Species II (1998)

An astronaut gets infected with alien DNA during the first mission on Mars and runs amok on earth. Preston and Laura team up with a peaceful, genetically re-engineered Sil to track the monster down.

Director:

Peter Medak

Writers:

Dennis Feldman (characters), Chris Brancato

Stars:

Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Madsen	...	Press
Natasha Henstridge	...	Eve
Marg Helgenberger	...	Dr. Laura Baker
Mykelti Williamson	...	Dennis Gamble
George Dzundza	...	Colonel Carter Burgess Jr
James Cromwell	...	Senator Judson Ross
Justin Lazard	...	Patrick Ross
Myriam Cyr	...	Anne Sampas
Sarah Wynter	...	Melissa
Baxter Harris	...	Dr. Orinsky
Scott Morgan	...	Harry Sampas
Nancy La Scala	...	Debutante
Raquel Gardner	...	Debutante's Sister
Henderson Forsythe	...	Pentagon Personnel
Robert Hogan	...	Pentagon Personnel

Storyline

Mykelti Williamson and Justin Lazard are a pair of astronauts who make the first successful manned mission to Mars. Lazard's character gets infected by an alien and slowly begins to mutate. When they get back to Earth all he has on his mind is to have sex with Henstridge!

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Plot Keywords:

astronaut | alien | monster | dna | alien dna | 

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Taglines:

Terror in the Flesh

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, sci-fi violence/gore and language

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Species 2: Offspring

Filming Locations:

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$7,274,008 (USA) (10 April 1998)

Gross:

£831,695 (UK) (18 September 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), FGM Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Edward Asner was going to play Dr. Herman Cromwell but dropped out.

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Goofs

In the nursery near the end, when Patrick's son extends the tentacles and rises to the ceiling, from the first view just behind of and slightly to the right of Patrick, the boy starts out several feet away from in front of Patrick, but when the view switches to overhead the boy is rising from a spot less than a foot from in front of Patrick, practically touching him.

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Quotes

[Patrick and the debutante have just finished having sex. The debutante's sister walks over to the bed and begins to undress]
Debutante's Sister: My turn!
Patrick Ross: Yes, it is!
[the debutante's sister lays down on the bed with Patrick and they immediately begin to have sex]
Debutante's Sister: [facetiously] Forget safe sex... You're dangerous!

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Connections

Referenced in Dead Man's Curve (1998)

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Soundtracks

Thinking of You
Written by Dwayne P. Wiggins (as Dwayne P. Higgins), Tim Riley and Raphael Saadiq
Performed by Tony! Toni! Toné!
Courtesy of Mercury Records
By Arrangement with Polygram Film & TV Music

User Reviews

A couple of hours of entertainment, no more no less

This was not a great movie. I mean for example, Even NASA (Never A Straight Answer) wouldn't make a six month one way voyage to Mars to spend less than two hours on the planet surface. The premise is hard to buy, but hey, it is science FICTION. The effects are not bad, and the acting is fair. There is a lot of gratuitous sex. Michael Marsden may be the bright spot in this average sci-fi flick. I wouldn't pay to see this in the theatre, but on video.... There are probably worse ways to spend an hour and forty-two minutes.