SCANNERS (1981) | The New Flesh, Part IV

<p>By this time in his career, David Cronenberg was becoming well-known in his native Canada. He’d already made four commercial films – each more successful than the last, with the exception of the non-horror film FAST COMPANY – but most of that success came in Canada and Europe. Although all of his films had been released in the US, none of them had made a huge impact here.</p> <p>That would all change with his next film, the one that would make him a mainstream director not only in the Canadian market but in the US as well. The film – infamously known as “the movie with the exploding head” – is, of course, 1981’s SCANNERS.</p> <p>Coming Up:</p> <ul><li> <p><a href='https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/videodrome'>VIDEODROME</a> (1983)</p> </li> <li> <p><a href='https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-dead-zone-stephen-king'>THE DEAD ZONE</a> (1983)</p> </li> <li> <p><a href='https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-fly'>THE FLY</a> (1986)</p> </li> </ul> <p>Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by <a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'>Slasher Film Festival Strategy</a>.</p> <p>This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, & Todd Davis.</p> <p>Visit our website for episode archives, merchandise, and more: <a href='http://cinemashock.net/'>http://cinemashock.net</a></p> <p> </p>