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10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.
Genres
Science FictionHorror
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.
Details
Budget
$4100000
Revenue
$14225876
Runtime
103 min
Release Date
1981-01-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1274
Vote Average
6.712
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jennifer O'Neill
Kim Obrist
Stephen Lack
Cameron Vale
Patrick McGoohan
Dr. Paul Ruth
Lawrence Dane
Braedon Keller
Michael Ironside
Darryl Revok
Robert A. Silverman
Benjamin Pierce
Lee Broker
Security One
Mavor Moore
Trevellyan
Adam Ludwig
Arno Crostic
Murray Cruchley
Programmer 1
Fred Döderlein
Dieter Tautz
Géza Kovács
Killer in Record Store
Sonny Forbes
Killer in Attic
Jérôme Tiberghien
Killer in Attic
Denis Lacroix
Killer in Barn
Elizabeth Mudry
Killer in Barn
Victor Désy
Dr. Gatineau
Louis Del Grande
First Scanner
Anthony Sherwood
Scanner in Attic
Ken Umland
Scanner in Attic
Anne Anglin
Scanner in Attic
Jock Brandis
Scanner in Attic
Jack Messinger
Scanner at Door
Victor Knight
Dr. Frane
Karen Fullerton
Pregnant Girl
Margaret Gadbois
Woman in Mall
Terrance P. Coady
Security 1 Car Passenger
Steve Michaels
Security 1 Car Driver
Malcolm Nelthorpe
Security 2 Car Driver
Nicholas Kilbertus
Security 2 Car Partner
Don Buchsbaum
Large Man in Mall
Roland Nincheri
Large Man in Mall
Kimberly McKeever
Hallucinating Guard
Robert Boyd
Hallucinating Guard
Graham Batchelor
Yoga Technician
Dean Hagopian
Programmer 2
Alex Stevens
Programmer 3
Neil Affleck
Student
John Brasington
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Chris Britton
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Jack Canon
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Richard Chapman Jr.
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Leon Herbert
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
William Hope
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Thomas Kovacs
Boyfriend (uncredited)
Michael Maloley
Doctor in Hall (uncredited)
Ian McQue
Scanner / Security Guard (uncredited)
Chuck Shamata
Tony (uncredited)
Sam Stone
Security Guard (uncredited)
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