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"10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode."

1981

1h 43m

6.7(1297 votes)

Science Fiction

Horror

Overview

After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers. Some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.

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Cast & Crew

49 members

Acting

Stephen Lack

Cameron Vale

Stephen Lack

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Jennifer O'Neill

Kim Obrist

Jennifer O'Neill

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Michael Ironside

Darryl Revok

Michael Ironside

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Patrick McGoohan

Dr. Paul Ruth

Patrick McGoohan

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Lawrence Dane

Braedon Keller

Lawrence Dane

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Robert A. Silverman

Benjamin Pierce

Robert A. Silverman

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Lee Broker

Security One

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Mavor Moore

Trevellyan

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Adam Ludwig

Arno Crostic

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Murray Cruchley

Programmer 1

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Fred Döderlein

Dieter Tautz

Fred Döderlein

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Géza Kovács

Killer in Record Store

Géza Kovács

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Sonny Forbes

Killer in Attic

Sonny Forbes

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Jérôme Tiberghien

Killer in Attic

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Denis Lacroix

Killer in Barn

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Elizabeth Mudry

Killer in Barn

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Victor Désy

Dr. Gatineau

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Louis Del Grande

First Scanner

Louis Del Grande

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Anthony Sherwood

Scanner in Attic

Anthony Sherwood

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Ken Umland

Scanner in Attic

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Anne Anglin

Scanner in Attic

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Lighting

Jock Brandis

Scanner in Attic

Jock Brandis

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Jack Messinger

Scanner at Door

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Victor Knight

Dr. Frane

Victor Knight

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Karen Fullerton

Pregnant Girl

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Margaret Gadbois

Woman in Mall

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Terrance P. Coady

Security 1 Car Passenger

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Steve Michaels

Security 1 Car Driver

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Malcolm Nelthorpe

Security 2 Car Driver

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Nicholas Kilbertus

Security 2 Car Partner

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Production

Don Buchsbaum

Large Man in Mall

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Roland Nincheri

Large Man in Mall

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Kimberly McKeever

Hallucinating Guard

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Robert Boyd

Hallucinating Guard

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Graham Batchelor

Yoga Technician

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Dean Hagopian

Programmer 2

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Crew

Alex Stevens

Programmer 3

Alex Stevens

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Neil Affleck

Student

Neil Affleck

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John Brasington

Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

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Chris Britton

Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

Chris Britton

Acting

Jack Canon

Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

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Richard Chapman Jr.

Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

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Leon Herbert

Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

Leon Herbert

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William Hope

Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)

William Hope

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Thomas Kovacs

Boyfriend (uncredited)

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Michael Maloley

Doctor in Hall (uncredited)

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Visual Effects

Ian McQue

Scanner / Security Guard (uncredited)

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Chuck Shamata

Tony (uncredited)

Chuck Shamata

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Sam Stone

Security Guard (uncredited)

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