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# 10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.
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.
💵 Budget: USD 4,100,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1981-01-14
⌚ Running Time: 103 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.727

Beloved Cast

Jennifer O'Neill original image
Kim Obrist
Jennifer O'Neill
Stephen Lack original image
Cameron Vale
Stephen Lack
Patrick McGoohan original image
Dr. Paul Ruth
Patrick McGoohan
Lawrence Dane original image
Braedon Keller
Lawrence Dane
Michael Ironside original image
Darryl Revok
Michael Ironside
Robert A. Silverman original image
Benjamin Pierce
Robert A. Silverman
Lee Broker original image
Security One
Lee Broker
Mavor Moore original image
Trevellyan
Mavor Moore
Adam Ludwig original image
Arno Crostic
Adam Ludwig
Murray Cruchley original image
Programmer 1
Murray Cruchley
Fred Döderlein original image
Dieter Tautz
Fred Döderlein
Géza Kovács original image
Killer in Record Store
Géza Kovács
Sonny Forbes original image
Killer in Attic
Sonny Forbes
Jérôme Tiberghien original image
Killer in Attic
Jérôme Tiberghien
Denis Lacroix original image
Killer in Barn
Denis Lacroix
Elizabeth Mudry original image
Killer in Barn
Elizabeth Mudry
Victor Désy original image
Dr. Gatineau
Victor Désy
Louis Del Grande original image
First Scanner
Louis Del Grande
Anthony Sherwood original image
Scanner in Attic
Anthony Sherwood
Ken Umland original image
Scanner in Attic
Ken Umland
Anne Anglin original image
Scanner in Attic
Anne Anglin
Jock Brandis original image
Scanner in Attic
Jock Brandis
Jack Messinger original image
Scanner at Door
Jack Messinger
Victor Knight original image
Dr. Frane
Victor Knight
Karen Fullerton original image
Pregnant Girl
Karen Fullerton
Margaret Gadbois original image
Woman in Mall
Margaret Gadbois
Terrance P. Coady original image
Security 1 Car Passenger
Terrance P. Coady
Steve Michaels original image
Security 1 Car Driver
Steve Michaels
Malcolm Nelthorpe original image
Security 2 Car Driver
Malcolm Nelthorpe
Nicholas Kilbertus original image
Security 2 Car Partner
Nicholas Kilbertus
Don Buchsbaum original image
Large Man in Mall
Don Buchsbaum
Roland Nincheri original image
Large Man in Mall
Roland Nincheri
Kimberly McKeever original image
Hallucinating Guard
Kimberly McKeever
Robert Boyd original image
Hallucinating Guard
Robert Boyd
Graham Batchelor original image
Yoga Technician
Graham Batchelor
Dean Hagopian original image
Programmer 2
Dean Hagopian
Alex Stevens original image
Programmer 3
Alex Stevens
Neil Affleck original image
Student
Neil Affleck
John Brasington original image
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
John Brasington
Chris Britton original image
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Chris Britton
Jack Canon original image
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Jack Canon
Richard Chapman Jr. original image
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Richard Chapman Jr.
Leon Herbert original image
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
Leon Herbert
William Hope original image
Hazmat-Suit Worker (uncredited)
William Hope
Thomas Kovacs original image
Boyfriend (uncredited)
Thomas Kovacs
Michael Maloley original image
Doctor in Hall (uncredited)
Michael Maloley
Ian McQue original image
Scanner / Security Guard (uncredited)
Ian McQue
Chuck Shamata original image
Tony (uncredited)
Chuck Shamata
Sam Stone original image
Security Guard (uncredited)
Sam Stone

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