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26 January 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
The silence of space is about to be shattered. morePlot:
(SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078) On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(12 articles)
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If you're going to be a rock, be a rock; don't be a bug moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Peter Weller | ... | Joe Hendricksson | |
| Roy Dupuis | ... | Becker | |
| Jennifer Rubin | ... | Jessica Hanson | |
| Andrew Lauer | ... | Ace Jefferson (as Andy Lauer) | |
| Charles Edwin Powell | ... | Ross (as Charles Powell) | |
| Ron White | ... | Chuck Elbarak | |
| Michael Caloz | ... | David | |
| Liliana Komorowska | ... | Landowska | |
| Jason Cavalier | ... | Leone | |
| Leni Parker | ... | Cpl. McDonald | |
| Sylvain Massé | ... | N.E.B. Soldier | |
| Bruce Boa | ... | Secretary Green | |
| Tom Berry | ... | Technician | |
| Henry Ramer | ... | Screamers Crawl Narration (voice) |
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Claw (USA) (working title)Screamers - L'armée souterraine (Canada: French title)
Sukurîmâzu (Japan)
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Rated R for sci-fi violence and terror, some language and a brief moment of nudity.Parents Guide:
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Australia:M (re-rating on appeal) | New Zealand:M | Australia:MA (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:18AFun Stuff
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Dan O'Bannon had been working on the screenplay for Screamers (1995) as early as 1981. The October 10, 1984 draft credits Michael Campus as co-writer. It is unknown whether Campus also intended to direct. moreGoofs:
Continuity: On the way out of NEB HQ, when Jefferson jokingly repeats the line "Can I come with you?" we see Hendricksson from behind as he points his rifle upward and away from Jefferson. When we cut to a front view, he is still pointing the rifle forward. Then we cut to a rear view again and the rifle is still pointed upward. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Screamers Crawl Narration: [voice over narration] For the last fifty years, the new economic block, the 'N.E.B.' Corporation, has controlled mining operations throughout the known solar systems.
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Hard Luck Solution moreFAQ
How does the Screamer know about Point Reyes?Sirius is 8.6 light years from Earth, so how . . .
Why don't the higher-numbered types of Screamers appear to be more advanced than the lower-numbered types?
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Another highly entertaining sci-fi film based on a Philip K. Dick short story which I have subsequently read; and I agree with other reviewers that the movie is true to the story for the most part.
Have yet to view a movie based on a Dick story that wasn't enjoyable, e.g., Blade Runner, Minority Report. If you liked either of those movies,you will enjoy this movie for its intelligent entertainment.
Weller's character Hendricksson is fairly straight forward as a disenchanted commander believing that his command has been abandoned and that their battles on this outpost planet have been made irrelevant by the higher authorities. Consequently, Hendricksson sets out to bring a truce proposal to the enemy forces.
But technology gone awry rears its ugly head in the form of self-manufacturing killing devices known as the screamers named for their high pitched sound just before they slice and dice humans.