Screamers (1995 film)
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| 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 | |
| Cinematography | Rodney Gibbons |
| Edited by | Yves Langlois |
| Music by | Normand Corbeil |
Production companies | The Fries Film Company Allegro Films |
| Distributed by | Triumph Films Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Countries | Canada United States Japan |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million |
| Box office | $5.7 million |
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", 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.