1995’s “Screamers” is one of those very cool sci-fi movies that didn’t get a whole lot of respect when it bowed 14 years ago, but thanks to the miracle of DVD, cable, and The Sci Fi Channel, it’s developed something of a cult following. That existing fanbase was enough to get a sequel greenlit and put out straight to DVD. The original was really a mish-mash of genres (definitely sci-fi, but it also had a lot of slasher movie conventions), and offered up a strong performance by Peter Weller and more than capable special effects. Aside from those things, it was also incredibly creepy, especially the screamer toddlers. Those things still give me nightmares.
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Sci-Fi Trailer: Screamers 2 with Lance Henriksen and Gina Holden
They’re baaaaaaaaack. That’s right, those creepy metal crawlers that can burrow in the ground and assume human form are back for some more human flesh ripping. The victims this time: survivors and Marine types trapped on a desert alien planet. Okay, so there doesn’t seem to be any appearances by those really, really creepy “kid screamers” that just totally creeped me out to no end in the first “Screamers”, which is a real shame, but it does have the always great Lance Henriksen and the gorgeous Gina Holden of Flash Gordon fame.
Gina Holden to Star in Screamers Sequel?
I have to admit, when I heard they were doing a sequel to the 1995 sci-fi movie “Screamers”, I was ecstatic. That movie was pretty good for a moderately budgeted sci-fi actioner, and those creepy damn robot kids really blew me away when I first saw it. The sequel will be directed by Sheldon Wilson, and it will star Gina Holden? That’s what her official site says.
