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:

Alien | College Professor | Government | Planet | Community College

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 11	8:05 AM	MAX
Sun. Dec. 20	7:30 AM	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:

David Duchovny improvised the "baring of the ass" scene and director Ivan Reitman decided to write it in to the shot. Unfortunately the scene had to be re-done so many time that Duchovny took a Polaroid picture of his rear end and held it up to the camera when it was required because it was too cold to pull his pants down over and over on cue.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Allison meets Ira, her hair is alternately loose/tucked behind her ears between shots.

Quotes:

Harry Block: Testing, testing, one, two, one-one-one-two... this is D.J. Harry Block here, and I'm an Aquarius...
Ira Kane: Harry, would you stop it? I can hear you.
Harry Block: Don't you snap at me, unless you want an angry solid gold dancer on your hands, Ira.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Mummy (1999)

Soundtrack:

Bombshell

Fun flick

Evolution is meant to be nothing but a fun flick and that what is. The fil is vein of Ghostbusters and has very funny moments. Seann William Scott makes this movie for me though. He's on the verge of being a superstar. The atcion sequences and direction also make this a good film. Check it out for a good time.