Saturday, 14 February 2026

802 Scanner Cop (1994 )

 Though not  titled as such, this was the fourth film in the  Scanners franchise. Though credited as a writer , David Cronenburg had no active participation in the film. Sam Stasiak (Daniel Quinn ), an  orphaned scanner follows his adoptive father (Richard Grove) into the police force and  reluctantly  agrees to use his powers to  catch  a  serial killer Glock (Richard Lynch) who is using hypnosis to pursue his vendetta against the local force. This  went  straight to video with its  second  division cast  and poor  pacing  but  it's  still modestly  enjoyable due  to the  likeable characters at its heart.

Darlanne Fluegel ( as Joan)

Sex : No

Death : Survives


Darlanne  was born in Pennsylvania and started modelling in 1971. She  studied acting at the same time and made her film debut in  Eyes of Laura Mars in 1978. She had the lead female role in Battle Beyond The Stars (1980)  and appeared in some big films ( To Live And Die In LA, Once Upon A Time In America ). She also made an impression in the TV series Crime Story and Hunter. She  retired from acting in the mid-nineties and taught  drama at the University of Central Florida from 2002 to 2007. She was diagnosed with Early  Onset  Alzheimer's in 2009 and  succumbed to the disease eight years later.

 Hilary Shepard ( as Xena)

Sex : No

Death : Run down by a truck


Hilary was  born in New  York and  first appeared in a minor  role in the film Soup For One in 1982. For  the  first part of the eighties, she was primarily focussed on a musical career with the band American Girls. When they folded , she was more receptive to acting offers and her height and  sharp features led to villainess roles , notably Queen Divatox in the Power Rangers franchise She is good friends with Darl Hannah and co-created two board games with her.

Cyndi Pass  ( as Sarah )

Sex: No

Death : Survives


Cyndi was from California and first appeared in the film Full House in 1991.She  appeared in a number of action films that went straight to video she more or less retired at  the end of the nineties but  co-wrote  the  TV  movie  Murdered at 17

Christina Combs ( as Frightened girl )

Sex : No

Death : Survives


Christina  was a stuntwoman on a few films in the early 90s. This  was her only acting role and her last film in any capacity.



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