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Scanners exploding head scene: How they shot it, as revealed on the new Criterion Collection DVD (VIDEO).
Rue Morgue - On this day in 1981, David Cronenberg's SCANNERS premieres. Did you know: Cronenberg moved the head explosion from the beginning of the film for late moviegoers. | Facebook
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