Screamers: The Hunting (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 Uloth	...	Hannah (as Holly O'Brien)
Darryl Hopkins	...	Dwight
Stephen Lush	...	Bryce (as Steve Lush)
Stephen Dunn	...	Teenage Screamer Boy 1
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:

low budget sci fi movie | spaceship | rescue mission | selfishness | greed | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The interior walls of the bunker are made up of pie and muffin forms as well as cardboard egg crates turned upside-down and painted gray. The factory tables and shelves are stainless steel kitchen equipment.

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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

Orsow: That's a hell of a lot of toasters.

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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

Not that bad, good production values

There are quite a few reviews stating this is utter crap. I don't think it's quite that bad, for a straight to DVD sequel it's one of the better ones I've seen.

I liked the original Screamers, it's one of the best kept secrets of 90's sci-fi. Not a perfect movie by any means, but a good sleeper. In this movie you have a rescue team heading back to Sirius 6B.

The plot is actually quite similar to Cameron's Aliens, and does a pretty good job at it. Quite a few of straight to DVD movies don't have a plot even this strong, even if it's something you've seen many times before. It may also be the point that saves this movie, that it relies on a formula that's already proved good.

The sets and production values are surprisingly good. The space ship looks believable, the gore is surprisingly strong (even too strong for my liking) and some of the images are genuinely creepy.

What tunes the movie down a bit is the acting/casting. While there are a few passable performances, most of them are just not good. Most TV series have better casting. The acting is not as over the top as it could be, but there are some performances that just don't work. Lance Henriksen is a capable and charismatic actor and I'm really not sure why he's into these b- horror movies these days.

Still it's better than what people here are writing. It's not a masterpiece, but entertaining enough to keep you seated for it's duration.

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Screamers 2

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pope Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1