During an interplanetary war, a military commander is charged with negotiating a fragile peace, but his mission is threatened when the primitive robots built to kill enemy combatants gain sentience. 30th anniversary screening.
Based on Philip K. Dick's 1953 short story "Second Variety," Screamers takes on Dick's themes of societal conflict, confusion of reality and illusion, and technology turning upon its creators with the story of primitive machines of war that evolve into self-replicating, sentient killers who turn on their humans and threaten the safety of an interplanetary system already devastated by war. [108 min; sci-fi; English]
"A fun, fast-paced, futuristic thriller with enough jolts per frame to keep even the most impatient action fan happy." — Brendan Kelly, Variety
"Made with imagination and intelligence." — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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