Criterion FINALLY Brings Scanners to Blu-ray

The 1981 film will be packaged two ways: DVD and Dual-Format Blu-ray/DVD.

This director-approved edition includes:

  • New, restored 2K digital film transfer, supervised by director David Cronenberg, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
  • The “Scanners” Way, a new documentary on the film’s special effects
  • New interview with actor Michael Ironside
  • The Ephemerol Diaries, a 2012 interview with actor and artist Stephen Lack
  • Excerpt from a 1981 interview with Cronenberg on the CBC’s The Bob McLean Show
  • Stereo (1969), Cronenberg’s first feature film
  • Trailer
  • PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kim NewmanNew cover by Connor Willumsen

Head to Criterion for order info and more!

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