Scanners II: The New Order

Scanners II: The New Order
Directed byChristian Duguay
Written byB. J. Nelson
Based onCharacters by
David Cronenberg
Produced byPierre David
René Malo
StarringDavid Hewlett
Deborah Raffin
Yvan Ponton
Raoul Trujillo
CinematographyRodney Gibbons
Edited byYves Langlois
Music byMarty Simon
Production
companies
Malofilm
Allegro Films
Filmtech
Image Organization
Distributed byTriton Pictures
Release date
  • 28 June 1991 (1991-06-28)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]

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.[2]

  1. ^ Johnston, Ian (October 1991). "Scanners 2". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Gallman, Brett (September 2, 2013). "Horror Reviews - Scanners II: The New Order". Oh, the Horror!. Retrieved 25 February 2020.