Screamers
E561655
Screamers is a 1995 science fiction horror film, based on a Philip K. Dick story, in which Peter Weller stars as a soldier on a war-torn planet threatened by self-replicating killer machines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Screamers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6015667 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Screamers Context triple: [Peter Weller, notableWork, Screamers]
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A.
The Frighteners
The Frighteners is a 1996 horror-comedy film directed by Peter Jackson that blends supernatural thrills with dark humor as it follows a psychic con artist who must confront real malevolent spirits.
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B.
Planet Terror
Planet Terror is a 2007 grindhouse-style zombie action-horror film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez, known for its over-the-top gore, dark humor, and retro exploitation aesthetic.
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C.
Silent Scream
"Silent Scream" is a 1990 British television film in which Iain Glen delivers an acclaimed performance as convicted murderer Larry Winters.
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D.
Infest
Infest is Papa Roach’s breakthrough major-label album, best known for its nu metal sound and the hit single "Last Resort."
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E.
Zzzax
Zzzax is an electricity-based Marvel supervillain composed of pure energy who frequently battles the Hulk and other heroes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Screamers Target entity description: Screamers is a 1995 science fiction horror film, based on a Philip K. Dick story, in which Peter Weller stars as a soldier on a war-torn planet threatened by self-replicating killer machines.
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A.
The Frighteners
The Frighteners is a 1996 horror-comedy film directed by Peter Jackson that blends supernatural thrills with dark humor as it follows a psychic con artist who must confront real malevolent spirits.
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B.
Planet Terror
Planet Terror is a 2007 grindhouse-style zombie action-horror film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez, known for its over-the-top gore, dark humor, and retro exploitation aesthetic.
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C.
Silent Scream
"Silent Scream" is a 1990 British television film in which Iain Glen delivers an acclaimed performance as convicted murderer Larry Winters.
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D.
Infest
Infest is Papa Roach’s breakthrough major-label album, best known for its nu metal sound and the hit single "Last Resort."
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E.
Zzzax
Zzzax is an electricity-based Marvel supervillain composed of pure energy who frequently battles the Hulk and other heroes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction horror film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Second Variety NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Philip K. Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Colonel Joe Hendricksson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Rodney Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Christian Duguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | Yvann Thibaudeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Montreal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Screamers: The Hunting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Normand Corbeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotKeyword |
killer robots
ⓘ
post-apocalyptic war ⓘ self-replicating machines ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Peter Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
artificial intelligence
ⓘ
technology out of control ⓘ |
| producer | Tom Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
LFG Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lions Gate Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1995-01-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1995
ⓘ
2009 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 108 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dan O’Bannon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miguel Tejada-Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | war-torn planet Sirius 6B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialPublication | Second Variety NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialType | short story ⓘ |
| starring |
Andrew Lauer
NERFINISHED
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Charles Edwin Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron White NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Dupuis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Screamers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Screamers Description of subject: Screamers is a 1995 science fiction horror film, based on a Philip K. Dick story, in which Peter Weller stars as a soldier on a war-torn planet threatened by self-replicating killer machines.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.