Scanners II: The New Order
| Scanners II: The New Order | |
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| Directed by | Christian Duguay |
| Written by | B. J. Nelson |
| Based on | Characters by David Cronenberg |
| Produced by | Pierre David René Malo |
| Starring | David Hewlett Deborah Raffin Yvan Ponton Raoul Trujillo |
| Cinematography | Rodney Gibbons |
| Edited by | Yves Langlois |
| Music by | Marty Simon |
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| Distributed by | Triton Pictures |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
Scanners II: The New Order is a 1991 Canadian science fiction thriller film. It is a sequel to the 1981 feature film Scanners with a different cast, starring David Hewlett, Deborah Raffin, Raoul Trujillo, and Yvan Ponton. It was written by B. J. Nelson and directed by Christian Duguay. The plot involves a crooked police commissioner (Ponton) who schemes to gain control of a major city by manipulating Scanners (persons born with telepathic and telekinetic abilities) to do his bidding. The film was released direct-to-video.