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    Screamers

    • 19951995
    • RR
    • 1h 48min
    IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    26K
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    Screamers (1995)
    Home Video Trailer from Columbia Pictures
    Trailer2:03
    1 Video
    87 Photos
    HorrorSci-FiThriller

    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 hav... 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.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.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(short story "Second Variety")
      • Dan O'Bannon(screenplay)
      • Miguel Tejada-Flores(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Peter Weller
      • Roy Dupuis
      • Jennifer Rubin
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Christian Duguay
    • Writers
      • Philip K. Dick(short story "Second Variety")
      • Dan O'Bannon(screenplay)
      • Miguel Tejada-Flores(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Peter Weller
      • Roy Dupuis
      • Jennifer Rubin
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    • 153User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

    Videos1

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    Trailer 2:03
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    Photos87

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    Production Still-Charles Powell as "Ross" on the set of Screamers
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    Top cast

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    Peter Weller
    Peter Weller
    • Joe Hendrickssonas Joe Hendricksson
    Roy Dupuis
    Roy Dupuis
    • Beckeras Becker
    Jennifer Rubin
    Jennifer Rubin
    • Jessica Hansonas Jessica Hanson
    Andy Lauer
    Andy Lauer
    • Ace Jeffersonas Ace Jefferson
    Charles Edwin Powell
    Charles Edwin Powell
    • Rossas Ross
    • (as Charles Powell)
    Ron White
    Ron White
    • Chuck Elbarakas Chuck Elbarak
    Michael Caloz
    • Davidas David
    Liliana Komorowska
    Liliana Komorowska
    • Landowskaas Landowska
    Jason Cavalier
    Jason Cavalier
    • Leoneas Leone
    Leni Parker
    Leni Parker
    • Cpl. McDonaldas Cpl. McDonald
    Sylvain Massé
    Sylvain Massé
    • N.E.B. Soldieras N.E.B. Soldier
    Bruce Boa
    Bruce Boa
    • Secretary Greenas Secretary Green
    Tom Berry
    Tom Berry
    • Technicianas Technician
    Henry Ramer
    Henry Ramer
    • Screamers Crawl Narrationas Screamers Crawl Narration
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Christian Duguay
    • Writers
      • Philip K. Dick(short story "Second Variety")
      • Dan O'Bannon(screenplay)
      • Miguel Tejada-Flores(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    (SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078) On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one purpose only -- to hunt down and destroy all enemy life forms But man's greatest weapon has continued to evolve without any human guidance, and now it has devised a new mission: to obliterate all life. Col. Hendricksson (Peter Weller) is commander of a handful of Alliance soldiers still alive on Sirius 6B. Betrayed by his own political leaders and disgusted by the atrocities of this never-ending war, Hendricksson decides he must negotiate a separate peace with the New Economic Bloc's decimated forces. But to do so, he will have to cross a treacherous wasteland where the deadliest threat comes from the very weapons he helped to create. —Nicolas LeBlanc <ei952859@uqac.uquebec.ca>
    matte paintingminiature modelshakespearean quotation2070sbased on short story54 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The silence of space is about to be shattered.
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for sci-fi violence and terror, some language and a brief moment of nudity
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      When Hendricksson, Jefferson and David first meet the two N.E.B. soldiers, David is shot and you can clearly see the wire used to lift and pull David backwards into the snow.
    • Quotes

      Hendricksson: Jefferson, you must be confusing me with someone who gives a shit.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Screamers/Richard III/Bed of Roses/Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored/Angels and Insects (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Hard Luck Solution
      Music by Jerry De Villiers Jr.

      Lyrics by Dwight Druick

      Vocals by Loulou Hughes

    User reviews153

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Good movie on a budget
    Based on a Phillip K. Dick story (the writer of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep," which was the background for "Blade Runner") this movie delivers, but suffers because of the apparently tight budget. Some scenes in here reminded me of the original "Star Trek" episodes, where the production crew had to become quite inventive to get effects on an almost non-existing budget.

    So movies low on money have to rely on their scripts and on good actors, and "Screamers" has them both. The story and its subplots could serve for three movies and especially Peter Weller showed a superb performance here. Generally there are some weaknesses, but they can be forgiven, if you allow yourself to get into the story.

    If you have enough of FX loaded movies that cover their thin plot with a multitude of explosions, then give it a try.
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    • Fiona G.
    • Jul 15, 2000

    FAQ7

    • What are the differences between the book and the film?
    • If a "tab" will work only for one person, how is Jefferson able to use his to protect Ross?
    • Is this in the same universe as Blade Runner(1982)?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures
    • 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
      • 1h 48min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS-Stereo
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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