Scanner cop
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Scanner cop |
| Original title | Scanner cop |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1994 |
| length | 90, shortened: 86 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18, indexed |
| Rod | |
| Director | Pierre David |
| script |
Fabio Piccioni (as George Saunders ) |
| production | Pierre David |
| music | Louis Febre |
| camera | Jacques Haitkin |
| cut | Julian Semilian |
| occupation | |
| |
Scanner Cop is a 1994 offshoot of the horror film Scanners - Your Thoughts Can Kill and Pierre David's directorial debut . The film was produced directly for the video market and was released in Germany in May 1994. In 1995, the sequel Scanner Cop II was created .
action
Samuel Staziak inherited the scanner skills from his late father and is adopted by a young police officer. After people start attacking police officers out of the blue, Samuel, who is now practicing this profession himself, uses his options and gets on the trail of a neurosurgeon who can reprogram people's brains. Samuel falls into the clutches of the madman, but in the end he can use his strength to overcome him.
criticism
"Despite the significant bonds (cf. in Cronenberg 's Scanners ) a bottom line quite exciting story, but probably not for everyone because of their occasional rough effects his taste."
Web links
- Scanner Cop in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Scanner Cop. In: Lexicon of international film . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .