Screamers: The Hunting (Video 2009)

A group of humans arrive on Sirius 6-B to investigate an SOS signal sent out from the planet, which has been supposedly deserted since the destruction of the man-made weapons known as "... See full summary »

Director:

Sheldon Wilson

Writers:

Philip K. Dick (inspired by the short story "Second Variety" by), Tom Berry (story),

Stars:

Gina Holden, Jana Pallaske, Lance Henriksen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gina Holden	...	Lt. Victoria Bronte
Jana Pallaske	...	Schwartz
Lance Henriksen	...	Orsow
Greg Bryk	...	Cmdr. Andy Sexton
Christopher Redman	...	Rafe Danielli
Tim Rozon	...	Madden
Dave Lapommeray	...	Sgt. Romulo (as Dave La Pommeray)
Jody Richardson	...	Soderquist
Stephen Amell	...	Guy
Holly O'Brien	...	Hannah
Darryl Hopkins	...	Dwight
Steve Lush	...	Bryce
Stephen Patrick Dunn	...	Teenage Screamer Boy 1 (as Stephen Dunn)
Justin Madol	...	Teenage Screamer Boy 2
Sarah Small	...	Teenage Screamer Girl

Storyline

A group of humans arrive on Sirius 6-B to investigate an SOS signal sent out from the planet, which has been supposedly deserted since the destruction of the man-made weapons known as "screamers." Once the squad arrives, they find a group of human survivors eking out an existence in an old military outpost, but more important, they discover that the threat of the screamers has become even more insidious, now that they're able to morph into human form.

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Plot Keywords:

canadian science fiction | second part | direct to video sequel to theatrical movie | sequel

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Taglines:

The Perfect Weapon Is Now The Ultimate Killing Machine

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sci-fi creature violence and gore

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Screamers 2

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pope Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The backpacks they wear are covers of vacuum cleaner parts.

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Goofs

The inside of the space ship has a stairwell with an exit sign and a hand railing.

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Quotes

Guy: They're prototypes. The newest variety.

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Crazy Credits

[credits end] The characters, screamers and events depicted in this motion picture are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons or screamers, living or dead is purely coincidental and not intended. No screamers were harmed in the making of this motion picture.

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Connections

Follows Screamers (1995)

User Reviews

Hunting for a better story.

I thought the original sleeper 'Screamers (1995) (with Peter Weller) was an agreeable, if unspectacular sci-fi thriller, which at the base had an intriguing story but this cheaper and straight to DVD fare doesn't do anything out of the ordinary but to stew up the same get-up linked together by a bunch of uninspired ideas and devices. The background of these deadly creations doesn't pull you in anymore and the throwaway script could've done a lot more than the predictable situation we found the story opts for. The sub-standard special effects were reasonably catered for such a production, they weren't great nor were they terrible. Even with its crisp look, better than expected performances (led by a stern Gina Holden and a small part for Lance Henriksen) and some bloody pulp (with some very vicious attacks). However it did lack a relentless sense of paranoid intensity for any of the thrills to work and made the pace completely haggard. Every now and then I would check the timer on the DVD player and to my surprise it was going to be a drag… a real slow viewing. Tell me, you couldn't see that sudden revelation coming too? As it is, 'The Hunting' is a bland b-movie which makes you appreciate the original even more.