Scanners III: The Takeover
An experimental drug transforms a young scanner into a murderous psychic tyrant, forcing her equally powerful brother into a desperate family showdown.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- visceral
- paranoid
- cult movie night
- late night horror
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel inferior in script, acting, and effects, though some cult-horror writing praised its wildly excessive energy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Helena’s experimental drug use turns her from a gentle young woman into a murderous, power-crazed scanner.
Dr. Elton Monet develops the drug that unleashes Helena’s destructive powers and triggers the family conflict.
The scanner premise makes mental powers the primary weapon in confrontations between Helena and Alex.
Alex, Helena’s scanner brother, is the only person powerful enough to stop her.
Films like Scanners III: The Takeover, and why
Scanners
shared telepathic powers, body horror, science fiction horror, and escalating psychological violence
Scanners II: The New Order
shared psychic abilities, sinister experimentation, paranoid horror, and supernatural violence
The Fury
shared science fiction horror, destructive powers, and a young protagonist confronting a dangerous superhuman threat
The Lawnmower Man
shared cult sensibility, grotesque transformations, heightened violence, and pulpy science fiction horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Christian Duguay
- Release Date
- 1992-01-31
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 4.4 / 10 (127)
Cast
- Steve Parrish
- Liliana Komorowska
- Valérie Valois
- Colin Fox
- Daniel Pilon
- Peter Wight
- Sith Sekae
- Claire Cellucci
- Michael Copeman
- Chip Chuipka
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Scanners III: The Takeover about?
- An experimental drug transforms a young scanner into a murderous psychic tyrant, forcing her equally powerful brother into a desperate family showdown.
- What is Scanners III: The Takeover like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Scanners III: The Takeover as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Scanners III: The Takeover violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Scanners III: The Takeover as graphic.
- What did critics think of Scanners III: The Takeover?
- Critics broadly found the sequel inferior in script, acting, and effects, though some cult-horror writing praised its wildly excessive energy.
- Which films are like Scanners III: The Takeover?
- Films with a similar feel include Scanners, Scanners II: The New Order, The Fury, and The Lawnmower Man.
- How long is Scanners III: The Takeover?
- Scanners III: The Takeover runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Scanners III: The Takeover?
- In United States, Scanners III: The Takeover streams on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
