Episode 178: Scanners (1981)

Max, Mike; Movies

How many times has this happened to you? You’re walking down the street, enjoying the day when blammo! Your head explodes! Don’t you just hate that? Some darn Scanner just decided to ruin your day by using their superhuman psionic abilities to make your head burst open! Oh rats! But now there’s Scan-Be-Gone, the miracle product from your pals at ConSec! Prevent unwanted Croenenbergian body horror with Scan-Be-Gone! Doesn’t matter if the Scanner in question is a bland protagonist whose name you can’t remember or a menacing Michael Ironside, Scan-Be-Gone will keep away all of that encephalitic disruptive mess and leave your cranium fresh, clean, and unexploded! This product is Bumpy-tested and Max, Mike; Movies approved! From the makers of “That Sure Was 1981”! Sound too good to be true? Give a listen to our extended testimonial!

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