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Screamers (1995) 6.4
(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... See full summary » Director:Christian Duguay |
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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. Written by Nicolas LeBlanc <ei952859@uqac.uquebec.ca>
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The Last Scream You Hear Will Be Your Own. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for sci-fi violence and terror, some language and a brief moment of nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 January 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
JPY 25,895,600 (Japan) (29 November 1996)Gross:
JPY 48,688,300 (Japan) (13 December 1996)Company Credits
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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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Music by Jerry Devilliers
Lyrics by Dwight Druick
Vocals by Loulou Hughes
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The NEB command center was filmed at the Montreal Olympic Stadium. At around 1:02:00, you can see the blue canvas roof in the background. See more »Goofs
Becker is the last to go through the hatch into the NEB bunker, but when the camera switches to the view inside the bunker, Becker is seen already on the walkway while the others are still climbing down the ladder. See 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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Hard Luck SolutionMusic by Jerry Devilliers
Lyrics by Dwight Druick
Vocals by Loulou Hughes
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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.