Philip K. Dick is up there with Isaac Asimov in terms of incredibly influential science-fiction writing, responsible for the stories behind Blade Runnerand Minority Report, to name just a couple. Not all of his adaptations became big blockbusters or even cult classics, but one of these “lesser” works might be better than was originally credited. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Screamers, a sci-fi horror based on the story “Second Variety” about literal killing machines that evolve on their own and turn on their creators. To be clear, Screamers isn’t a fantastic movie or anything, but to dismiss it out of hand is to diminish its efforts of at least trying to do something as philosophically meaningful as Blade Runner. Fans of Robocopwill delight in seeing Peter Weller play a hero outside of his famous cyborgcostume, and while the special effects don’t hold up the best, the designs of the Screamers are still interesting, even when they look like BattleBots contestants.
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