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Overview

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Director:
Christian Duguay
Writers (WGA):
Philip K. Dick (short story "Second Variety")
Dan O'Bannon (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 January 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
The silence of space is about to be shattered. 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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Killer sharks and fog rolling Down Under
 (From Fangoria. 9 September 2009, 4:07 PM, PDT)

Screamers 2: The Hunting (2009) Movie Review
 (From SciFiCool.com. 12 April 2009, 2:06 PM, PDT)

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Not bad considering the budget more (110 total)

Cast

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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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Claw (USA) (working title)
Screamers - L'armée souterraine (Canada: French title)
Sukurîmâzu (Japan)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sci-fi violence and terror, some language and a brief moment of nudity.
Runtime:
108 min
Country:
Canada | USA | Japan
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)
Certification:
New Zealand:M | Australia:M (re-rating on appeal) | Australia:MA (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:18A
Filming Locations:
Joliette, Québec, Canada more
Company:
Allegro Films more

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Trivia:
In the original short story by P. K. Dick the plot takes place on Earth, instead of Sirius 6B. Originally, Screamers were designed by Americans troops hiding in the moon to destroy the Russian Army after the Soviet Union had completely wiped out the United States. more
Goofs:
Continuity: 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. 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: (#3.2)" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
Naya more

FAQ

How does the Screamer know about Point Reyes?
Sirius is 8.6 light years from Earth, so how . . .
Why don't the higher-numbered types of Screamers appear to be more advanced than the lower-numbered types?
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37 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
Not bad considering the budget, 8 November 2001
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

In the future the mining planet Sirius 6B has become a war zone with two warring factions. The ground is patrolled by underground robots called Screamers who target anyone not wearing identifying marks. One side receives a plea for peace negotiations after 10 years of war and discover from a lost soldier that the war has been forgotten on earth. The two sides have been left to die on Sirius 6B while another way is started on another planet. Commander Hendricksson (Weller) sets out with the lost soldier Jefferson (Lauer) to contact the other side and declare peace. However what they find will spell the end of their war one way or another.

This is based on a Phillip K. Dick story and has all the intelligence you would expect from a sci-fi from him - this is not a gory horror movie. This is an intelligent story about the creation of the Screamers and their "evolution". It also has a cynical edge lended by the way that the soldiers have been deserted by their leaders and continue to be tricked into fighting while the leaders get on with their business.

Weller is excellent as the world weary commander who finds his life sold out from under him. The supporting cast are OK with their stereotyped characters but the real stars are the Screamers who start out by small things with saw-blades and gradually take other forms. The child versions of Screamers are particularly creepy and perhaps a little disturbing.

However this is not as terrifying as it should be, nor is it as intelligent as it starts out being. The whole issue behind the different screamers is not explained and towards the end they just keep popping up without reason! It also has one of those "watch out for the sequel" style endings - although in fairness it isn't quite as bad as that. The special effects are a bit ropey but do the job - after all this is a very low budget movie.

The whole thing is not as good as it could have been but is certainly head and shoulders above a lot of low budget sci-fi thrillers.

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