Scanners (1981)

Patrick McGoohan: Dr. Paul Ruth

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• Cameron Vale : You called me a scanner. What is that?

  Paul Ruth : Freak of nature, born with a certain form of ESP; derangement of the synapses which we call telepathy.

• Paul Ruth : How do you feel?

  Cameron : I feel... crystal clear.

• Paul Ruth : You are 35 years old, Mr. Vale. Why are you such a derelict? Such a piece of human junk?

  Paul Ruth : [pause]  The answer's simple. You're a scanner, which you don't realize. And that has been the source of all your agony. But I will show you now that it can be a source of great power.

• Paul Ruth : I want you to access the Ripe program. I do not have ConSec computer clearance.

  Cameron Vale : Neither do I.

  Paul Ruth : But you do have a nervous system. And so does a computer. And you can scan a computer, as you would another human being.