A military commander stationed off planet during an interplanetary war travels through the devastated landscape to negotiate a peace treaty, but discovers that the primitive robots they built to kill enemy combatants have gained sentience.
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Cast verified as complete
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Joe Hendricksson
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Becker
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| Jennifer Rubin | ... |
Jessica Hanson
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| Andy Lauer | ... |
Ace Jefferson
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| Charles Edwin Powell | ... |
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Chuck Elbarak
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| Liliana Komorowska | ... |
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| Jason Cavalier | ... |
Leone
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| Leni Parker | ... |
Cpl. McDonald
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| Sylvain Massé | ... |
N.E.B. Soldier
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| Bruce Boa | ... |
Secretary Green
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| Tom Berry | ... |
Technician
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| Henry Ramer | ... |
Screamers Crawl Narration (voice)
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Directed by
| Christian Duguay | ||
Written by
| Philip K. Dick | ... | (short story "Second Variety") |
| Dan O'Bannon | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Miguel Tejada-Flores | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Franco Battista | ... | producer |
| Josée Bernard | ... | co-executive producer |
| Tom Berry | ... | producer |
| Charles W. Fries | ... | executive producer |
| Antony I. Ginnane | ... | supervising producer |
| Masao Takiyama | ... | co-executive producer |
| Stefan Wodoslawsky | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Normand Corbeil | ||
Cinematography by
| Rodney Gibbons | ||
Editing by
| Yves Langlois | ||
Editorial Department
| Julie Bouffard | ... | assistant film editor |
| Nancy Boutellier | ... | assistant film editor |
| Richard Bélanger | ... | post-production coordinator |
| François Lessard | ... | assistant film editor |
| Michel Proulx | ... | color timer |
Casting By
| Karen Margiotta | ||
| Mary Margiotta | ||
| Lucie Robitaille | ||
Production Design by
| Perri Gorrara | ||
Art Direction by
| Michael Devine | ||
Set Decoration by
| David Jaquest | ||
Costume Design by
| Beatrice 'Trixie' Rittenhouse | ... | (as Trixi Rittenhouse) |
Makeup Department
| Roxy D'Alonzo | ... | makeup artist |
| Karl Gosselin | ... | mechanical makeup effects |
| Ronny Gosselin | ... | mechanical makeup effects |
| Marie Régimbald | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Charmaine Smith | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Benoît Tisseur | ... | mechanical makeup effects |
| Hanna Yee | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Julie Aiken | ... | production manager: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Maurice Krouche | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Renaud Mathieu | ... | production manager |
| Lewis Pilote | ... | unit manager |
| Pierre Thériault | ... | post-production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Caroline Béliveau | ... | third assistant director |
| Robert Ditchburn | ... | first assistant director: second unit (as Robbie Ditchburn) |
| Pierre Elliott | ... | trainee assistant director (as Pierre Elliot) |
| Pascale Matte | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
| David McLeod | ... | first assistant director |
| Patrick Tidy | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Art Applique | ... | scenic art |
| Eric Aubuchon | ... | property assistant |
| Jim Bandsuh | ... | illustrator |
| Mathilde Beausoleil | ... | graphic designer |
| Benoit Begin | ... | swing gang |
| Gerard Betts | ... | graphic designer |
| Daniel Blais | ... | space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc. |
| Bruno Boisvert | ... | space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc. |
| Nicolas Campeau | ... | swing gang |
| Sylvie Caron | ... | space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc. |
| Jean-Andre Carriere | ... | set designer |
| Denis Chabot | ... | set dresser |
| Frederic Chamoro | ... | property assistant |
| Elise de Blois | ... | property master |
| Mario Dibliase | ... | swing gang |
| Carrie Foster | ... | art coordinator |
| Roge Francoeur | ... | models/space ship construction: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc. |
| Lise Gagnon | ... | space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc. |
| David Gaucher | ... | set designer |
| Brad Krisko | ... | screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Raymond Larose | ... | set designer |
| Philippe Malo | ... | space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc. |
| Claude Massicotte | ... | space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc. |
| Jean DuPont Miller | ... | swing gang |
| Ken Niederbaumer | ... | screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Francois Perron | ... | head carpenter |
| Sebastien Pichette | ... | swing gang |
| Hans-Heinrich Piersig | ... | property buyer |
| Joe Podnar | ... | screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Charles Rivera | ... | screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Gerardo Rolon | ... | swing gang |
| Jason Ryan | ... | screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Danny Santarella | ... | swing gang |
| Fabien Tremblay | ... | space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc. |
| George Venckus | ... | lead set dresser |
| Michel Verdon | ... | space ship constructor: Trans-Formes L.M. Inc. |
| Mark Villalobos | ... | screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Stuart Zsombor-Murray | ... | set designer |
| Tristan Tondino | ... | head scenic artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Tim Archer | ... | sound designer / sound re-recording engineer |
| Normand Corbeil | ... | sound mixer |
| Gary Daprato | ... | foley artist |
| Rick Ellis | ... | sound re-recording engineer |
| François Guérin | ... | boom operator |
| Bradford L. Hohle | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Eric Lambi | ... | foley recordist |
| Anthony Lancett | ... | sound designer / sound effects editor |
| Richard Nichol | ... | location sound recordist |
| Bob Predovich | ... | adr editor |
| Clive Turner | ... | dialogue editor |
| Timothy A. Carpenter | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Brian Eimer | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Manon Boucher | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| James Clement | ... | special effects makeup assistant (as James Clemens) |
| Gary Coates | ... | special effects technician |
| Ryal Cosgrove | ... | physical special effects supervisor: Cineffects Productions Inc. |
| Rino Cote | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| Philippe Davez | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| Tamar Dick | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| Bruno Gatien | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| C.J. Goldman | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| Erik Gosselin | ... | makeup effects shop supervisor / special effects makeup assistant |
| Marie france Guy | ... | special effects makeup assistant (as Marifrance Guy) |
| Alexandre Houle | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| Martin Jutras | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| Clélia Marsadié | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| Mike Minicucci | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| Adrien Morot | ... | special effects makeup |
| Mario Soucy | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| Patrick Tenasco | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| Marc Thibault | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| Olivier Zegers | ... | special effects makeup assistant |
| Steve Cotroneo | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Cheryl Bainum | ... | visual effects coordinator: Buzz Image Group |
| Ricky Cheung | ... | compositor: Buzz Image Group |
| Marc Clement | ... | computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group |
| Yanick Dusseault | ... | computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group (as Yannick 'Botex' Dusseault) |
| Ernest Farino | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Ernest D. Farino) |
| Deak Ferrand | ... | matte painter: Buzz Image Group |
| Jonathan Franco | ... | technical director: Buzz Image Group |
| Francois Gilbert | ... | computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group |
| Gunnar Hansen | ... | computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group |
| Meinert Hansen | ... | additional effects designer: Buzz Image Group |
| Serge Langlois | ... | film scanning & printing: Buzz Image Group |
| Martin Lauzon | ... | computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group |
| Jacques Levesque | ... | compositor: Buzz Image Group |
| Steve Majaury | ... | computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group |
| Francois Metivier | ... | editor: Buzz Image Group |
| François Monette | ... | computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group |
| Andre U. Montambeault | ... | editor: Buzz Image Group |
| Richard Ostiguy | ... | digital effects supervisor |
| Hans Payer | ... | computer graphics animator: Buzz Image Group |
| Éric Pouliot | ... | compositor: Buzz Image Group |
| Olivier Ruel | ... | film scanning & printing: Buzz Image Group |
| Glenn Silver | ... | technical director: Buzz Image Group |
| Sébastien Thifault | ... | compositor: Buzz Image Group |
| Robin Tremblay | ... | particle effects designer: Buzz Image Group |
| Patrick Parenteau | ... | digital tracking (uncredited) |
| Anthony Paterson | ... | screen graphics artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Dan Belley | ... | stunts |
| Annie Carignan | ... | stunts |
| Peter Cox | ... | stunts |
| Manon Desrochers | ... | stunts |
| Gina Duhamel | ... | stunts |
| Yves Langlois | ... | stunts |
| Gilbert Larose Jr. | ... | stunts |
| Jeremy Lavalley | ... | stunts |
| Stéphane Lefebvre | ... | stunts |
| David McKeown | ... | stunts |
| Christine McMahon | ... | stunts |
| Louis Pharand | ... | stunts |
| Michael Scherer | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Roy T. Anderson | ... | stunt rigger (uncredited) |
| Mic Jones | ... | stunt rigger (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Michel Albert | ... | grip: second unit |
| Michel Comte | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
| Kristen Dolenko | ... | third assistant camera |
| Christian Duguay | ... | camera operator |
| Bruno Gallant | ... | dolly grip |
| Emeric Grunebaum | ... | key grip |
| Sylvain Hardy | ... | best boy grip |
| Maral Hassib | ... | electrician |
| Mark Hoffman | ... | first assistant camera |
| Marc Hénaut | ... | best boy |
| Dave Jenei | ... | crane operator / dolly grip |
| Walter Klymkiw | ... | gaffer: electric & grip equipment |
| François Lachance | ... | electrician |
| Gilbert Larose Jr. | ... | rigger technician: Cineffects Productions Inc. |
| Dean Lewis | ... | electrician |
| Yanick Macdonald | ... | camera trainee (as Yannick MacDonald) |
| Bruno Martel | ... | electrician |
| Pierre Martin | ... | third grip |
| Robert McKenna | ... | grip: second unit |
| Jene Omens | ... | stop-motion director of photography: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Geoffrey Patenaude | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
| Abe Perlstein | ... | still photographer |
| Bruno Philip | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Drex Reed | ... | stop-motion gaffer: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Bill St. John | ... | second assistant camera |
| Fred Ste-Marie | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
| Sidney John Watkins | ... | electrician: second unit |
| Keith Young | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Animation Department
| Kent Burton | ... | animator: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| James Tamblyn | ... | animation playback |
| Seamus Walsh | ... | assistant animator: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
Casting Department
| Elizabeth Ritchie | ... | casting associate |
| Anne Tait | ... | casting: Toronto (as Ann Tait) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Lea Carlson | ... | costume assistant |
| Yves Champagne | ... | costume breakdown |
| Joceline Charette | ... | costume assistant |
| Lison Dagenais | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Brigitte Desroches | ... | costume head dresser |
Location Management
| Johanne Caporicci | ... | location manager |
| Sylvain Vary | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Marc Bélanger | ... | conductor |
| Normand Corbeil | ... | musician: keyboards |
| Roger Hewett | ... | orchestrator |
| Ian Terry | ... | music engineer: orchestra |
| Craig Braginsky | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jennifer Kierans | ... | continuity: second unit |
| Cathy Kmita | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
| Tyrone Foster | ... | transportation captain |
| Rachel Labbe | ... | driver |
| Marlon Sterling Long | ... | driver: Peter Weller (as Marlon Long) |
| Simon Paquin | ... | transportation captain |
| Philippe Perrier | ... | office driver |
| Fabrice Vilder | ... | driver |
| Frank William | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Gino Acquas | ... | laser effects: Laserlite F/X |
| Annabelle Alvarez | ... | accounting assistant |
| Daniel Angers | ... | laser effects: Laserlite F/X |
| Jon Archer | ... | post-audio coordinator |
| Monica Babic | ... | special builds: JJAMB Productions Inc. |
| Duncan Bachen | ... | intern: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Cheryl Bainum | ... | production coordinator: Buzz Image Group |
| Jim Bandsuh | ... | screamers designer |
| Marc Bienvenu | ... | assistant technician: Cineffects Productions Inc. |
| Jacques Bournival | ... | technical director |
| Mary Bradley | ... | legal counsel |
| Gord Bray | ... | special builds: JJAMB Productions Inc. |
| Gilbert Brouillette | ... | stand-in |
| Gregg Byrnes | ... | production coordinator: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Hélène Canse | ... | post-production accountant |
| Alain Caporicci | ... | security officer |
| Charles Chiodo | ... | mechanical screamers & stop-motion sequence: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Edward Chiodo | ... | mechanical screamers & stop-motion sequence: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Stephen Chiodo | ... | mechanical screamers & stop-motion sequence: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Brian Cole | ... | special builds: JJAMB Productions Inc. |
| Sam Coppola | ... | legal services: Canada |
| Mike Cozens | ... | assistant technician: Cineffects Productions Inc. |
| Donna Croce | ... | assistant: Stefan Wodoslawsky |
| Denise D'Amours | ... | office secretary |
| Elise Delaney | ... | assistant: Josee Bernard |
| Doug Denike | ... | production assistant: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| George Dyens | ... | holographic images |
| Bram Eisenthal | ... | publicist |
| Martha Fernandez | ... | production coordinator |
| Deak Ferrand | ... | screamers designer |
| René Fréchette | ... | production assistant |
| Sander H. Gibson | ... | Fries canadian legal counsel |
| Shane Gillette | ... | assistant technician: Cineffects Productions Inc. |
| Elisabeth-Ann Gimber | ... | production consultant |
| Clark Henderson | ... | Fries project executive |
| Roger Hewett | ... | assistant: Normand Corbeil |
| Gordon Hum | ... | laser effects: Laserlite F/X |
| John Jackson | ... | special builds: JJAMB Productions Inc. |
| Kurt Jackson | ... | assistant technician: Cineffects Productions Inc. |
| Angela Kehris | ... | legal assistant |
| Cathy Kmita | ... | script |
| Jérôme Langlois | ... | assistant: Normand Corbeil |
| Rob Langshaw | ... | assistant technician: Cineffects Productions Inc. |
| Sylvie Laurin | ... | accounting supervisor |
| Ann Lyons | ... | assistant: Antony I.Ginnane |
| Stephanie Maillery | ... | stand-in |
| Yvan Martin | ... | laser effects: Laserlite F/X |
| Julie Matlin | ... | assistant: Tom Berry |
| Stephen Maynard | ... | assistant: Franco Battista |
| Elissa McBride | ... | assistant: Tom Berry |
| Michel Mollicone | ... | production assistant |
| Michelle Mundy | ... | assistant: Peter Weller |
| Chantal Ouellette | ... | production secretary |
| Charles Passerelli | ... | laser effects: Laserlite F/X |
| Andrew E. Pecs | ... | production accountant (as E. Andrew Pecs) |
| Angie Peterson | ... | assistant: Charles W.Fries |
| Harold Plante | ... | stand-in |
| Ellie Presner | ... | script typist |
| Hugo Rivadeneira | ... | special builds: JJAMB Productions Inc. |
| Dwight Roberts | ... | mechanical supervisor: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. |
| Suzanne Simard | ... | office coordinator: Cineffects Productions Inc. |
| Martin Talbot | ... | assistant: Christian Duguay |
| Michael Therriault | ... | stand-in |
| Chris Tyte | ... | laser effects: Laserlite F/X |
| Erick Villeneuve | ... | laser effects: Laserlite F/X |
| Ian Watson | ... | stand-in |
| Tracey Weaver | ... | post-audio coordinator |
| Sebastien Wolfe | ... | stand-in |
| Bérénice Yaiche | ... | production assistant |
| Melissa Brown | ... | assistant to executive producer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Triumph Films (presents)
- Fuji Eight Company Ltd. (in association with)
- Fries Film Group (in association with)
- Allegro Films
- Super Ecran
- The Movie Network (TMN)
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Releasing (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
- Triumph Films (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
- Izaro Films (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Fox Columbia TriStar Films (1996) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Film Distributors (1996) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1996) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1996) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Columbia TriStar Film (1996) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Prooptiki (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (Canada) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Encore Entertainment (1996) (United Kingdom) (video) (laserdisc)
- Finnkino (1996) (Finland) (VHS)
- LK-TEL (1996) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1997) (Greece) (VHS)
- SPO (1997) (Japan) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- SBS6 (1999) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS) (Take 2 Action) (double feature with "Escape From Absolom")
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
- V8 (2003) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Another World Entertainment (2009) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Future Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
- Scream Factory (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- 101 Films (2020) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Germany) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (United Kingdom) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) (acknowledgement)
- Directors Guild of Canada (acknowledgement)
- Duguay-Trudel (steadicam)
- Film Finances Canada (completion guarantor)
- S.T.C.V.Q. (acknowledgement)
- SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (in selected theatres)
- Satch-Mo (special thanks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
On the distant mining planet Sirius 6B ravaged by a decade of war in the year 2078, scientists have created the perfect weapon. The blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers is designed for one purpose - to hunt down and destroy all enemy life forms. This so dubbed man's greatest weapon has continued to evolve without human guidance, and devised a new mission: to obliterate all life. Colonel Hendricksson (Peter Weller) commands a handful of Alliance soldiers still alive on Sirius. Betrayed by his own political leaders and disgusted by the atrocities of a never-ending war, Hendricksson decides to 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.
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| Taglines | The silence of space is about to be shattered. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $20,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The strange game board in the opening scene is the "Game of Ur," a game from ancient Mesopotamia. The game is still played in Iraq to this day. The board they're using appears to be a facsimile of the oldest surviving board, discovered in the Royal Tomb of Ur. See more » |
| Goofs | 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in From Dusk Til Dawn/Eye for an Eye/12 Monkeys/Two If by Sea/Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hard Luck Solution See more » |
| Quotes |
Jessica:
We can smile, we can cry. We can bleed... we can fuck. See more » |