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Splice (2009)

 -  Horror | Sci-Fi  -  4 June 2010 (USA)
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Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by successfully splicing together the DNA of different animals to create new hybrid animals for medical use.

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Two young rebellious scientists are told by their employers to halt groundbreaking work that has seen them produce new creatures with medical benefits by splicing together multiple organisms' DNA. They decide to secretly continue their work, but this time splicing in human DNA. Written by Anonymous

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She Is Not Supposed To Exist See more »

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Rated R for disturbing elements including strong sexuality, nudity, sci-fi violence and language | See all certifications »

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Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£110,225 (UK) (23 July 2010)

Gross:

£239,538 (UK) (30 July 2010)
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Trivia

The main scientist characters, Clive and Elsa, are named as an homage to The Bride of Frankenstein, a similarly themed movie. Colin Clive played Dr. Henry Frankenstein while Elsa Lanchester played Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley/The Bride. See more »

Goofs

Real scientists, especially geneticists, would never use the word "evolve" to describe the development of an individual organism, as happens repeatedly in this film. Species evolve; individuals do not. See more »

Quotes

[techno music playing]
Clive Nicoli: This retarded, fascist, über music is the fuckin' problem. It's got us thinking in circles.
[turns on jazz music]
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Crazy Credits

The cast credits and finally the title are scattered throughout the opening credits, instead of appearing consecutively. See more »


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"Night and Dren"
Written by Richard Pell (as Rich Pell) and Dylan Heming
Performed by The Vertigosound Orchestra
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2 June 2010 | by (Munich, Germany) – See all my reviews

What a bizarre and disturbing, yet hauntingly beautiful movie, full of twists and turns. Every time I thought I had figured it out, it took another direction and made me await the outcome even more eagerly. It is best to know next to nothing about it in advance, though. Basically it's the old scientist-messes-with-nature-story. The components are well known and not too original by themselves, but Natali manages to tell his tale with an interesting and thought-provoking new angle.

Great actors, a fascinating look, an intelligent, almost poetic screenplay... What's not to love about it? Propably not for everyone, but I found it to be the best SF-/Fantasy-movie since Pan's Labyrinth.


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