Evolution (2001)

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers (WGA):

Don Jakoby (story)
David Diamond (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

8 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Have a nice end of the world.

Plot:

A firefighting cadet, two college professors, and a geeky-but-sexy government scientist work against an alien organism that has been rapidly evolving ever since its arrival on Earth inside a meteor.

Plot Keywords:

Planet | Government | College Professor | Alien | Scientist

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Dec. 28

2:30 PM

MAX

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Ira
Julianne Moore	...	Allison
Orlando Jones	...	Harry
Seann William Scott	...	Wayne
Ted Levine	...	Gen. Woodman
Ethan Suplee	...	Deke
Michael Bower	...	Danny (as Michael Ray Bower)
Pat Kilbane	...	Officer Johnson
Ty Burrell	...	Flemming
Dan Aykroyd	...	Governor Lewis
Katharine Towne	...	Nadine
Gregory Itzin	...	Cartwright
Ashley Clark	...	Lt. Cryer
Michelle Wolff	...	Carla
Sarah Silverman	...	Denise

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and for sci-fi action.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38254) | Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Malaysia:U | Canada:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

California State University - 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, California, USA

Company:

Montecito Picture Company, The

Trivia:

The three main characters perform a commercial for "Head and Shoulders". The idea to this came from the son of Ivan Reitman.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the meteor hits Wayne's car we clearly see the windscreen fly off into the air and smash, but later when the police turn the car over the windscreen is back on the car with very little damage.

Quotes:

Harry Block: Great googa-mooga!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Rundown (2003)

Soundtrack:

You Are So Beautiful

Hilarious

It has been ages since I've seen a movie that I laughed so hard it brought tears to my eyes, this one did. It was hilarious, I highly recommend it to anyone who just wants to laugh. I intend to purchase it as soon as it comes out onto video.