| Scanners III: The Takeover | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Scanners III: The Takeover |
| Director: | Christian Duguay |
| Writers: | B.J. Nelson; Julie Richard; David Preston |
| Producers: | Pierre David; Rénald Paré; Irene Litinsky; René Malo |
| Composer: | Marty Simon |
| Cinematography: | Hugues de Haeck |
| Editors: | Yves Langlois |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Malofilm; Republic Pictures; Starz Entertainment |
| Released: | May 14th, 1992 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 101 min. |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Scanners II: The New Order (1991) |
| Next: | Scanner Cop (1994) |
Scanners III: The Takeover is a Canadian science fiction film with elements of the horror genre. It is the third installment in the Scanners film series and follows the 1991 movie, Scanners II: The New Order. The film was directed by Christian Duguay with a script written by B.J. Nelson, Julie Richard and David Preston. It was released direct-to-video by Starz Entertainment on May 14th, 1992.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Liliana Komorowska | Helena Monet |
| Valérie Valois | Joyce Stone |
| Steve Parrish | Alex Monet |
| Daniel Pilon | Michael |
| Peter Wright | Mark Dragon |
| Sith Sekae | Monk |
| Harry Hill | Doctor Baumann |
| Claire Cellucci | Suzy |
| Michael Copeman | Mitch |
| Chip Chuipka | Thomas Drake |
| Jean Frenette | Max |
| Sylvain Beauchamps | Rufu |
| Gaston Perreault | Bernie |
| Michel Perron | Darius |
| Tony Roman | Piano player |
| Christopher MacCabe | George |
| René Malo | Robert Rosenthal |
| Stan Gibbons | Talk show host |
| Dyan Flynn | Celebrity |
| Ian Finlay | Announcer |
| Steve Michaels | Veteran cop |
| Sam Montesano | Doctor |
| Aimée Castle | Young Helena |
| Jean Boyn | Wiseguy guest/Taylor |
| Chantal Condor | Female guest |
| Lin Parx | Doubting guest |
| Rachelle Dietcher | Little girl |
| Jason Cavalier | Punk leader |
| Brenda Adams | Punk #1 |
| Rob Roy | Punk #2 |
| Paul Stewart | Steven Crandall |
| Claire Riley | Nurse |
| Bonfield Maroux | Pathologist |
| Richard Jutras | Lobby guard |
| Charles Landry | Sam Pike |
| Nicolas Lemieux | Nikola |
| Ai Trad | Punk #3 |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- Scanners 3, Scanners 3: The Takeover, Scanners III, and Scanners: The Takeover all redirect to this page.
- The tagline for this film is, "Scanners against scanners... The battle for total control has begun".
- Production on Scanners III: The Takeover began on October 24th, 1990. Principal photography concluded on December 21st, 1990. [1]
- Scanners III: The Takeover' was released direct-to-video in VHS format by Republic Pictures in the United States and by Malofilm in Canada. A DVD version of the film is included in the Scanners Trilogy boxset released only in Europe by Starz Home Entertainment.
- Scanners III: The Takeover was released on Blu-ray by Shout! Factory on September 10th, 2013. [2]
- The concept behind Scanners was originally developed by director David Cronenberg.
- Director Christian Duguay and screenwriter B.J. Nelson also worked on the previous film, Scanners II: The New Order.
- In one scene, Alex Monet uses his telekinesis to hurl a security guard against a wall. The wall shakes behind him, making it clear to the viewer that the set piece is made out of cardboard or some other soft material.
See also[]
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; Scanners III: The Takeover (1991); Box office & business.
- ↑ Blu-ray.com; Scanners III: The Takeover; Blu-ray.
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