The exploding-head scene (you know the one) from David Cronenberg’s bloodhappy cheesefest, Scanners, is easily its most iconic. But have you ever wondered how the film’s special effects team made the head burst just so? It wasn’t pyrotechnics. It wasn’t pneumatics. The answer, it turns out, was a lot more straightforward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O_KrHjcF_c
Via /r/movies
