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Species

  • 19951995
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  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
80K
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318
Species (1995)
A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.
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A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
80K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,032
318
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Roger Donaldson
    • Writer
      • Dennis Feldman
    • Stars
      • Natasha Henstridge
      • Michael Madsen
      • Ben Kingsley
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Roger Donaldson
    • Writer
      • Dennis Feldman
    • Stars
      • Natasha Henstridge
      • Michael Madsen
      • Ben Kingsley
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 184User reviews
    • 127Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:47
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    Photos401

    Whip Hubley in Species (1995)
    Species (1995)
    Natasha Henstridge in Species (1995)
    Species (1995)
    Michael Madsen in Species (1995)
    Marg Helgenberger in Species (1995)
    Ben Kingsley in Species (1995)
    Natasha Henstridge and Whip Hubley in Species (1995)
    Natasha Henstridge and Anthony Guidera in Species (1995)
    Whip Hubley in Species (1995)
    Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Marg Helgenberger, Ben Kingsley, and Forest Whitaker in Species (1995)
    Michelle Williams in Species (1995)

    Top cast

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    Natasha Henstridge
    Natasha Henstridge
    • Sil
    Michael Madsen
    Michael Madsen
    • Preston Lennox
    Ben Kingsley
    Ben Kingsley
    • Xavier Fitch
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Dr. Stephen Arden
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Dan Smithson
    Marg Helgenberger
    Marg Helgenberger
    • Dr. Laura Baker
    Michelle Williams
    Michelle Williams
    • Young Sil
    Jordan Lund
    Jordan Lund
    • Aide
    Don Fischer
    Don Fischer
    • Aide
    Scott McKenna
    • Train Hobo
    Virginia Morris
    Virginia Morris
    • Mother
    Jayne Luke
    • Snack Shop Clerk
    David K. Schroeder
    • German Tourist
    David Jensen
    • Conductor
    Esther Scott
    Esther Scott
    • Female Conductor
    Shirley Prestia
    Shirley Prestia
    • Victoria Roth, Ph.D.
    William Utay
    William Utay
    • Colleague
    David Selburg
    • Government Man
    • Director
      • Roger Donaldson
    • Writer
      • Dennis Feldman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During the production, MGM opted not to shoot the "nightmare train" sequence to keep costs down. H.R. Giger was not willing to accept that, however, so he spent one hundred thousand dollars of his own money to finance the sequence.
    • Goofs
      The conductor gets half-sucked into the cocoon, resulting in her death. Sil later emerges from the messy cocoon, covered with its fluid and falling right on top of the conductor. But when Sil dons the conductor's clothes, they are spotless.
    • Quotes

      Xavier Fitch: We decided to make it female so it would be more docile and controllable.

      Preston Lennox: More docile and controllable, eh? You guys don't get out much.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Chaos Factor (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Say You're Gonna Stay
      Written by James LaBirt, Larry LaBirt, Kevin Oliphant and Darryl D'Bonneau

      Performed by Darryl D'Bonneau

      Courtesy of Jellybean Recordings, Inc.

    User reviews184

    Review
    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Natasha Henstridge Was Perfectly Cast
    Using information received from an extra-terrestrial radio transmission, scientists on earth are able to reconstruct alien DNA and then inject it into a human egg in accordance with the instructions from their source. The scientists are then shocked by the rapid rate of growth from the humanoid creature and fearing that they may have rushed too quickly into this experiment decide to destroy the young female before it can mature. Unfortunately, she escapes and within just a matter of days has attained full adulthood. It is at this point that the scientists realize that they have created a true monster with little concern about destroying anyone who gets in her way. They also discover that she wants to mate. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that Natasha Henstridge was perfectly cast as the beautiful but psychopathic creature named "Sil". I also liked the performance of Forest Whitaker (who played the empath by the name of "Dan Smithson") and Marg Helgenberger (as the micro-biologist named "Dr. Laura Baker"). In any case, I thought this was a pretty good Sci-Fi/Horror film and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 7, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Loài Ác Độc
    • Filming locations
      • Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,074,103
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,161,943
      • Jul 9, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $113,374,103
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby SR
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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