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Dark Breed

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
783
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Dark Breed (1996)
Alien InvasionB-HorrorSpace Sci-FiActionHorrorSci-FiThriller

Six astronauts are infected by an alien organism.Six astronauts are infected by an alien organism.Six astronauts are infected by an alien organism.

  • Director
    • Richard Pepin
  • Writer
    • Richard Preston Jr.
  • Stars
    • Jack Scalia
    • Cindy Ambuehl
    • Jonathan Banks
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    783
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Pepin
    • Writer
      • Richard Preston Jr.
    • Stars
      • Jack Scalia
      • Cindy Ambuehl
      • Jonathan Banks
    • 17User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jack Scalia
    Jack Scalia
    • Nicholas 'Nick' Saxon
    Cindy Ambuehl
    Cindy Ambuehl
    • Burgess
    Jonathan Banks
    Jonathan Banks
    • Joseph Shay
    Gregg Brazzel
    • Lasker
    Carlos Carrasco
    Carlos Carrasco
    • Fox
    Josh Clark
    Josh Clark
    • Rice
    Robin Curtis
    Robin Curtis
    • Marian
    Angelo Di Mascio Jr.
    • Reubens
    Chris Finch
    Chris Finch
    • Teenage Boy
    Larry Finch
    • Sergeant Quist
    George 'Buck' Flower
    George 'Buck' Flower
    • Homeless Man
    Leon W. Grant
    • Jackson
    Shellie Haas
    • Teenage Girl
    Sal Landi
    Sal Landi
    • Zimmerman
    Lance LeGault
    Lance LeGault
    • Cutter
    Billy Maddox
    Billy Maddox
    • North
    Felton Perry
    Felton Perry
    • Powell
    Donna W. Scott
    Donna W. Scott
    • Deborah
    • Director
      • Richard Pepin
    • Writer
      • Richard Preston Jr.
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    • Trivia
      Jack Scalia was previously married to former model Joan Rankin and to 1982 Miss Universe Karen Baldwin, with whom he has two daughters.
    • Goofs
      Fox, Burgess and others are US Air Force members. The correct uniform of officers and enlisted members are different, but in this film the caps, insignia, and other details are mixed haphazardly.
    • Connections
      Featured in Svengoolie: Dark Breed (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      War Of The Rock
      Written & Performed by Gil Karson

      Published by Karson West Publishing (BMI) and O.I.T. Publishing (BMI)

    User reviews17

    Featured review
    5/10

    Not so dark, not really breeding either

    Sh!t from outer space keeps crashing onto earth at the start of this movie. First a spaceship with evil alien parasite-infected astronauts. Then a cocoon-canister with alien eggs. Then another lifepod thing with a female astronaut inhabited by a good alien. The female is the ex-wife of Jack Scalia, and he is the star and co-producer of this thrill-ride sci-fi/horror action-fest (okay, I'm exaggerating things a little bit here). Scalia & his alienized ex-wife have to team up to stop the evil astronauts, as they are here to take over the world (with the bunch of eggs helping them to inevitably create an alien army). There's one cool car-chase sequence early on in the movie (actually, it's a truck-chase sequence and why those aliens decided to steal a truck is beyond me). The rest of the film contains a lot of shooting and military folks running around. The special effects are passable, some highlights: the space shuttle crashing in the harbor, a pretty gory autopsy sequence and two nifty rubber suited aliens near the end. At one point or another, "Dark Breed" might remind you of films like "The Hidden" (good alien teaming up with a human to kill the bad aliens) and perhaps even "Predator" (the facial design of one of the evil aliens). Needles to say those are far better movies than "Dark Breed". But it gains an extra point for blowing up a lot of things.
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    • Feb 22, 2012
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    • Release date
      • December 18, 2003 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Invasión oculta
    • Filming locations
      • 555 West Shoreline Drive, Long Beach, California, USA
    • Production company
      • PM Entertainment Group
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Matrix Surround
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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