Species II (1998)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Peter Medak

Writers (WGA):

Dennis Feldman (characters)
Chris Brancato (written by)

Release Date:

10 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

There is life on Mars...and now it's here.

Plot:

Mykelti Williamson and Justin Lazard are a pair of astronauts who make the first successful manned mission to Mars...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Mars | Astronaut | Sex | Second Part

Cast

Michael Madsen	...	Press Lenox
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
Ted Sutton	...	Pentagon Personnel
Gwendolyn Briley-Strand	...	Biologist (as Gwen Briley-Strand)
Valerie Karasek	...	Biologist
Jane Beard	...	Biologist
Nancy Young	...	Tether Console Guard
Beau James	...	Administrator
Tracy Metro	...	Prostitute
Irv Ziff	...	Seedy Motel Clerk
Melanie Pearson	...	Hooker
Felicia Deel	...	Stripper
Norman Aronovic	...	Medical Examiner
Kim Adams	...	Darlene
Dustin Turner	...	Kid at Supermarket
Susan Duvall	...	Woman Shopper
Andreas Kraemer	...	Male Teenager
Lauren Ziemski	...	Female Teenager
Donna Sacco	...	Woman in Crowd
Sondra Spriggs	...	Woman with Gamble (as Sondra Williamson)
Kevin Grantz	...	Federal Agent
Zite Bidanie	...	Press Agent (as Zité Bidanie)
Nat Benchley	...	Squad Leader
Mike Gartland	...	Cobra Pilot
John C. Pratt	...	Pilot
John T. Scanlon	...	Pilot
Herbert R. Schutt Jr.	...	Pilot
Evelyn Ebo	...	Gorgeous Nurse
Bill Boggs	...	Himself
Richard Belzer	...	U. S. President
Alesia Newman-Breen	...	News Announcer
Peter Boyle	...	Dr. Herman Cromwell
Vincent Hammond	...	Patrick Creature Performer
Monica Staggs	...	Eve Creature Performer
Jason Sweet	...	Soldier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Ahl	...	Air Force Special Forces
Sean Attebury	...	Soldier
Matthew Boylan
Heidi Burger	...	Dinner Guest
Tim Carr	...	Soldier
Gary Davis	...	Scientist
Sean Floyd	...	Orderly
Sarah Fragale	...	Nurse
Byron Henderson	...	Army Soldier
Liam Hughes	...	Paparazzi
Paul Majors	...	Springfield Orderly
Mark Norris	...	Police Officer
Nancy Young	...	Tether Guard
Brittany Brazil	...	Stripper (uncredited)
Julie Mabry	...	Hooker (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Medak

Writing credits (WGA)
Dennis Feldman		(characters)
Chris Brancato		(written by)

Produced by
Dennis Feldman	....	executive producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.	....	producer
Vikki Williams	....	line producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur		(as Edward Shearmur)

Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti

Film Editing by
Richard Nord

Casting by
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Cathy Sandrich

Production Design by
Miljen Kreka Kljakovic

Art Direction by
Mark Zuelzke

Set Decoration by
Suzette Sheets

Costume Design by
Richard Bruno

Makeup Department
Sherri Bramlett	....	hair stylist
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup effects artist
Lufeng Qu	....	makeup effects painter
Ron Scott	....	key hair stylist
Richard Snell	....	makeup artist
Dave Snyder	....	special makeup effects artist
Perri Sorel	....	key makeup artist
Barbara Lacy	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Perry Husman	....	unit production manager
Derek Kavanagh	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kevin Duncan	....	second assistant director
Shari Nicotero	....	second assistant director
Kristina M. Peterson	....	second second assistant director (as Kristina Peterson)
Mic Rodgers	....	second unit director
Alison C. Rosa	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Alison Rosa)
Benjamin Rosenberg	....	first assistant director
Michele Ziegler	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Shelley Ziegler)
Shawn Griffith	....	first assistant director: reshoots (uncredited)
Jason Roberts	....	second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Maria L. Baker	....	set designer
Frank Blair	....	property master
Jerrold F. Brooks	....	construction foreman (as Jerrold Brooks)
A. Charles Carnaggio	....	assistant property master (as Charles Carnaggio)
James F. Claytor Sr.	....	lead set designer (as James Claytor)
Bobby Lee Deal Jr.	....	stand-by painter (as Bobby Deal Jr.)
Colin De Rouin	....	set designer (as Colin de Rouin)
Ken Deubel III	....	paint foreman (as Ken Deubel)
Albert Ford	....	set dresser (as Albert Ford Jr.)
Shepherd Frankel	....	assistant art director
Nancy Garber	....	art department coordinator
William 'W' Gilpin	....	construction coordinator
Thomas Hicks Jr.	....	set dresser
Eric Lichtfuss	....	set dresser
Troy Myers	....	lead man
Lufeng Qu	....	painter
Ricky Ryan	....	greens person
Stephen G. Shifflette	....	set dresser (as Steve Shifflette)
Gerald Sullivan	....	set designer
Elizabeth Weber	....	set dresser (as Liz Weber)
Sarah Costello	....	paint gang boss (uncredited)
Tim Larsen	....	painter (uncredited)
Ted Lubonovich II	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Jeff Stacy	....	props (uncredited)
Michael Walters	....	specialty prop fabricator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Joseph Barnett)
Javier Bennassar	....	sound effects editor
Dorian Cheah	....	sound effects editor
Ken Dufva	....	foley walker
Mary Erstad	....	foley mixer
Carol Everson	....	cable person
David Lee Fein	....	foley walker (as David Fein)
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Cormac Funge	....	sound effects editor
Gregory M. Gerlich	....	supervising sound editor
Danielle Ghent	....	dialog editor
David Grant	....	dialogue editor
Tom Hartig	....	boom operator
Michael Hertlein	....	assistant sound editor
William Jacobs	....	sound effects editor
Thomas Jones	....	adr supervisor
Thomas Jones	....	supervising adr editor
Craig Jurkiewicz	....	foley editor
Ossama Khuluki	....	foley walker
Mark Lewer	....	stereo sound consultant: DTS
Diane Marshall	....	foley walker
Bob McNabb	....	dialogue editor (as Robert McNabb)
Michael Mullane	....	sound effects editor
Steve Nelson	....	production sound mixer
John Ross	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lucy Sustar	....	foley mixer
Roland N. Thai	....	sound effects editor (as Roland Thai)
Mathew Waters	....	sound re-recording mixer
Elmo Weber	....	sound effects editor
Robert Getty	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Dean Hovey	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Anne Slack	....	digital sound transfer engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Doug Ades	....	assistant animatronic designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Brent Baker	....	key mold maker: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Paul Barnes	....	mold department supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
David P. Barton	....	effects supervisor: polyp boy, XFX
Mark Boley	....	key hair designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
John Brown	....	humanoid and quadruped facial designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Billy Bryan	....	supervising chrysalis effects: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Christian Calberg	....	animatronic designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Tamara Carlson	....	special makeup effects: Steve Johnson's X.F.X
Federico Cervantes	....	transformation effects: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Terry Chapman	....	special effects crew
Kenneth C. Clark	....	special effects foreman (as Ken Clark)
Joe Colwell	....	death effects: "Sampas", Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Matthew J. Downey	....	special effects crew
David Dupuis	....	key cosmetic designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Janet Evaschuck	....	foam latex supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Marvin Felton	....	special effects crew
Eric Fiedler	....	supervising animatronic designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Joe Fordham	....	coordinator: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Kerry Gammill	....	conceptual designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Dave Goyette	....	special effects crew
Joel Harlow	....	transformation supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Jeff Himmel	....	transformation effects: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. (as Jeff Himmell)
Rob Hinderstein	....	prosthetic teeth and eyes designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Nori Honda	....	miniature creature sculptural designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Jeff Jarvis	....	special effects coordinator
Steve Johnson	....	creatures and special makeup effects creator
Tom Killeen	....	additional cosmetic designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Mark Killingsworth	....	lead cosmetic designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Leon Laderach	....	quadruper splitting head designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Louis Lindwall	....	special effects crew
Clinton Lynch	....	animatronic designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. (as Clint Lynch)
Pons Maar	....	creature motion supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Leonard MacDonald	....	supervising cosmetic designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. (as Lennie MacDonald)
James W. McCormick	....	special effects crew (as J.W. McCormick)
Todd Minobe	....	animatronic designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Jim Molton	....	special effects crew
Adrien Morot	....	chrysalis boy supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	key prosthetic effects: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. (as Chris Nelson)
Bob Newton	....	lead animatronic designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
John Palmer	....	special effects: WonderWorks
Brian Poor	....	animatronic designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Brian Rae	....	assistant animatronic designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Dan Rebert	....	key quadruped designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Matt Singer	....	death effects: "Sampas", Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
David E. Smith	....	sculptural designer: "Eve", Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. (as David Smith)
Greg Smith	....	baby and debutante sculptural designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Dave Snyder	....	lead prosthetic effects: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Greg Solomon	....	key mold maker: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Michael A. Tice	....	special effects crew (as Mike Tice)
Christien Tinsley	....	supervising silicone designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Matt Ullman	....	photographer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Brian Van Dorn	....	mold maker: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Vince Verdi	....	transformation and tentacle effects: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Brian Walsh	....	purchasing manager: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
John Weldy	....	chrysalis effects: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Damian Fisher	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Julian Ledger	....	creature effects (uncredited)
Michael O'Brien	....	special effects fabrication: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. (uncredited)
Andy Schoneberg	....	art department supervisor: Amalgamated Dynamics (uncredited)
Bryan Sides	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Douglas J. Stewart	....	creature painter: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. (uncredited)
Michael Walters	....	special effects painter: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. (uncredited)
Kent Wilson	....	creature shop (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Steve Behar	....	colorist: Digital Magic
Sebastian Bilbao	....	3D lead animator: Digital Magic
Scott Bogunia	....	Inferno artist: Digital Magic (as Scott Begunia)
Christian Boudman	....	Inferno artist: Digital Magic
Stephen Brand	....	3D effects supervisor: Digital Magic
Chris Bridges	....	second company grip: Digital Magic
S. 'Kiki' Chansamone	....	Inferno artist: Digital Magic (as Sabthavikhoune Chansamone)
Brent O. Coert	....	assistant miniature effects coordinator: Digital Magic (as Brent Coert)
Bryan Cooke	....	production assistant: Digital Magic
Gregory Creaser	....	assistant editor: Digital Magic (as Greg Creaser)
Casey Dame	....	3D effects animator: Digital Magic
Mahlin Diamond	....	production assistant: Digital Magic
Portia Digiovanni	....	first assistant camera: Digital Magic
Leif Einarsson	....	3D technical supervisor: Digital Magic
Michael Ford	....	3D lead animator: Digital Magic
Adam Francis	....	motion control rigger asistant: Digital Magic
John Gibson	....	3D technical supervisor: Digital Magic
Tom Gorey	....	scanning and recording supervisor: Digital Magic
Bryan Grill	....	digital effects supervisor: Digital Magic
Joseph Grossberg	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Magic
Wendy Grossberg	....	visual effects producer: Digital Magic
Garrison Gunter	....	production assistant: Digital Magic
Celia Hallquist	....	miniature effects coordinator: Digital Magic
Brian Hanable	....	Inferno artist: Digital Magic
Shane Harris	....	telecine assist: Digital Magic
O.T. Hight	....	Domino artist: Digital Magic
Paul Hill	....	Inferno artist: Digital Magic
John Hoffman	....	model maker: Vision Crew Unlimited
John Hoffman	....	model support: Digital Magic
Evan Jacobs	....	executive producer: Vision Crew Unlimited
Jeff Jusick	....	production assistant: Digital Magic
Spencer Knapp	....	3D effects animator: Digital Magic
Lu Kondor	....	data conversion: Digital Magic
Paul Lear	....	colorist: Digital Magic
Joe Lewis	....	motion control consultant: General Lift
Scott Lukowski	....	model maker: Vision Crew Unlimited
Ralph Maiers	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Magic
Donn Markel	....	special effects technician: Digital Magic
Jo Martin	....	stage manager: Digital Magic
Wendy Mashburn	....	production supervisor: Vision Crew Unlimited
Ray Moore	....	model maker: Vision Crew Unlimited
Amy Morgan	....	production assistant: Digital Magic
TJ Morgan	....	senior Domino artist: Digital Magic (as T.J. Morgan)
Mike O'Brien	....	motion control rigger: Digital Magic
Phillip O'Hanlon	....	executive producer: Digital Magic (as Philip O'Hanlon)
Benjamin Ortiz	....	model maker: Vision Crew Unlimited
Benjamin Ortiz	....	model support: Digital Magic (as Ben Ortiz)
Lou Pecora	....	data conversion: Digital Magic
Cricket Peters	....	chief lighting technician: Digital Magic (as S. Cricket Peters)
Janet Quen	....	Domino artist: Digital Magic
Steve Redondo	....	key grip: Digital Magic
Christopher Reichel	....	graphics assistant: Digital Magic (as Chris Reichel)
Daniel Robinson	....	key grip: Digital Magic (as Dan Robinson)
Marc Ross	....	assistant editor: Digital Magic
David Sammons	....	first assistant camera: Digital Magic
Will Sandoval	....	production assistant: Digital Magic
Dan Santoni	....	3D effects animator: Digital Magic
Christopher Soja	....	model maker: Vision Crew Unlimited
Mark Spatny	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Magic
Jerry Stanley	....	production assistant: Digital Magic
George Stevens	....	lead model maker: Vision Crew Unlimited
Danielle Stewart	....	production assistant: Digital Magic
Eric Swenson	....	director of photography: Digital Magic
Steve Switaj	....	director of photography: Digital Magic
Greg Vernon	....	graphics assistant: Digital Magic
Tom Vick	....	production assistant: Digital Magic
Jon Warren	....	technical supervisor: Vision Crew Unlimited
Bob Wiatr	....	digital compositing supervisor: Digital Magic
Larry Williams	....	second company grip: Digital Magic
Jason Wood	....	assistant chief lighting technician: Digital Magic
David Fogg	....	motion control programer (uncredited)
Martin November	....	visual effects editor (uncredited)
Eric Pascarelli	....	motion control camera operator (uncredited)
Brian Ripley	....	model maker (uncredited)

Stunts
David Barrett	....	stunt coordinator (as David M. Barrett)
Stan Barrett	....	stunts
Shane Dixon	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as Jim Halty)
Larry Nicholas	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts
Michael Runyard	....	stunts (as Mike Runyard)
Tim Trella	....	stunts
Glenn R. Wilder	....	stunts (as Glen Wilder)
Dick Ziker	....	stunts
Cheryl Bermeo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Edward Conna	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tabby Hanson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ray Lykins	....	stunt double: Michael Madsen (uncredited)
Christopher V. Nelson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chris O'Hara	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Brian Smyj	....	helicopter key rigger/rappel (uncredited)
Nancy Young	....	stunt double: Natasha Henstridge (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Lloyd Barcroft	....	key grip
Bruce Birmelin	....	still photographer
Pat Blymyer	....	chief lighting technician
Mark Bolin	....	dolly grip
George Dunagan	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Allen D. Easton	....	camera operator (as Allen Easton)
Bob Hall	....	first assistant camera
Brian Heller	....	aerial cinematographer
David Insley	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Dave Insley)
Terry Marshall	....	rigging best boy electric (as Terry N. Marshall)
Gregory Reading	....	video playback operator
Kyle Rudolph	....	Steadicam operator
Kyle Rudolph	....	director of photography: second unit
Mark Santoni	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Tom Schnaidt	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Lee Shapira	....	key rigging grip
Stuart Stein	....	second assistant camera (as Stu Stein)
Mike Weathers	....	rigging gaffer
Thomas E. Whalen	....	video assist operator (as Tom Whalen)
Shawn Whelan	....	second company grip
Ben Betts	....	video engineer (uncredited)
Andrew Bikichky	....	first assistant camera: special effects unit (uncredited)
Kurt Braun	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Dean Citroni	....	grip (uncredited)
R. Dana Harlow	....	grip (uncredited)
Thomas Loizeaux	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Eric Martin	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mercedes Kelso	....	casting associate (as Mercedes Danforth)
Elizabeth Lang	....	casting associate
Pat Moran	....	casting: Baltimore
John Strawbridge	....	casting associate: Baltimore

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Victoria Bruno	....	assistant costume designer
Catharine Fletcher Incaprera	....	costumer (as Catharine Fletcher)
Heather Hoffman	....	costumer
Hugo Peña	....	key costumer (as Hugo Pena)
Bruce Reik	....	costumer
Laurie Riley	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Jonathan Chibnall	....	first assistant editor
Timothy Colletti	....	first assistant editor (as Colletti)
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Peter Mergus	....	assistant editor
Mark Rathaus	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator (as Peter Anthony)
John Bell	....	additional orchestrator
James Burt	....	assistant music editor
Tod Cooper	....	music consultant
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Richard Edwards	....	music programmer
Robert Elhai	....	additional orchestrator
Robert Fernandez	....	music mixer
Robert Fernandez	....	music recordist
Dan Garde	....	supervising music editor (as Danny Garde)
Reece Gilmore	....	music programmer
Jo Ann Kane	....	music copyist
Stephen McLaughlin	....	electronic score producer
Brad Warnaar	....	additional orchestrator
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist (uncredited)
John Rotondi	....	scoring engineer: Y4 (uncredited)

Transportation Department
George Davis	....	transportation co-captain: Washington D.C.
Michael Luckeroth	....	transportation co-captain: Baltimore
Cindy Parker	....	transportation coordinator
J.L. Parker	....	transportation captain
Gerald Titus	....	transportation captain: Baltimore
Gilbert Young	....	transportation captain: Washington D.C.
Bruce Zamzow	....	transportation co-captain: Baltimore
Jon Cosham	....	driver: cast (uncredited)

Other crew
Doug Armstrong	....	assistant location manager
Christopher Barbour	....	production assistant
Kathleen Beall	....	assistant location manager
Alicia Beytes	....	production assistant
Joanie Blum	....	script supervisor
Julian Brain	....	production assistant
Billy Bryan	....	puppeteer (as Bill Bryan)
Eva Burkley	....	assistant: Mr. Mancuso Jr.
Patrick Burn	....	location manager: second unit
Joe Colwell	....	puppeteer
Stuart Dodge	....	assistant: Mr. Mancuso Jr.
Eric Fiedler	....	puppeteer
Eric Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Carol Flaisher	....	location manager
Michael J. Fowler	....	computer playback operator (as Michael Fowler)
Will Fowler	....	video computer coordinator
Jordan Fox	....	production assistant (as Jordan 'Harvard Fox)
Asher Garfinkel	....	assistant: Mr. Medak (as J. Asher Garfinkel)
Katy Genovese	....	assistant accountant
Rebecca Gibson	....	assistant production coordinator
H.R. Giger	....	original "Species" designer
Walter Glinowiecki	....	craft service
Gabriela Gutentag	....	unit publicist
Joel Harlow	....	puppeteer
David Hickey	....	assistant accountant
Lawrence Holiday	....	assistant: Mr. Williamson
Kelly Hyler	....	assistant: Ms. Henstridge
Jeff Johnson	....	first aid
Harlem Logan	....	production assistant
James Luccero	....	assistant: Mr. Williamson (as James Lucero)
Leonard MacDonald	....	puppeteer
Lysa Moser	....	accountant
Michelene Mundo	....	production assistant
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	puppeteer (as Christopher Nelson)
Robert Newton	....	puppeteer
Patrick Noonan	....	assistant: Ms. Helgenberger
Michael O'Brien	....	puppeteer (as Michael Corey O'Brien)
Heather Plott	....	production assistant
Brian Poor	....	puppeteer
Dan Rebert	....	puppeteer
Kate Reckner Ridgley	....	production secretary
Patricia Schweers	....	assistant: Ms. Williams (as Trish Schweers)
Alison Sherman	....	production coordinator
Shownee Smith	....	puppeteer (as Shownee Shon Smith)
Christopher Kelley Snow	....	production assistant (as D. Christopher Johnson III)
Dave Snyder	....	puppeteer
Todd Spangler	....	assistant: Mr. Madsen (as Tod Spangler)
Bernadette Tanchauco	....	assistant accountant (as Berni Tanchauco)
John 'Oliver' Van Horn	....	assistant accountant
Lona Vigi	....	assistant: Mr. Madsen
Jenni Villegas	....	executive assistant: Mr. Mancuso Jr.
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.	....	technical advisor (as Robert Visciglia Sr.)
David Waters	....	production assistant (as David 'Muddy' Waters)
Marcy Arnold	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Robert Ballentine	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Brian Bero	....	puppeteer (uncredited)
Eric Errington	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Scott A. Green	....	dailies projectionist (uncredited)
Martin Kircher	....	dailies projectionist (uncredited)
Tim J. Nelson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Mike Sudrow	....	weapons specialist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)
• FGM Entertainment

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1998) (USA) (all media)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Digital Magic Company
• Steve Johnson's XFX
• Vision Crew Unlimited

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera equipment provided by
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Digital Sound & Picture  digital sound and picture
• Leonetti Company  production equipment and Sunray HMI provided by
• Steve Johnson's XFX  transformation effects

Also Known As:

Species 2: Offspring (USA) (working title)
Species 2: Origins (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

93 min | Spain:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:18 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Continuity: When Eve escapes from the laboratory she is wearing white panties. When she arrives, just a short car ride thereafter, at the barn where Patrick is hiding out, her underwear has disappeared.

Quotes:

[At a brothel, the scene of a grisly death]
Press Lenox: You get a look at the guy?
Seedy Motel Clerk: Hey, man, I don't pay attention to the Johns, alright? They come and they go.
[Starts laughing hysterically]
Seedy Motel Clerk: Heh heh, "They come and they go", get it?
Press Lenox: Yeah, hilarious.
[Press then sends the obnoxious wheelchair-bound clerk rolling down a nearby hill]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in L.A. Without a Map (1998)

Even for a Species film this is nonsense

'This isn't The X Files!' says one character in 'Species II'. No sh*t, mate. For the first hour this is nothing but clumsy set up in which characters explain exactly what's happening so that all the viewers who only turned up for the nudity don't get confused, and the rest of the plot is a reheated mish-mash of the previous movie and a bunch of ideas nicked from the 'Alien' series. Like the original, this is a top-shelf humpathon that somehow made it into cinemas, but the first one was at least fun, despite being a load of old rubbish at heart. This is just bad. The dialogue's terrible, resulting in the kind of performances delivered by returning suckers Michael Madsen and Marg Helgenberger, while Natasha Henstridge gets to do nothing but sit in a box until the last 10 minutes, when she takes off her clothes. A few neat ideas are spewed out towards the end, and they should have served as the basis for the entire film rather than remaining an afterthought leading to another sequel teaser.