Screamers (1996)

Rated: .
Starring: Peter Weller, Roy Dupuis.
Director: Christian Duguay

Edition Details:
• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
• Theatrical trailer(s)
• Full-screen and widescreen anamorphic formats

The year is 2078 on the mining colony Planet Sirius 6B. A war between the New Economic Bloc and the Alliance over the mining of a toxic, but highly efficient energy source has left the once beautiful planet in nuclear ruins. Now the survivors on Sirius 6B are faced with a new threat beyond imagination.... Peter Weller (Robocop) stars as the leader of the Alliance. After 10 years of war, the N.E.B. (New Economic Bloc) leader is offering a peace treaty. He and a raw recruit go on a mission to talk with the N.E.B. leader. During their mission, they have to contend with an Alliance weapon called a Screamer. A Screamer is a mechanized sword that kills any mobile lifeform. The movie is dark and violent. As it progress, Peter Weller discovers that the Screamer has become self-aware. This part of the movie is well developed and brings a element of terror into the film. The movie also creates a sense of hopelessness. Yet it is subpar in delivery and content. The script is weak in parts that brings down the film. It is a movie that could have been. END –