Scanners II: The New Order
Scanners II: The New Order is a 1991 Canadian science fiction thriller film. It is a sequel to the 1981 feature film Scanners with a different cast, starring David Hewlett, Deborah Raffin, Raoul Trujillo, and Yvan Ponton. It was written by B. J. Nelson and directed by Christian Duguay. The plot involves a crooked police commissioner (Ponton) who schemes to gain control of a major city by manipulating Scanners (persons born with telepathic and telekinetic abilities) to do his bidding. The film was released direct-to-video.
Plot
During one of his classes, a young veterinarian intern named David Kellum discovers that he can read and control minds of others. When he moves from his country home to the city to continue his studies, he finds difficulty in controlling himself: the congestion of many minds and the ability to hear voices overwhelm him.
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director | Christian Duguay |
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editor | Yves Langlois |
genre | action horror science fiction thriller |
keywords | addict adopt around the world chief of police fellowship first film force help intern kidnap kill law enforcement mayor news reporter older sister scanner search secluded cabin strychnine suffer test subject veterinarian |
musicBy | Marty Simon |
producer | Pierre David René Malo |
productionCompany | Malofilm |
publisher | Triton Pictures |
recordedAt | Montreal |
theme | direct-to-video independent science fiction action science fiction horror science fiction thriller sequel telekinesis |