commentary by William Beard
- My Art Keeps Me Sane: an interview with actor Stephen Lack
- Method in his Madness: an interview with actor Michael Ironside
- Bad Guy Dane: an interview with actor Lawrence Dane
- The Eye of Scanners: an interview with cinematographer Mark Irwin
- Mind Fragments: an interview with composer Howard Shore
- The Chaos of Scanners: an interview with executive producer Pierre David
- Exploding Brains & Popping Veins: Interview with makeup effects artist Stephan Dupuis
- Monster Kid: an interview with makeup effects artist Chris Walas
- Cronenberg’s Tech Babies: a video essay by Tim Coleman
Limited Edition Contents - Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Krishna Shenoi
- 120-page book with new essays by Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes, Eugenio Ercolani and Gian Giacomo Petrone,
Kurt Halfyard, Craig Ian Mann, Francesco Massaccesi, Jessica Scott, Emma Westwood and Heather Wixson - Six collectors’ art cards
