Update on my Scanners collection. I now own 3/4 of the releases I need to get all the exclusive special features from different regions!
Umbrella Entertainment release which has:
"The Directors: The Films of David Cronenberg" 1999 documentary (59:03)
Criterion release which has:
"The Scanners Way" 2014 documentary by Michael Lennick (22:57)
"Mental Saboteur" 2014 interview with actor Michael Ironside (19:26)
"The Ephemerol Diaries" 2012 interview with actor Stephen Lack (14:22)
Interview with writer/director David Cronenberg from a 1981 episode of the CBC television series The Bob McLean Show (11:07) [1080i 60Hz]
* Stereo (1969) feature film by David Cronenberg (62:43)
Second Sight release which has:
"My Art Keeps Me Sane" 2013 interview with star Stephen Lack (23:46) [1080i 60Hz]
"The Eye of Scanners" 2013 interview with cinematographer Mark Irwin (15:11)
"The Chaos of Scanners" 2013 interview with executive producer Pierre David (13:42)
"Exploding Brains & Popping Heads" 2013 interview with makeup effects artist Stephan Dupuis (9:33) [1080i 60Hz]
"Bad Guy Dane" 2013 interview with actor Lawrence Dane (5:18) [480i]
Now I just need to track down the rare and expensive German Wicked-Vision Media Trilogy Ultimate Edition release which has:
Audio commentary with film scholar Professor Dr. William Beard (in English with optional German subtitles)
Isolated Score
"Monster Kid" interview with special makeup artist Chris Walas (in English with optional German subtitles) (21:40)
"Mind Fragments" interview with composer Howard Shore (in English with optional German subtitles) (18:54)
"Telepathic Visions" interview with director of photography Mark Irwin (in English with optional German subtitles) (18:39)
"A Method in his Madness" interview with actor Michael Ironside (in English with optional German subtitles) (30:32)
"Pierre David on Scanners" featurette (in English with optional German subtitles) (12:33)
"The Emphenol Diaries" interview with actor Stephen Lack (in English with optional German subtitles) (14:22)
"Inside Scan: Scanners 1" featurette (in English with optional German subtitles) (8:50)
Vintage Interview with writer/director David Cronenberg & composer Howard Shore (in French with optional English and German subtitles) (21:27)
Admittingly it’s been a little annoying having to track down 4 different versions of the same film but I am a special features junkie haha.
I can’t actually think of many other films to have so many unique special features spread across different countries??