thread: Scanners (1981)
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Old 06-12-2021, 08:02 PM   #1386
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Originally Posted by vortexx View Post
I am not a big fan of the scan used in the Criterion version, but perhaps that is the quality of the scan that was supplied.
Did a restored version ever get released? One thing I recall David Cronenberg telling me was there was at least one cut. The exploding head shot near the start was shortened. The body slums down as blood is spraying out. I saw it theatrically with David Cronenberg introducing it at a TIFF retrospective of his career. They had a new print struck for the screening, but that footage was missing.

He was able to get some of his films that were censored restored, such as the Brood and Shivers. I never heard about that one. Also the scissors scene in the Dead Zone was trimmed to avoid an unrated release.
What's the current best version of Scanners in your opinion?
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