Species II (1998)

An astronaut gets infected with alien DNA during the first mission on Mars and runs amok on earth. Preston and Laura team up with a peaceful, genetically re-engineered Sil to track the monster down.

Director:

Peter Medak

Writers:

Dennis Feldman (characters), Chris Brancato

Stars:

Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Madsen	...	Press
Natasha Henstridge	...	Eve
Marg Helgenberger	...	Dr. Laura Baker
Mykelti Williamson	...	Dennis Gamble
George Dzundza	...	Colonel Carter Burgess Jr
James Cromwell	...	Senator Judson Ross
Justin Lazard	...	Patrick Ross
Myriam Cyr	...	Anne Sampas
Sarah Wynter	...	Melissa
Baxter Harris	...	Dr. Orinsky
Scott Morgan	...	Harry Sampas
Nancy La Scala	...	Debutante
Raquel Gardner	...	Debutante's Sister
Henderson Forsythe	...	Pentagon Personnel
Robert Hogan	...	Pentagon Personnel

Storyline

Mykelti Williamson and Justin Lazard are a pair of astronauts who make the first successful manned mission to Mars. Lazard's character gets infected by an alien and slowly begins to mutate. When they get back to Earth all he has on his mind is to have sex with Henstridge!

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | breasts | sex scene | impregnation | loud sex | 

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Taglines:

There is life on Mars...and now it's here.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, sci-fi violence/gore and language

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Species 2: Offspring

Filming Locations:

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,274,008, 12 April 1998, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$19,165,560, 28 June 1998

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,600,000, 23 August 1998

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM),FGM Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Edward Asner was going to play Dr. Herman Cromwell but dropped out.

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Goofs

The crew holds radio conversations with Houston while in orbit around Mars. This is impossible: radio waves take several minutes to travel from Mars to Earth.

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Quotes

Dr. Laura Baker: When did you start smoking?
Press Lenox: Just now.
Dr. Laura Baker: I wonder if I should have this stuff analyzed?
Press Lenox: Yeah, maybe they should. You might turn into a - sexual predator.
Dr. Laura Baker: Yeah, I guess that's possible.
Press Lenox: It would be alright with me.
Dr. Laura Baker: Can I have a drag?

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Alternate Versions

DVD release includes some deleted scenes. Three of them are just longer, alternate takes of scenes in the film: Patrick's sex encounter with the debutante and her sister; a longer dance scene in the strip club; a longer version of Patrick's attempt to slid his 'tongue' into Dr. Laura Baker's mouth. The fourth scene shows Patrick going into the apartment of a girl he picked up at a club: when he discovers that the girl is actually a transvestite, he kills her.

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Connections

Spoofed in Robot Chicken: Immortal (2013)

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Soundtracks

Easy Chase
Written by Waylon Jennings

User Reviews

Enjoyable trash.

The people who are stating that this movie is the worst sequel they've ever seen obviously never saw "Hercules II" or "Jaws 3-D" or "Hellraiser II". Now, I am not about to tell you that this is a great film, but if you set your expectations low, you are likely to have fun. Despite the icky (and variable in quality, though impressive in the last 10 minutes) special effects and the large amounts of blood and t&a, the film never becomes truly disturbing, because you're never meant to take it 100% seriously. Michael Madsen understood that, to be sure, and thanks to his trademarked coolness, he walks away with the picture. As for Natasha Henstridge, she has more or less a supporting part, but one that is rather imaginatively linked to the central story line.

Overall, a movie with no artistic pretensions and, undoubtedly, many flaws (someone else already mentioned this; why didn't her head explode when she escaped from the lab?), but watch it in the right frame of mind and it's quite enjoyable. Do you know any other movie that features sex between slimy aliens?!? (**1/2)