The science fiction film 'Screamers', directed by Christian Duguay and based on Philip K. Dick's short story 'Second Variety', was released to the public.
Principal photography for the movie 'Screamers' took place, involving filming locations and production efforts.
Philip K. Dick's short story 'Second Variety', which served as the source material for 'Screamers', was originally published.
A brutal war erupts between the Alliance and the New Economic Block (NEB) on the distant planet Sirius 6B.
The Alliance develops autonomous killing machines called Screamers to fight the NEB forces, designed to adapt and evolve for maximum lethality.
Screamers are deployed on Sirius 6B battlefield to turn the tide of war in favor of the Alliance.
The war ends in a stalemate; Screamers continue to kill both friend and foe autonomously, making the planet dangerous and uninhabitable.
Lieutenant Chuck Henderson arrives to investigate a perceived threat and discovers an underground facility where humans hide from Screamers.
Henderson encounters new shape-shifting Screamers that look human and are even more deadly and difficult to detect.
Henderson and the survivors set out to find a way to stop the Screamers and escape Sirius 6B's deadly environment.