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Screamers

  • 1995
  • 18
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
30K
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Screamers (1995)
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A military commander stationed off planet during an interplanetary war travels through the devastated landscape to negotiate a peace treaty, but discovers that the primitive robots they buil... Read allA military commander stationed off planet during an interplanetary war travels through the devastated landscape to negotiate a peace treaty, but discovers that the primitive robots they built to kill enemy combatants have gained sentience.A military commander stationed off planet during an interplanetary war travels through the devastated landscape to negotiate a peace treaty, but discovers that the primitive robots they built to kill enemy combatants have gained sentience.

  • Director
    • Christian Duguay
  • Writers
    • Philip K. Dick
    • Dan O'Bannon
    • Miguel Tejada-Flores
  • Stars
    • Peter Weller
    • Roy Dupuis
    • Jennifer Rubin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    30K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Christian Duguay
    • Writers
      • Philip K. Dick
      • Dan O'Bannon
      • Miguel Tejada-Flores
    • Stars
      • Peter Weller
      • Roy Dupuis
      • Jennifer Rubin
    • 170User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Top cast14

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    Peter Weller
    Peter Weller
    • Joe Hendricksson
    Roy Dupuis
    Roy Dupuis
    • Becker
    Jennifer Rubin
    Jennifer Rubin
    • Jessica Hanson
    Andy Lauer
    Andy Lauer
    • Ace Jefferson
    Charles Edwin Powell
    Charles Edwin Powell
    • Ross
    • (as Charles Powell)
    Ron White
    Ron White
    • Chuck Elbarak
    Michael Caloz
    • David
    Liliana Komorowska
    Liliana Komorowska
    • Landowska
    Jason Cavalier
    Jason Cavalier
    • Leone
    Leni Parker
    Leni Parker
    • Cpl. McDonald
    Sylvain Massé
    Sylvain Massé
    • N.E.B. Soldier
    Bruce Boa
    Bruce Boa
    • Secretary Green
    Tom Berry
    Tom Berry
    • Technician
    Henry Ramer
    Henry Ramer
    • Screamers Crawl Narration
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Christian Duguay
    • Writers
      • Philip K. Dick
      • Dan O'Bannon
      • Miguel Tejada-Flores
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The strange game board in the opening scene is the "Game of Ur," a game from ancient Mesopotamia. The game is still played in Iraq to this day. The board they're using appears to be a facsimile of the oldest surviving board, discovered in the Royal Tomb of Ur.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Jessica: We can smile, we can cry. We can bleed... we can fuck.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: From Dusk Til Dawn/Eye for an Eye/12 Monkeys/Two If by Sea/Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Hard Luck Solution
      Music by Jerry De Villiers Jr.

      Lyrics by Dwight Druick

      Vocals by Loulou Hughes

    User reviews170

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    7/10
    Underrated Sci-Fi Classic
    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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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 1996 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Claw
    • Filming locations
      • Joliette, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Triumph Films
      • Fuji Eight Company Ltd.
      • Fries Film Group
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,711,695
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,904,140
      • Jan 28, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,711,695
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS-Stereo
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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