Fun Fact: It is mentioned in the sequel movie that Joe realized that the teddy bear was a Screamer while he was on transit into Earth's atmosphere and decided to burn his spacecraft during re-entry to prevent the evolved Screamer from landing on Earth and wiping out the human race.
Within the first couple of years when AI was starting to generate text, people already tried to make it self replicate. People learned nothing from the countless movies like this except how to run directly at the red flags.
The fact that both Chuck and Jessica were Screamers the entire time and were so convincing they just don't recognise each other anymore, hence just ending up killing one another. Also just happily helping to destroy the Type 3s, sounds like some weird robot civil war
@@BurntToastTTB Yup, and about that point was when the mission of the screamers turned from killing all humans on the planet to getting off the planet.
plot twist: Teddy bear didn't kill him instead stay with him for years (still pretending as an ordinary teddy bear) until he died old in natural cause, Teddy bear ended as young Mark Wahlberg's best friend named TED
They carry off the bodies to better study them so they can make more convincing copies. As for the heartbeat, I assume it's because they need to harvest organic compounds, and attacking their own wouldn't make sense. In the short story, the robots actually have factions and start a civil war and start destroying each other. Pretty interesting. It's called "Second Variety" by Philip K. Dick.
The heartbeat thing was part of the original designs when they started the automated factories. Thats why they wear those 'tabs' bracelets to desync or cancel the heart beat signal. So the enemy humans with no tabs would be attacked, while the creator humans were safe, at least until they started to self-advance. The revised Type 1 probably still tracked primarily by heartbeat but the Type 2 and 3 models hunted via ambush tactics and simple mimicry, and the Type 4s were so advanced that they could cogitate for themselves.
The idea of self-replicating AI-controlled drones that litter battlefields seems way less far fetched than when the movie was made. That is to say, this movie is even better today.
Woww, the little details in this are really good. What an absolute underrated gem. Sparking a special cigarette to counteract the effects of a radiation storm??? Chef's kiss.
Philip K. Dick imagined this scenario way back in 1953. The one thing he got wrong was thinking it would take place in 2078. That's 54 years from today, and it seems highly unlikely we'll have interstellar colonies by then. 2278, maybe. But as for killer robots...that's almost a reality now!
If Mankind didn’t have so many wars, Human would already had colonies on the Moon and Mars by now. But Civilization like Babylon and the Eastern Roman fell apart and Christianity set the world back by 800 years. If any of the key factors weren’t taken out, then by the time of the middle renaissance a European country would have sent a man mission to the moon by then and right now here in 2024 Earth would have already Colonize half the solar system. But that is not are current reality as of now.
@@michaelnance8319 I'm willing to put the pin as recently as 1914. If Europe hadn't erupted in fratricidal war, and Japan hadn't pummeled China and prevented the Republic from getting established, there would be millions more people alive, maybe more prosperity globally, and we'd have put more resources into peaceful scientific advancement. The Communists might not have taken over Russia and China. There'd be more freedom and capital for investment. So who knows? Just my theory.
The sets and backdrop paintings in this movie were truly breathtaking (in the style of something from OMNI magazine covers). While not some limit-less budget masterpiece, it is an underrated classic and Peter Weller carried the show. My favorite line: "my god, you're beautiful..." after seeing Jennifer Rubin undress (and he meant it).
When I first saw this film, back in the days of VHS rental, it knocked me sideways as I had just finished reading the short story a few days earlier. It's a really old story written in the 60s I think. And in the book the story took place on a post apocalyptic Earth. The more you know.
Since Hollywood can't seem to come up with anything good lately, why don't they go back and pull more stuff from the archives? There are thousands of great stories from the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s just sitting on the bookshelves.
Strong disagree. I watched Alien Romulus recently and greatly enjoyed it. If you can't find enjoyment in anything that is being made nowadays, that's a you problem.
@@Timberwolftrass You know why the original Alien stood out as a slasher film? It’s because every character wasn’t the stereotypical idiot . Everyone’s decision made sense based on their rank on the ship and wasn’t illogical. Ripley refuses to let Kane onboard because of quarantine rules but Ash does it because of his programming. Textbook example is they have to go find the cat in the engine room otherwise he’ll keep showing up on the scanner while they’re trying to find the xenomorph. You actually care about every character who dies because they make logical decisions, they’re not just generic horror movie cannon fodder. Now tell me where is the logic in Alien Romulus?
@@Aidar77 Oh yeah? How much logic was there in Kane shoving his face into a freaky, foreboding alien egg or the gang deciding to split the party and send off Brett alone after the cat knowing a freaky alien creature was running about? So please spare me with your bullshit. Finding flaws and nitpicking something is easy. Super easy. Especially if you're actively hunting for flaws to nitpick. If you find yourself unable to turn that off however, unable to simply sit back and just enjoy a movie for what it is... That's a you problem. Last word: Had Alien not been made in 1979 and would have be made today instead, same movie and everything, you'd be among the first dipshits who'd go "this movie makes no sense, there's no logic, it sucks".
It is sooo weird ... I had seen this movie MANY times in the past! We had recorded it with VHS-Tape back in the days ... I cannot remember so many scenes from the start O.O
honestly one of my personal favorite hidden gems. Found it for free here on youtube and was enamored with the ever shifting narrative/story. great stuff
For a very long time the *only* things I knew about this movie were its title, that it's horror, and also that it's pretty good for what it is. I was today-years-old when I finally found out what the movie is actually about.
I Remember watching this movie when I was a little kid, it was one of my favorites! There is a twist at the end that blew my little mind 😂 you may not I want to watch the end of this video if you don't want a spoiler. The sequel's not that great though.
The reason isn't unknown for why they take corpses. They use them for power, it does get mentioned in the film i believe. The second movie is kinda cool when we see the actual storage facility and manufacturing plant for the screamers on the planet. Its all offline because they ran out of power.
Damn, never even heard of this one! Huge fan of Second Variety though, highly recommend people pick up collections of short stories from writers like Philip K. Dick, E.M Forster, and those sorts. Absolute gold. Going to have to find a copy of this movie for tonight now
considering kenshi came out 40 years later, wouldn't kenshi have screamers vibes? and what vibe are u talking about? desert apocalypse? robots wearing skins? other than that i'm not really seeing it.
A blast from the past. Forgotten about this movie and it definitely rocked. It is very reminiscent of Terminator (and probably heavily inspired since it came 4 years after T2). Yes the effect for this day and age are dated but it is in essence a good movie.
LOL. Glad that I get to watch these Cliff Notes versions vs wasting 90 minutes figuring out that someone got high and watched Tremors, Terminator, and The Thing back to back to back.
Bruh, the short story is from 1953 and it predates all those movies by a lot. In fact i would say that the Short Story is even bleaker and better than the movie.
"they easily get set on fire, but begin taking out saw blades, so Ace loads up the mini-nuke and Joe fires it" YET YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS NOTHING AT ALL.
OH Cool ! ........ So this wasn't a strange Fever Dream, i though i had 30 years ago. Gonna see if i can find it to watch, All i saw was like the last 30 minutes maybe.
I recall this film. It has a terrific action sequence / close combat fight near the film's end I think. Been a long time but I remember enjoying it thoroughly.
The violence in movies has become so unintentionally comical in it's overblown attempts to appear shocking and "for real". Irony has now hung it's hat and left the building. Ultimately though, they are just movies.
Gets in space shuttle and returns to Earth, thinks f**king robots man.
Gets home and starts a new job as a police officer in Detroit.....
And then to become a robot and shoot people's smelly parts.🤣
I see what you've done there sir. Nicely done!
Names Murphy, Alex Murphy, friends call me Murph...
You kniw what? Yes. This is my head canon now. Murphy is a former rebel, who ran back to Earth from androids only to become one.
Then becomes Admiral Marcus in the federation.
Fun Fact: It is mentioned in the sequel movie that Joe realized that the teddy bear was a Screamer while he was on transit into Earth's atmosphere and decided to burn his spacecraft during re-entry to prevent the evolved Screamer from landing on Earth and wiping out the human race.
Can't wait to watch it and that's exactly how I would want Joe to go out. Not just drowning in a cryo-pod like some people...
@@movieplots how is having newt in another alien film a positive thing?
How do the screamers find corpses when they need a heartbeat to detect targets? 🤔
@@tehmarok They've evolved and have become very smart.
@@foofoo3344 but they still need sounds when in the first form, which corpses don't make.
This was an underrated movie in my opinion. Brings up a lot of questions about using A.I. and drones in future wars.
Agreed. Tops movie, only let down by it's budget. But still incredibly enjoyable, and created an interesting world .
i never realized they were organic. wouldn't they smell? lol ai channel helped me understand a movie i saw 20 years ago
I feel like Screamers is up for a remake. It'd be very topical these days. The only change would be they'd need air and ground Screamer variants.
Within the first couple of years when AI was starting to generate text, people already tried to make it self replicate. People learned nothing from the countless movies like this except how to run directly at the red flags.
What do you think is already happening right now?
The fact that both Chuck and Jessica were Screamers the entire time and were so convincing they just don't recognise each other anymore, hence just ending up killing one another. Also just happily helping to destroy the Type 3s, sounds like some weird robot civil war
Chuck wasnt a screamer the whole time. He literally tells his 'boss' that he is just wearing the skin of Chuck.
IMO, once the alliance base was compromised early on it was all a plot to get off the planet.
It was actually Jessica vs Jessica that got her killed.
Chuck wasn't a screamer the entire time. He was turned into one after Joe left the compound.
@@BurntToastTTB Yup, and about that point was when the mission of the screamers turned from killing all humans on the planet to getting off the planet.
if any flick needs a remake, it is this one.
Here's the problem - they will likely fuck it up.
Just watch Westworld.
plot twist: Teddy bear didn't kill him instead stay with him for years (still pretending as an ordinary teddy bear) until he died old in natural cause, Teddy bear ended as young Mark Wahlberg's best friend named TED
Of course you posted that.
@@coffee_drinker2912 It was the only sane thing for him to post
🤣 Giovanni Ribisi was just a David trying to get him back.
No he didn't, he helped a little AI boy by saying, you'll break, if he eats human food.
You just blew my mind.
Screamers attack anything with a heart-beat...but, carry off dead people/animals; and, ignore the loud, heavy boot-steps.
Even the Mobile Swords had revised chips in them. They 'should' only attack anything with a heartbeat.
makes sense. Avoid friendly fire.
They carry off the bodies to better study them so they can make more convincing copies. As for the heartbeat, I assume it's because they need to harvest organic compounds, and attacking their own wouldn't make sense. In the short story, the robots actually have factions and start a civil war and start destroying each other. Pretty interesting. It's called "Second Variety" by Philip K. Dick.
The heartbeat thing was part of the original designs when they started the automated factories. Thats why they wear those 'tabs' bracelets to desync or cancel the heart beat signal. So the enemy humans with no tabs would be attacked, while the creator humans were safe, at least until they started to self-advance. The revised Type 1 probably still tracked primarily by heartbeat but the Type 2 and 3 models hunted via ambush tactics and simple mimicry, and the Type 4s were so advanced that they could cogitate for themselves.
They're not sandworms ffs
At the Middle it turns into "The Thing" with Robots.
The idea of self-replicating AI-controlled drones that litter battlefields seems way less far fetched than when the movie was made.
That is to say, this movie is even better today.
That's why I can't watch them anymore, they're turning into documentaries
It's starting with drones, even ground based drones (Ex: Russia-Ukraine war)
Woww, the little details in this are really good. What an absolute underrated gem. Sparking a special cigarette to counteract the effects of a radiation storm??? Chef's kiss.
That's phillip k dick for you, dude had a certain style when world building
See the movie 'Millenium' (1989) they counteract the effects of time travel by smoking cigarettes
Movies back then were so fucking awesome.
Philip K. Dick imagined this scenario way back in 1953. The one thing he got wrong was thinking it would take place in 2078. That's 54 years from today, and it seems highly unlikely we'll have interstellar colonies by then. 2278, maybe. But as for killer robots...that's almost a reality now!
we have killer robots now. they're called drones.
It could be Earth in 2078
If Mankind didn’t have so many wars, Human would already had colonies on the Moon and Mars by now. But Civilization like Babylon and the Eastern Roman fell apart and Christianity set the world back by 800 years. If any of the key factors weren’t taken out, then by the time of the middle renaissance a European country would have sent a man mission to the moon by then and right now here in 2024 Earth would have already Colonize half the solar system. But that is not are current reality as of now.
@@michaelnance8319 I'm willing to put the pin as recently as 1914. If Europe hadn't erupted in fratricidal war, and Japan hadn't pummeled China and prevented the Republic from getting established, there would be millions more people alive, maybe more prosperity globally, and we'd have put more resources into peaceful scientific advancement. The Communists might not have taken over Russia and China. There'd be more freedom and capital for investment. So who knows? Just my theory.
in the original story it war europe in a war whit the sobiets
In the far future of humanity, the final four survivors get obsessed playing imposter
AMOGUS
Loved Screamers. One of those real gems hidden in the back catalog of HBO in the 90s.
I finally understand why an entire generation of kids grew up with trust issues.
The sets and backdrop paintings in this movie were truly breathtaking (in the style of something from OMNI magazine covers). While not some limit-less budget masterpiece, it is an underrated classic and Peter Weller carried the show. My favorite line: "my god, you're beautiful..." after seeing Jennifer Rubin undress (and he meant it).
Im glad that i am not only one person who loved matte painting in this movie. Piece of art.
I loved this cheap movie back then.
It was good.
Even better than a short story.
This movie is underrated! Great movie, albeit with lower production values, but it has Peter Weller!
True!!!
One of 90's hidden Sci-Fi Gems! Glad it had a cult following and hoped it can be continued in the 2020's.
Philip K. Dick's "Second Variety" along with "I.H.N.M.B.I.M.S." was my first reading (at 6 y.o. - was life-changing, lol).
I've seen the film many times and I have never got the impression that the robots are wearing people.
Only the Type-2. It said it wanted Joe's face but Chuck's was all it had.
@@movieplots OK. Thanks for clearing that up.
They copy the appearance but don’t wear anyone, this is AI summary bullshit. Automatic creation of TH-cam content with zero effort.
@@krzysztofpawlicki The Type-2 tore the face off Chuck and Becker to wear. What part is automated? The TTS takes about 5 hours alone.
@@movieplots TTS is for losers who can't speak proper English
"We have The Thing at home."
The Thing we have at home:
When I first saw this film, back in the days of VHS rental, it knocked me sideways as I had just finished reading the short story a few days earlier.
It's a really old story written in the 60s I think.
And in the book the story took place on a post apocalyptic Earth.
The more you know.
I went out and saw it in a theater.
Yeah I read the short story YEARS ago! Holy cow I almost forgot about that.
Since Hollywood can't seem to come up with anything good lately, why don't they go back and pull more stuff from the archives? There are thousands of great stories from the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s just sitting on the bookshelves.
This movie actually has some really interesting ideas. Also the backdrops look amazing.
Hey! It's Peter Weller and Roy Dupuis!
This movie feels like a Phillip K Dick novel.
It is! A short story called 'Second Variety' set entirely on Earth. (Space was fashionable in 95')
It's a PKD short story
Felt the same way about Total Recall, Blade Runner, and Minority Report
I remember seeing this movie on Sci-Fi channel. I think it was a Saturday morning showing.
Can't believe I've never heard of this movie. This kind of campy film is right up my alley.
I remember entering to the theater to se this movie with no clue, all because the one I wanted to see had no tickets left.....I regret nothing.
5 minutes of this movie are better than the whole trash that Holywood produces in a year these days.
Strong disagree. I watched Alien Romulus recently and greatly enjoyed it. If you can't find enjoyment in anything that is being made nowadays, that's a you problem.
@@Timberwolftrass You know why the original Alien stood out as a slasher film? It’s because every character wasn’t the stereotypical idiot . Everyone’s decision made sense based on their rank on the ship and wasn’t illogical. Ripley refuses to let Kane onboard because of quarantine rules but Ash does it because of his programming. Textbook example is they have to go find the cat in the engine room otherwise he’ll keep showing up on the scanner while they’re trying to find the xenomorph. You actually care about every character who dies because they make logical decisions, they’re not just generic horror movie cannon fodder.
Now tell me where is the logic in Alien Romulus?
No its not. This movie is terrible, I semi remember it from growing up as a kid.
@@ICU1337 bud, if this movie is terrible to you there is nothing else you need to say about who you are.
@@Aidar77 Oh yeah? How much logic was there in Kane shoving his face into a freaky, foreboding alien egg or the gang deciding to split the party and send off Brett alone after the cat knowing a freaky alien creature was running about?
So please spare me with your bullshit.
Finding flaws and nitpicking something is easy. Super easy. Especially if you're actively hunting for flaws to nitpick.
If you find yourself unable to turn that off however, unable to simply sit back and just enjoy a movie for what it is...
That's a you problem.
Last word:
Had Alien not been made in 1979 and would have be made today instead, same movie and everything, you'd be among the first dipshits who'd go "this movie makes no sense, there's no logic, it sucks".
It is sooo weird ... I had seen this movie MANY times in the past! We had recorded it with VHS-Tape back in the days ...
I cannot remember so many scenes from the start O.O
honestly one of my personal favorite hidden gems. Found it for free here on youtube and was enamored with the ever shifting narrative/story. great stuff
Cool underrated little action sci fi flick. I loved it back in the 90's.
Man i remember watching this ages ago, peak sci-fi channel
For a very long time the *only* things I knew about this movie were its title, that it's horror, and also that it's pretty good for what it is. I was today-years-old when I finally found out what the movie is actually about.
I Remember watching this movie when I was a little kid, it was one of my favorites! There is a twist at the end that blew my little mind 😂 you may not I want to watch the end of this video if you don't want a spoiler. The sequel's not that great though.
Somebody else already spoiled it in the comments
I was old enough to go out drinking as per US law when Screamers was released in theaters.
The reason isn't unknown for why they take corpses. They use them for power, it does get mentioned in the film i believe.
The second movie is kinda cool when we see the actual storage facility and manufacturing plant for the screamers on the planet. Its all offline because they ran out of power.
They use the dead for parts.
loved this movie and watched it so many tims as a kid. I appreciated the worldbuilding in particular.
I thought this was a very underrated movie, has great atmosphere.
This was an awesome movie. Well done made, tense and horror. They don't make these anymore.
I remember this movie. I thought a good counter weapon against screamers would be trained zombies.
I dunno. Sounds like a "release the tiger to eat the rats" type scenario.
Damn, I saw this movie as a teenager and it lived rent free in my head ever since.
It's like a very strange, Technological version of the thing. It will act against the interests of the collective to save its own skin, so to speak
Seeing this as a teenager was something. The screaming kid robot left me traumatized.
In around 1996-1998 . I was spending the night with a friend and his parents rented this movie. We watched this and then predator. How time flies by.
Feels like a love child between Terminator and The Thing
Damn, never even heard of this one! Huge fan of Second Variety though, highly recommend people pick up collections of short stories from writers like Philip K. Dick, E.M Forster, and those sorts. Absolute gold. Going to have to find a copy of this movie for tonight now
Second Variety is SUCH a great read
A damn good one! It was bleak af.
@@Uliseh hes a dead set genius - ahead of his time like all the greats.
this was one of the earliest stories of Philip K.Dick, a version of it
Holy shit! I saw this movie when i was like 12 and has being in living rent free in my mind for over 2 decades because i never remembered its name.
Damn, that's a pretty good plot concept. Would love to see a modern remake that's of better quality. Even this sounds worth a watch.
One of my favorite movies. Saw this as a kid, and I've loved it ever since.
True
Screamers one of my favorite SciFi films of all time. Event Horizon is another.
Robocop being the only human left is the biggest irony
FYI The Bear SURVIVED and it now plays Five Nights at Freddys.
Secretary Green hilariously tried to order a Waldorf Salad in Fawlty Towers many moons ago
I think we just ran out of Waldorfs
I thought he looked familiar.
Such an underrated movie. This is good SCIFI
Robots Wear Human Flesh Suits?
Aaah, Necron flayed ones. 😀
I've seen this movie, but I only recognized it by the kid with the teddy.
Has some Kenshi vibes.
considering kenshi came out 40 years later, wouldn't kenshi have screamers vibes? and what vibe are u talking about? desert apocalypse? robots wearing skins? other than that i'm not really seeing it.
So close to being a classic, but still a very good late night watch...
"Show's Joe the underground" as the actress takes her shirt off 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I loved this film when i watched it as a child
This Movie was ahead of it's time!
I loved this movie! Saw it like maybe 2 decades ago.
bruh that final twist upon a final twist
A blast from the past. Forgotten about this movie and it definitely rocked. It is very reminiscent of Terminator (and probably heavily inspired since it came 4 years after T2). Yes the effect for this day and age are dated but it is in essence a good movie.
OMG IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS MOVIE FOR YEARS!!!!!
LOL. Glad that I get to watch these Cliff Notes versions vs wasting 90 minutes figuring out that someone got high and watched Tremors, Terminator, and The Thing back to back to back.
Not to mention the money you’re saving on the streaming fees 😊
Bro paying for Internet by gas meter@@Snow_Worries85
Bruh, the short story is from 1953 and it predates all those movies by a lot.
In fact i would say that the Short Story is even bleaker and better than the movie.
In the book, the screamers reach the moon base..
they need to remake this film
I loved this movie vibes.
this is one of my list of favorites.😊👍
"they easily get set on fire, but begin taking out saw blades, so Ace loads up the mini-nuke and Joe fires it"
YET YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS NOTHING AT ALL.
What's a little radiation on Sirius 6B 😅
Thought this movie was a fever dream I made up. I got this and Bone Snatchers confused
If chuck was so smart than how'd he not notice that the kid screamers all look the same everytime they came.
I think they let just one in and it opened the door to a flood.
Interesting. Would really like to know if the Battlestar Remake Folk took some inspiration here
That is one hell of a movie!
OH Cool ! ........
So this wasn't a strange Fever Dream, i though i had 30 years ago. Gonna see if i can find it to watch, All i saw was like the last 30 minutes maybe.
Second Variety..Philip K.Dickk
the concept seems good
I recall this film. It has a terrific action sequence / close combat fight near the film's end I think. Been a long time but I remember enjoying it thoroughly.
Still love this movie
This movie actually reminds me of a short story that I read during school.
Second Variety by any chance?
@movieplots if I'm being completely honest it's been so long I can't remember the name of it. I just remember the basic premise of it.
@@dutchvanderbilt9969 That's the Philip K. Dick story that this takes from.
@movieplots That might be it
Awesome movie!
Underrated movie
movie is screamers. its a good movie just watch it fully
Johnnie walker red during an apocalypse? Understandable
This movie should be remake.
i hope they never remake this film. terrifying
Under rated film.
The sequel pretty good too
Screamers has a sequel? Wow
This movie is awesome!
I always loved this movie but the Jessica falls in love part just ruins it!
Loved the reveal that the Teddy Bear was the unknown type awesome!
AI falling in love was a big thing (so was space)
Screamers, great film!
The violence in movies has become so unintentionally comical in it's overblown attempts to appear shocking and "for real". Irony has now hung it's hat and left the building. Ultimately though, they are just movies.
I somehow doubt we'll have colonized a planet orbiting Sirius by the 2070s. Sirius is 8.6 light years away.
The Thing, but with robots and Robocop
This came out decades before Sister Location...
Interesting story.
Loved this movie as a kid
I remember how to spot a human Screamer