Species: The Awakening (2007) (V)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Nick Lyon

Writer:

Ben Ripley (writer)

Release Date:

2 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Irresistable beauty. Unstoppable instincts.

Plot:

A scientist, Dr Holander, takes his niece Miranda to Mexico in an attempt to reverse the effects of the alien DNA he used to create her...

Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Scientist | Alien | Nun | Syringe

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Edy Arellano	...	Calderón
Marco Bacuzzi	...	Rinaldo
Jan Bouda	...	Student #2
Ben Cross	...	Tom Hollander
Roger Cudney	...	Leland Fisk
Montserrat de León	...	Dancing Girl (as Monserrat de León)
German Fabregat	...	Technician
Marlene Favela	...	Azura (as Marlene Farvela)
Meagen Fay	...	Celeste (as MeaganFay)
Kristian Ferrer	...	Mexican Boy #1
Cynthia Francesconi	...	Collette
Alejandra Gollas	...	Trauma Nurse
Alizair Gomez	...	Mexican Boy #2 (as Alizar Gómez)
Eleazar Gómez	...	Student #3
Harding Junior	...	Student #1

Also Known As:

Species IV (USA) (working title)
Species: Quattro (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min (approx.) | USA:98 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:R21 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico

Company:

360 Pictures

Trivia:

The producers wanted to go back to H.R. Giger's designs of the alien creature due to popularity with fans and the absence of this decision in Species III (2004) (V). The original look is apparent but with different color variations and new spikes on the aliens' wrists of the nemesis. It is also a first in the series that a half human-half alien character does not change fully into the alien creature but has prosthetic eyebrows, veins and contacts for a long period of time in more than one scene.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Tom finds Forbes dead (after he has sex with Miranda) you can clearly see him breathing multiple times. Also, he has his shorts back on miraculously.

Quotes:

Miranda Hollander: For their punishment Zeus gave them women.

Movie Connections:

Follows Species III (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Dark As Love

H.R. Giger Sil Design

They just totally ruined that amazing SIL design by H.R.Giger...I really expected that "Species" series could be at least as good as Alien series but the ruined it. After being disappointed by Species 3, I felt absolutely wreck with Species IV...I mean I am a big fan of 1st species, and the alien-creature in species IV was like a puppet rather than being realistic. SIL design and special effects were good for 1995 situations...But now for 2007 movie (I think its all about the budget I don't know) I didn't expect that...It was utterly, awful..I wish I could give "0"... If they gonna make any other 5th one and if its going to be like this one, please No..Its will be a waste of time...Remember the 1st one please...