Rent Screamers (1995)
3.2 of 5 from 104 ratings
1h 44min
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- Synopsis:
After 10 years of devastating warfare on Planet Sirius 6B, a distant mining planet, Commander Joseph Hendricksson (Peter Weller) is assigned to protect his outpost from the New Economic Block. His scientists have created a perfect weapon, designed to destroy all enemy life - a blade wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers. But something has gone wrong - the Screamers continue to evolve without any human guidance, cloning themselves into human form and obliterating all forms of human life. Betrayed by his own political leaders and disgusted by the atrocities of the endless war, Hendricksson decides he must negotiate peace with the enemy. But to do so, he must first destroy the very weapon he helped to create - the Screamers! - Actors:
- Peter Weller, Roy Dupuis, Jennifer Rubin, Andrew Lauer, Charles Edwin Powell, Ron White, Michael Caloz, Liliana Komorowska, Jason Cavalier, Leni Parker, Sylvain Massé, Bruce Boa, Tom Berry, Henry Ramer
- Directors:
- Christian Duguay
- Producers:
- Franco Battista, Tom Berry
- Voiced By:
- Henry Ramer
- Writers:
- Philip K. Dick, Dan O'Bannon, Miguel Tejada-Flores
- Aka:
- Claw
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/05/2020
- Run Time:
- 108 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand New Extras:
- Commentary with film critic Kevin Lyons
- Additional Extras:
- Northern Frights - An interview with director Christian Duguay
- Orchestrating the Future - An interview with producer Tom Berry
- More Screamer Than Human - An interview with co-writer Miguel Tejada-Flores
- From Runaway to Space - An interview with actress Jennifer Rubin
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Screamers
Underrated & Interesting SciFi - Screamers review by GI
After Blade Runner (1982) and Total Recall (1990) adaptations of the stories and novels of Philip K. Dick became much sought after. Screamers is based on a short story by Dick and scripted by Dan O'Bannon whose other science fiction work can be seen throughout this film (you'll spot the influence of Alien and Aliens). It's a science fiction story set on a remote planet where humans have discovered a rare mineral that can be used to supply unlimited energy for mankind. But mining it produces massive releases of radiation and a ten year war has been raging between the controlling mine company and the miners, the Alliance, due to bad safety practices and the deaths of miners. The Alliance have developed an automated biomechanics weapon known as 'screamers' that hunts humans . These are small machines that burrow under the surface of the ground and hone in on anyone not wearing an electronic tag. Henrickson (Peter Weller), an Alliance soldier, is ordered to travel to the enemy's command centre to discuss a possible ceasefire. He finds some survivors on the way including Jessica (Jennifer Rubin) and a young child but also discovers that the screamers seem to be self evolving and unresponsive to his tag. Made just before the advances in CGI this has some cool special effects and uses stop motion although the budget has restricted some of the film's potential. But the recreation of the desolate far away planet and the film's climax are impressive. The film has some quite shocking surprises too. There have been a few films where machines have become self aware and a threat, the Terminator series and The Matrix (199) for example, and films that look at the issue of what makes us human (Blade Runner being the classic example). Screamers delves into both these aspects and provides a good solid piece of scifi action adventure as a result. This has recently been re-released on DVD & BluRay and if you like a good, adult themed sci-fi then check this out, it's great fun.
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