- Footage from this movie is used.
- Clips shown
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg (TV Movie 1987)
Clips from the movieVeerana (1988)
Brief clip from this moviePin (1988)
Playing at theatre.
Scanners II: The New Order (1991)
Scanners III: The Takeover (1991)
"Mork & Mindy" Mork and Mindy Meet Rick and Ruby (TV Episode 1981)
Mork explains to Mindy that if Orkans hold their breath too long, they don't turn blue; they turn chartreuse, reach critical mass, and then explode "like Scanners"."Seeing Things" Sight Unseen (TV Episode 1981)
Adam Ludwig played an art dealer in scanners and in this episode.Take One: Fear on Film (TV Movie 1982)
Mentioned.Disconnected (1984)
VHS at the video store, top row.Vampire Hunter D (1985)
The Birds (1963)
Exploding gas station sequenceDeep Red (1975)
The presentation of the scanner's psychic abilities references the psychic congress in "Profondo rosso": The setting resembles a theatre, the dominant colour is red, and the audience members are shown in narrow-angle shots. Both events lead to an unexpected outcome.Saturday Night Fever (1977)
L.P. Soundtrack seen in basement of record store.The Fury (1978)
Jaws 2 (1978)
Soundtrack seen in basement of record store.
Scanner Cop (Video 1994)
Scanner Cop II (Video 1995)
"Rocko's Modern Life" Rocko's Happy Sack/Flu-In-U-Enza (TV Episode 1993)
When the shopper's head explodes just like Louis Del Grandes."South Park" Cartman's Incredible Gift (TV Episode 2004)
Using psychic powers to attack others, references to making a person's head explode with their mind."South Park" Canada on Strike (TV Episode 2008)
The dramatic gopher causes Chocolate Rain Guy's head to explode by intently staring at him, a parody of the early scene where Revok uses his psychic powers to make a psychologist's head explode"Family Guy" Peter Problems (TV Episode 2014)
Scene when Meg's head explodes in the microwaveScanners: Dopplegayners (2015)
The full movie, including the title, is a spoof od David Cronnenberg movie.