Species
Brief Synopsis
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In 1974, the United States government relayed a message containing information about Earth and its inhabitants--including the DNA sequences that make up the human cell--to the rest of the galaxy. Twenty years later, a reply finally arrives, containing a unique sequence of DNA--along with the friendly instruction to combine it with our own. A top secret experiment is undertaken and within weeks one of the injected human ova grows into a seemingly normal female child, called "Sil." It soon becomes apparent, however, that she possesses dangerous alien characteristics. The decision to exterminate the "child" meets with disastrous results when the rapidly-developing Sil escapes into the desert. A specialized team is quickly assembled to locate Sil, but what they don't realize is that their quarry has metamorphosed into what appears to be a stunningly beautiful young woman who's loose in Los Angeles with a relentless inner drive to mate with a human being.
Cast & Crew
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Roger Donaldson
Director
Ben Kingsley
Natasha Henstridge
Marg Helgenberger
Michael Madsen
Alfred Molina
Film Details
Also Known As
Species - hotet från rymden, mutante
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Thriller
Release Date
1995
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Utah, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 51m
Synopsis
In 1974, the United States government relayed a message containing information about Earth and its inhabitants--including the DNA sequences that make up the human cell--to the rest of the galaxy. Twenty years later, a reply finally arrives, containing a unique sequence of DNA--along with the friendly instruction to combine it with our own. A top secret experiment is undertaken and within weeks one of the injected human ova grows into a seemingly normal female child, called "Sil." It soon becomes apparent, however, that she possesses dangerous alien characteristics. The decision to exterminate the "child" meets with disastrous results when the rapidly-developing Sil escapes into the desert. A specialized team is quickly assembled to locate Sil, but what they don't realize is that their quarry has metamorphosed into what appears to be a stunningly beautiful young woman who's loose in Los Angeles with a relentless inner drive to mate with a human being.
Director
Roger Donaldson
Director
Cast
Ben Kingsley
Natasha Henstridge
Marg Helgenberger
Michael Madsen
Alfred Molina
David Jensen
Gary Bullock
Lucy Rodriguez
Matthew Ashford
David Selburg
Whip Hubley
Marliese K Schneider
Dendrie Allyn Taylor
Ed Stone
David K Schroeder
Tim Donelan
Lead Man
Richard Fancy
William Utay
Patricia Belcher
Michelle Williams
Scott Mckenna
Stogie Kenyatta
Kurtis Burow
Dana Hee
Caroline Barclay
Don Fischer
Sarah S Leese
Melissa Bickerton
Shirley Prestia
Virginia Morris
Robert Mendelson
Susan Hauser
William Bumiller
Jayne Luke
Herta Ware
Forest Whitaker
Jordan Lund
Leslie Ishii
Scott Sproule
Lisa Liberati
Pam Cook
Frank Welker
Voice
Anthony Guidera
Esther Scott
Crew
Gino Acevedo
Other
Steve Adcock
Assistant Camera Operator
Richard Addison
Other
Amit Agrawal
Other
Pamela Alessandrelli
Assistant Production Coordinator
Nicholas R Allen
Boom Operator
Damon Allison
Special Effects
Richard Alonzo
Other
Sheri Altman
Editorial Assistant
Colin Anderson
Assistant Camera Operator
Pete Anthony
Original Music
Jim Atkinson
Other
Gerard Averill
Liaison
Dale Baer
Animator
Barbara Balents
Other
Charles Ball
Other
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director Of Photography
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Dp/Cinematographer
Eric J Bates
On-Set Dresser
Margo Baxley
Costume Supervisor
Jellybean Benitez
Music Supervisor
Bruce Benson
Pilot
Garrett M Benson
Assistant Camera Operator
Michael A Benson
Dp/Cinematographer
Michael A Benson
Director Of Photography
David Bergad
Assistant Sound Editor
Mark Berger
Rerecording
Eric Bigas
Graphics
Andrea Biklian
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Bleckman
On-Set Dresser
Jay Boekelheide
Sound Design
Jay Boekelheide
Sound Editor
Dani Boller
Other
Christopher Bonnstetter
Other
Nigel Booth
Other
Kurt Boppart
Other
Terry Bowen
Camera Operator
Dale R Brady
Costumes
Faye Brenner
Script Supervisor
Bill Brier
Editing
Megan Bryant
Visual Effects
Conrad Buff
Editor
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutting
Bobby Burton
Lighting Technician
Andre Bustanoby
Other
Matt Butler
Photography
Rick Canelli
Adr
Tamara Carlson-woodard
Costumes
Jackie J Carr
Set Decorator
Ruth Caspary
Other
Ruth Caspary
Art Assistant
Jackie Caydam
Other
Michael Change
Matte Painter
Terry P Chapman
Special Effects
Andrea Chesney
Assistant Camera Operator
Adrienne Childers
Costumes
Kenneth C Clark
Special Effects
Christian Clarke
Other
Curtis Collins
Location Assistant
Clint Colver
Animator
Joe Colwell
Other
Ed Cornell
Other
Bill Corso
Art Director
Frank Lucky Costello
Other
James R Cowan
Other
William Cross
Lighting
Charlie Croughwell
Stunt Player
Ruth Ann Crudup
Other
Mick Cukurs
Set Designer
Steve Cummings
Animator
Keith P. Cunningham
Art Department Coordinator
Peter Davidian
Lighting
Richard Davis
Location Manager
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Cony Defries
Other
Ricardo Delgado
Storyboard Artist
Peter Deming
Dp/Cinematographer
Peter Deming
Director Of Photography
Bill Dietrich
Animator
Crystal Dowd
Visual Effects
Jason Dowdeswell
Animator
Eric Dressor
Special Effects
Michael R Driscoll
On-Set Dresser
Richard Duarte
Foley Mixer
Richard Duarte
Foley Recordist
Ken Dudderer
Other
Steven S Duncan
Transportation Captain
Richard Edlund
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mike Edmonson
Special Effects
Bob Edwards
Rerecording
Lanier Edwards
Stunt Player
Mark Egerton
Assistant Director
Mark Egerton
Associate Producer
Mike Elizalde
Puppeteer
Mike Elizalde
Puppets Design
Jim Eustermann
Project Manager
Andrew C Evans
Special Effects
Glen Evans
Special Thanks To
Donna Evans Merlo
Stunt Player
Tudor Farmer
Camera Assistant
Liz Lang Fedrick
Casting Associate
Dennis Feldman
Producer
Dennis Feldman
Screenplay
Sara Feldman
Art Assistant
Robert Fernandez
Music
Eric Fiedler
Puppeteer
Jason Fife
Grip
Shine Fitzner
Animator
Cliff Fleming
Other
Cliff Fleming
Aerial Unit
Cory Fleming
Other
Mike Fleming
Animator
Joe Fordham
Production Coordinator
Rob Freitas
Puppeteer
Rob Freitas
Film Lab
Todd Fulford
Animator
Gary Gagliardo
Foreman
Jon Gardner
Craft Service
Dan Gaspar
Special Effects
Kevin Geiger
Animator
Mike Genne
Camera Operator
Katy Tatian Genovese
Accounting Assistant
Lynn M Gephart
Cgi Artist
Wiliam W. Gideon
Props
H.r. Giger
Other
H.r. Giger
Set Designer
Andy Gil
Stunt Player
Broam Goehring
Hair
Christein Goldstein
Research Assistant
Melinda Sue Gordon
Photography
Meher Gourjian
Other
Jim H Green
Animator
Cary E Griffith
Key Grip
Todd Griffith
Dolly Grip
Urs Grob
Other
Dylan Gross
Assistant Camera Operator
Gregg Guellow
Grip
Mark Habegger
Production Assistant
Bruce Hamme
Key Grip
Moon Han
Other
Ray Hanna
Other
Joel Harlow
Puppeteer
Joel Harlow
Film Lab
Luellyn Harper Thomas
Costumer
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Gerald Harris
Special Effects
Stan Harrison
Video Assist/Playback
Motoyoshi Hata
Costumes
William Hedge
Puppeteer
Joe Henke
Animator
Hugo Herrera
Other
Sam Hinckley
Sound Effects Editor
Tom Hoeck
Other
Jeff Homolya
Camera
Nori Honda
Film Lab
Elmer Hui
Special Effects
Walt Hyneman
Animator
Shahril Ibrahim
Other
Louis Infante
Costumes
Chris Jackson
Visual Effects
Harry Jarvis
Assistant
Jeff Jarvis
Special Effects Coordinator
Tony Jefferson
Stunt Player
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Casting
Lynette Johnson
Costumes
Lynette Leigh Johnson
Puppeteer
Steve Johnson
Special Makeup Effects
Kevin J. Jolly
Editor
Karin Joy
Effects Coordinator
Nancy Karlin
Script Supervisor
Bettie G Kauffman
Accounting Assistant
Stephen Kearney
Assistant Sound Editor
Mike Kellem
Camera
Bo Kelly
Other
Rachel Kelly
Matte Painter
Kay Kimler
Stunt Player
Max Kleven
Stunt Coordinator
Bill Klinger
Facilities Supervisor
Erik Kraber
Assistant Sound Editor
Gautham Krishnamurti
Other
Leon Laderach
Other
Leon Laderach
Puppeteer
Shari Lafranchi
Production Coordinator
Robert Leveen
Assistant Director
Jody Levine
Assistant Production Coordinator
Mark Levison
Editor
Lee Levitt
Assistant
Mark Lewer
Consultant
Lisa Liberati
Assistant
Daniel Licht
Music Arranger
Timothy Lonsdale
Assistant Director
Ray Lykins
Stunt Player
Leonard Macdonald
Puppeteer
Larry Mah
Sound Mixer
Matt Malkan
Special Thanks To
Tony Mancinetti
Assistant
Frank Mancuso
Producer
Alex Mann
Graphics
Harold Mann
Graphics
John Mann
Visual Effects Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
Species - hotet från rymden, mutante
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Thriller
Release Date
1995
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Utah, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 51m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 7, 1995
Released in United States on Video December 5, 1995
Released in United States September 1995
Shown at Deauville Film Festival (Avant-Premiere) September 1-10, 1995.
Feature film debut for model Natasha Henstridge.
Began shooting August 21, 1994.
Completed shooting November 23, 1994.
Released in United States Summer July 7, 1995
Released in United States on Video December 5, 1995
Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Deauville Film Festival (Avant-Premiere) September 1-10, 1995.)
