Fresh
Ingeniously combines the schlocky fun of '50s sci-fi flicks with the shock tactics of Alien and the cautionary allure of Looking for Mr. Goodbar.
USA Today
Species
For three million years, the human race has been at the top of the evolutionary ladder. Nothing lasts forever.
1995 · 1h 48m · R
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Roger Donaldson
Overview
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.
Director and cast
- Roger Donaldson Director
- Natasha Henstridge as Sil
- Ben Kingsley as Xavier Fitch
- Michael Madsen as Preston Lennox
- Marg Helgenberger as Dr. Laura Baker
- Alfred Molina as Dr. Stephen Arden
- Forest Whitaker as Dan Smithson, Empath
- Michelle Williams as Young Sil
- Jordan Lund as Aide
- Herta Ware as Mrs. Morris
- William Utay as Colleague
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