Screamers (1995 film)

Screamers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Christian Duguay
Screenplay by	Dan O'Bannon Miguel Tejada-Flores
Based on	"Second Variety" by Philip K. Dick
Produced by	Franco Battista Tom Berry
Starring	Peter Weller Roy Dupuis Jennifer Rubin Andy Lauer
Narrated by	Henry Ramer
Cinematography	Rodney Gibbons
Edited by	Yves Langlois
Music by	Normand Corbeil
Distributed by	Triumph Films
Release dates	September 8, 1995 (1995-09-08) (Toronto) January 26, 1996 (1996-01-26) (United States)
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	Canada United States Japan
Language	English
Budget	$14 million[1]
Box office	$5,711,695 (U.S.)[2]

Screamers is a 1995 science fiction horror film starring Peter Weller, Roy Dupuis, and Jennifer Rubin, and directed by Christian Duguay. The screenplay, written by Dan O'Bannon with a rewrite by Miguel Tejada-Flores, is based on Philip K. Dick's 1953 short story "Second Variety",^[3] and addresses themes commonly found in that author's work: societal conflict, confusion of reality and illusion, and machines turning upon their creators. The film received generally negative response from critics at the time of its release. A sequel Screamers: The Hunting, was released in 2009, to mixed reviews.