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

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Madsen	...	Press
Natasha Henstridge	...	Eve
Marg Helgenberger	...	Laura
Mykelti Williamson	...	Gamble
George Dzundza	...	Colonel Burgess
James Cromwell	...	Senator Ross
Justin Lazard	...	Patrick
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 | sex scene | impregnation | topless female nudity | female rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

Terror in the Flesh

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

At around forty-nine minutes, Press' line " bangin' cocktail waittresses two at a time" was borrowed from The Godfather (1972) from the scene in which Moe Green explains to Michael Corleone his public mistreatment of brother Fredo.

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Goofs

The Marine Colonel is far too overweight to be anywhere near the US Marine Corps fitness standards.

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Quotes

Dr. Laura Baker: [to Colonel Burgess] We need to do blood analysis on Sampas, Gamble and Ross. Now, I know that there is a sexual quarantine of 10 days on all interplanetary missions and the Mars quarantine ends tonight.
Press Lenox: They could fuck the human race into extension. You want to be responsible for that if we don't start testing everybody right away?
Colonel Carter Burgess Jr: Test Patrick first.

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Alternate Versions

The VCD (Video CD) version is edited:

• Excessive sexual and violent scenes, including profanities are censored.

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Connections

Followed by Species: The Awakening (2007)

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Soundtracks

Easy Chase
Written by Waylon Jennings

User Reviews

Just plain horrible

Part one was one of the the best scifi movies that I have ever seen. But part 2 was definitely one of the worst. I don't know what the MGM was thinking, didn't they read the script? Didn't they predict how horrible it was gonna be? A lot of the acting was bad, the dialogue was terrible, it was only an excuse to show lots of naked women (not that there is anything wrong with that, but for some movies it's not). I'm begging everyone who reads this before they see the movie, DON'T SEE IT, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!

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

Gross USA:

$19,221,939

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$19,221,939

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