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Director:
Christian Duguay
Writers (WGA):
Philip K. Dick (short story "Second Variety")
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Release Date:
26 January 1996 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
The silence of space is about to be shattered. See more »
Plot:
(SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078) On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding... See more » | Add synopsis »
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3 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(38 articles)
The top 25 cult film actors
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Film producer Ann Lyons passes away
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Now Wait for Last Year dusts off a Philip K Dick tale … again
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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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Directed by
Christian Duguay 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Philip K. Dick (short story "Second Variety")

Dan O'Bannon (screenplay) and
Miguel Tejada-Flores (screenplay)

Produced by
Franco Battista .... producer
Josée Bernard .... co-executive producer
Tom Berry .... producer
Charles W. Fries .... executive producer
Antony I. Ginnane .... supervising producer
Masao Takiyama .... co-executive producer
Stefan Wodoslawsky .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Normand Corbeil 
 
Cinematography by
Rodney Gibbons 
 
Film Editing by
Yves Langlois 
 
Casting by
Karen Margiotta 
Mary Margiotta 
Lucie Robitaille 
 
Production Design by
Perri Gorrara 
 
Art Direction by
Michael Devine 
 
Set Decoration by
David Jaquest 
 
Costume Design by
Trixi Rittenhouse 
 
Makeup Department
Roxy D'Alonzo .... makeup artist
Karl Gosselin .... mechanical makeup effects
Ronny Gosselin .... mechanical makeup effects
Marie Régimbald .... assistant makeup artist
Charmaine Smith .... assistant hair stylist
Benoît Tisseur .... mechanical makeup effects
Hanna Yee .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Julie Aiken .... production manager: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Maurice Krouche .... assistant unit manager
Renaud Mathieu .... production manager
Lewis Pilote .... unit manager
Pierre Thériault .... post-production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Caroline Béliveau .... third assistant director
Robbie Ditchburn .... first assistant director: second unit
Pierre Elliot .... trainee assistant director
Pascale Matte .... second assistant director: second unit
David McLeod .... first assistant director
Patrick Tidy .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Art Applique .... scenic art
Eric Aubuchon .... property assistant
Jim Bandsuh .... illustrator
Mathilde Beausoleil .... graphic designer
Benoit Begin .... swing gang
Gerard Betts .... graphic designer
Daniel Blais .... space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc.
Bruno Boisvert .... space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc.
Nicolas Campeau .... swing gang
Sylvie Caron .... space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc.
Jean-Andre Carriere .... set designer
Denis Chabot .... set dresser
Frederic Chamoro .... property assistant
Elise de Blois .... property master
Mario Dibliase .... swing gang
Carrie Foster .... art coordinator
Roge Francoeur .... models/space ship construction: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc.
Lise Gagnon .... space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc.
David Gaucher .... set designer
Brad Krisko .... screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Raymond Larose .... set designer
Philippe Malo .... space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc.
Claude Massicotte .... space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc.
Jean DuPont Miller .... swing gang
Ken Niederbaumer .... screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Francois Perron .... head carpenter
Sebastien Pichette .... swing gang
Hans-Heinrich Piersig .... property buyer
Joe Podnar .... screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Charles Rivera .... screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Gerardo Rolon .... swing gang
Jason Ryan .... screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Danny Santarella .... swing gang
Fabien Tremblay .... space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc.
George Venckus .... lead set dresser
Michel Verdon .... space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc.
Mark Villalobos .... screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Stuart Zsombor-Murray .... set designer
Tristan Tondino .... head scenic artist (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Tim Archer .... sound designer
Tim Archer .... sound re-recording engineer
Normand Corbeil .... sound mixer
Gary Daprato .... foley artist
Rick Ellis .... sound re-recording engineer
François Guérin .... boom operator
Bradford L. Hohle .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Eric Lambi .... foley recordist
Anthony Lancett .... sound designer
Anthony Lancett .... sound effects editor
Richard Nichol .... location sound recordist
Bob Predovich .... adr editor
Clive Turner .... dialogue editor
Timothy A. Carpenter .... adr mixer (uncredited)
Brian Eimer .... adr recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Manon Boucher .... special effects makeup assistant
James Clement .... special effects makeup assistant (as James Clemens)
Gary Coates .... special effects technician
Ryal Cosgrove .... physical special effects supervisor: Cineffects Productions Inc.
Rino Cote .... special effects makeup assistant
Philippe Davez .... special effects makeup assistant
Tamar Dick .... special effects makeup assistant
Bruno Gatien .... special effects makeup assistant
C.J. Goldman .... special effects makeup assistant
Erik Gosselin .... makeup effects shop supervisor
Erik Gosselin .... special effects makeup assistant
Marifrance Guy .... special effects makeup assistant
Alexandre Houle .... special effects makeup assistant
Martin Jutras .... special effects makeup assistant
Clélia Marsadié .... special effects makeup assistant
Mike Minicucci .... special effects makeup assistant
Adrien Morot .... special effects makeup
Mario Soucy .... special effects makeup assistant
Patrick Tenasco .... special effects makeup assistant
Marc Thibault .... special effects makeup assistant
Olivier Zegers .... special effects makeup assistant
Steve Cotroneo .... model maker (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Cheryl Bainum .... visual effects coordinator: Buzz Image Group
Ricky Cheung .... compositor: Buzz Image Group
Marc Clement .... computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group
Yannick 'Botex' Dusseault .... computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group
Ernest D. Farino .... visual effects supervisor
Deak Ferrand .... matte painter: Buzz Image Group
Jonathan Franco .... technical director: Buzz Image Group
Francois Gilbert .... computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group
Gunnar Hansen .... computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group
Meinert Hansen .... additional effects designer: Buzz Image Group
Serge Langlois .... film scanning & printing: Buzz Image Group
Martin Lauzon .... computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group
Jacques Levesque .... compositor: Buzz Image Group
Steve Majaury .... computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group
Francois Metivier .... editor: Buzz Image Group
François Monette .... computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group
Andre U. Montambeault .... editor: Buzz Image Group
Richard Ostiguy .... digital effects supervisor
Hans Payer .... computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group
Éric Pouliot .... compositor: Buzz Image Group
Olivier Ruel .... film scanning & printing: Buzz Image Group
Glenn Silver .... technical director: Buzz Image Group
Sébastien Thifault .... compositor: Buzz Image Group
Robin Tremblay .... particle effects designer: Buzz Image Group
Patrick Parenteau .... digital tracking (uncredited)
Anthony Paterson .... screen graphics artist (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Dan Belley .... stunts
Annie Carignan .... stunts
Peter Cox .... stunts
Manon Desrochers .... stunts
Gina Duhamel .... stunts
Yves Langlois .... stunts
Gilbert Larose Jr. .... stunts
Jeremy Lavalley .... stunts
Stéphane Lefebvre .... stunts
David McKeown .... stunts
Christine McMahon .... stunts
Louis Pharand .... stunts
Michael Scherer .... stunt coordinator
Roy T. Anderson .... stunt rigger (uncredited)
Mic Jones .... stunt rigger (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Michel Albert .... grip: second unit
Michel Comte .... assistant camera: second unit
Kristen Dolenko .... third assistant camera
Christian Duguay .... camera operator
Bruno Gallant .... dolly grip
Emeric Grunebaum .... key grip
Sylvain Hardy .... best boy grip
Maral Hassib .... electrician
Mark Hoffman .... first assistant camera
Marc Hénaut .... best boy
Dave Jenei .... crane operator
Dave Jenei .... dolly grip
Walter Klymkiw .... gaffer: electric & grip equipment
François Lachance .... electrician
Gilbert Larose Jr. .... rigger technician: Cineffects Productions Inc.
Dean Lewis .... electrician
Yannick MacDonald .... camera trainee
Bruno Martel .... electrician
Pierre Martin .... third grip
Robert McKenna .... grip: second unit
Jene Omens .... stop-motion director of photography: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Geoffrey Patenaude .... assistant camera: second unit
Abe Perlstein .... still photographer
Bruno Philip .... director of photography: second unit
Drex Reed .... stop-motion gaffer: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Bill St. John .... second assistant camera
Fred Ste-Marie .... assistant camera: second unit
Sidney John Watkins .... electrician: second unit
Keith Young .... director of photography: second unit
 
Animation Department
Kent Burton .... animator: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
James Tamblyn .... animation playback
Seamus Walsh .... assistant animator: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
 
Casting Department
Elizabeth Ritchie .... casting associate
Anne Tait .... casting: Toronto (as Ann Tait)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lea Carlson .... costume assistant
Yves Champagne .... costume breakdown
Joceline Charette .... costume assistant
Lison Dagenais .... assistant costume designer
Brigitte Desroches .... costume head dresser
 
Editorial Department
Julie Bouffard .... assistant film editor
Nancy Boutellier .... assistant film editor
Richard Bélanger .... post-production coordinator
François Lessard .... assistant film editor
Michel Proulx .... color timer
 
Music Department
Marc Bélanger .... conductor
Normand Corbeil .... musician: keyboards
Roger Hewett .... orchestrator
Ian Terry .... music engineer: orchestra
 
Transportation Department
Tyrone Foster .... transportation captain
Rachel Labbe .... driver
Marlon Sterling Long .... driver: Peter Weller (as Marlon Long)
Simon Paquin .... transportation captain
Philippe Perrier .... office driver
Fabrice Vilder .... driver
Frank William .... driver
 
Other crew
Gino Acquas .... laser effects: Laserlite F/X
Annabelle Alvarez .... accounting assistant
Daniel Angers .... laser effects: Laserlite F/X
Jon Archer .... post-audio coordinator
Monica Babic .... special builds: JJAMB Productions Inc.
Duncan Bachen .... intern: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Cheryl Bainum .... production coordinator: Buzz Image Group
Jim Bandsuh .... screamers designer
Marc Bienvenu .... assistant technician: Cineffects Productions Inc.
Jacques Bournival .... technical director
Mary Bradley .... legal counsel
Gord Bray .... special builds: JJAMB Productions Inc.
Gilbert Brouillette .... stand-in
Gregg Byrnes .... production coordinator: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Hélène Canse .... post-production accountant
Alain Caporicci .... security officer
Johanne Caporicci .... location manager
Charles Chiodo .... mechanical screamers & stop-motion sequence: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Edward Chiodo .... mechanical screamers & stop-motion sequence: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Stephen Chiodo .... mechanical screamers & stop-motion sequence: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Brian Cole .... special builds: JJAMB Productions Inc.
Sam Coppola .... legal services: Canada
Mike Cozens .... assistant technician: Cineffects Productions Inc.
Donna Croce .... assistant: Stefan Wodoslawsky
Denise D'Amours .... office secretary
Elise Delaney .... assistant: Josee Bernard
Doug Denike .... production assistant: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
George Dyens .... holographic images
Bram Eisenthal .... publicist
Martha Fernandez .... production coordinator
Deak Ferrand .... screamers designer
René Fréchette .... production assistant
Sander H. Gibson .... Fries canadian legal counsel
Shane Gillette .... assistant technician: Cineffects Productions Inc.
Elisabeth-Ann Gimber .... production consultant
Clark Henderson .... Fries project executive
Roger Hewett .... assistant: Normand Corbeil
Gordon Hum .... laser effects: Laserlite F/X
John Jackson .... special builds: JJAMB Productions Inc.
Kurt Jackson .... assistant technician: Cineffects Productions Inc.
Angela Kehris .... legal assistant
Jennifer Kierans .... continuity: second unit
Cathy Kmita .... continuity
Cathy Kmita .... script
Jérôme Langlois .... assistant: Normand Corbeil
Rob Langshaw .... assistant technician: Cineffects Productions Inc.
Sylvie Laurin .... accounting supervisor
Ann Lyons .... assistant: Antony I.Ginnane
Stephanie Maillery .... stand-in
Yvan Martin .... laser effects: Laserlite F/X
Julie Matlin .... assistant: Tom Berry
Stephen Maynard .... assistant: Franco Battista
Elissa McBride .... assistant: Tom Berry
Michel Mollicone .... production assistant
Michelle Mundy .... assistant: Peter Weller
Chantal Ouellette .... production secretary
Charles Passerelli .... laser effects: Laserlite F/X
E. Andrew Pecs .... production accountant
Angie Peterson .... assistant: Charles W.Fries
Harold Plante .... stand-in
Ellie Presner .... script typist
Hugo Rivadeneira .... special builds: JJAMB Productions Inc.
Dwight Roberts .... mechanical supervisor: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
Suzanne Simard .... office coordinator: Cineffects Productions Inc.
Martin Talbot .... assistant: Christian Duguay
Michael Therriault .... stand-in
Chris Tyte .... laser effects: Laserlite F/X
Sylvain Vary .... location scout
Erick Villeneuve .... laser effects: Laserlite F/X
Ian Watson .... stand-in
Tracey Weaver .... post-audio coordinator
Sebastien Wolfe .... stand-in
Bérénice Yaiche .... production assistant
Melissa Brown .... assistant to executive producer (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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MPAA:
Rated R for sci-fi violence and terror, some language and a brief moment of nudity
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Runtime:
108 min
Country:
Canada | USA | Japan
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)
Certification:
Australia:M (re-rating on appeal) | New Zealand:M | Australia:MA (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:18A
Filming Locations:
Joliette, Québec, CanadaSee more »
Company:
Allegro FilmsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The strange chessboard in the opening scene is the "Game of Ur," a game from ancient Mesopotamia. The game is still played in Iraq to this day.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Becker is the last to go through the hatch into the NEB bunker, but when the camera switches to the view inside the bunker, Becker is seen already on the walkway while the others are still climbing down the ladder.See more »
Quotes:
[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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Game-On: Episode #3.2" (1998)See more »
Soundtrack:
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FAQ

If a "tab" will work only for one person, how is Jefferson able to use his to protect Ross?
Why don't the higher-numbered types of Screamers appear to be more advanced than the lower-numbered types?
Sirius is 8.6 light years from Earth, so how . . .
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70 out of 79 people found the following review useful.
Underrated Sci-Fi Classic, 28 December 2005
Author: no-skyline from London, England

OK this film has virtually no budget for a sci-fi movie and no real stars to speak of other than Peter 'Robocop' Weller but that doesn't matter because what it does have is a good story well told. It's a shame that bigger budget sci-fi productions never seem to remember that sci-fi should be have an interesting premise and not just throw a few explosions at the screen every few minutes.

What is on offer in Screamers is a solidly entertaining 1hr 40mins of sci fi fun, reasonable acting and a great story based on a Phillip K Dick short. The main idea of screamers is a very scary one a war that had been taken over by machines that fight on our behalf a war that can't be stopped.

For sci-fi fans this is a must see, for everyone else it's still solidly entertaining 7/10

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