Screamers (1995): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Screamers is a 1995 sci-fi horror film directed by Christian Duguay, starring Henry Ramer as Screamers Crawl Narration (voice), Peter Weller and Michael Caloz. It is partly based on Second Variety by Philip K. Dick. It runs 1 hour 48 minutes and earned $5.7 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 48m (108 min)
- Director
- Christian Duguay
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Fuji Eight Company Ltd.
- Based on
- Second Variety by Philip K. Dick
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Screamers About?
The premise of Screamers without spoilers, adapted from Second Variety by Philip K. Dick. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
The last scream you hear will be your own on Sirius 6B in the year 2078. After a decade‑long war has scarred a remote mining world, scientists unleash a flawless weapon: blade‑armed, self‑replicating killing machines called Screamers. Programmed solely to seek and eradicate any enemy life, they turn the planet into a relentless hunting ground.
Screamers Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- robot sci fi
- dystopia
- future
- part stop motion
- killer robot
- matte painting
- miniature model
- robot
- 2070s
- winter
- snow
- soldier
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- shakespearean quotation
- outer space
- fictional war
- based on short story
- cult film
- elevator shaft
- future war
- android
- ruins
- devastated landscape
- bio dome
- psychotronic film
- low budget sci fi movie
- enemy
- winter time
- live action
- artificial intelligence sci fi
- cyberpunk sci fi
- kiss
- knife
- murder
- vomiting
- dead boy
- bloody body of child
- murder of a child
- last stand
- fight to the death
- standoff
- commando mission
- commando
- battle
- combat
- die hard scenario
- suspense
- killer child
- nosebleed
- torso cut in half
- spiral staircase
Screamers Cast & Characters
Henry Ramer leads the cast as Screamers Crawl Narration (voice), with Peter Weller as Colonel Hendricksson and Michael Caloz as David. Directed by Christian Duguay; 14 actors are credited in all.
- Director Christian Duguay
- Henry Ramer as Screamers Crawl Narration (voice)
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Peter Weller as Colonel Hendricksson - Michael Caloz as David
- Roy Dupuis as Becker
Also Starring in Screamers
· 10 more- Charles Edwin Powell Ross
- Jennifer Rubin Jessica
- Leni Parker Cpl. McDonald
- Jason Cavalier Leone
- Andrew Lauer Ace Jefferson
- Ron White Chuck Elbarak
- Bruce Boa Secretary Green
- Liliana Komorowska Landowska
- Sylvain Massé N.E.B. Soldier
- Tom Berry Technician
More from Christian Duguay
More films directed by Christian Duguay, best-rated first: A Bag of Marbles, The Art of War, Extreme Ops and Ride Above.
Screamers Plot Summary
What happens in Screamers from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 6-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the year 2078, the planet Sirius 6B—once a bustling mining world—has been gashed into a toxic wasteland by a drawn-out war between the New Economic Block, or NEB, and The Alliance, a coalition of former miners and scientists. Both sides are exhausted, undersupplied, and outnumbered, leaving vast stretches of ruined terrain patrolled not by human patrols but by Autonomous Mobile Swords, AMS machines powered by artificial intelligence. These gleaming, relentless sentinels hunt creatures with a heartbeat, earning their nickname “Screamers” for the piercing signal they emit. To stay alive, Alliance soldiers rely on “tabs” that mask their heartbeats, rendering them nearly invisible to the machines in the desolate landscape.
Full summary
The whole story of Screamers, scene by scene
Screamers Box Office
Screamers grossed $5.7 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$5.7M
- US & Canada
- $5.7M
Screamers Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Screamers.
How Well Do You Know Screamers?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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On which planet does the main conflict of the film take place?
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Screamers FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, the book behind it and post-credit scenes of Screamers, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Screamers?
Screamers runs 1 hour 48 minutes (108 minutes).
When was Screamers released?
Screamers was released on September 8, 1995.
Who directed Screamers?
Screamers was directed by Christian Duguay.
More films by Christian Duguay Who is in the cast of Screamers?
Screamers stars Henry Ramer as Screamers Crawl Narration (voice), Peter Weller as Colonel Hendricksson and Michael Caloz as David, among 14 credited actors.
How much did Screamers make at the box office?
Screamers grossed $5.7 million worldwide.
Is Screamers based on a book?
Yes. Screamers is partly adapted from Second Variety by Philip K. Dick.
Does Screamers have a post-credit scene?
No. Screamers has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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