Species
A message from outer space contains instructions on how to modify human DNA.
- Director:Roger Donaldson
- Genre:Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- Runtime:108 minutes
Cast
Ben Kingsley : Xavier Fitch
Michael Madsen : Preston Lennox
Alfred Molina : Dr. Stephen Arden
Forest Whitaker : Dan Smithson, Empath
Marg Helgenberger: Dr. Laura Baker
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The movie is about a group of scientists who try to track down and trap a killer alien succubus before she successfully mates with a human male.
The alien is the result of the SETI (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) program. Earth’s scientists sent out transmissions with information about Earth and its inhabitants, DNA structure etc, in hopes of finding life beyond Earth. They then receive transmissions from an alien source on how to create endless fuel effortlessly. Therefore, the scientists assume that this is a friendly alien species. But from a second alien transmission, the scientists receive information about an alien DNA along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. A government team led by Xavier Fitch (Kingsley) goes forward with the genetic experiment hoping to induce a female with “docile” traits. One of the hundred experimental ova produces a girl named Sil, who looks like a normal human but develops into a 12-year old in 3 months.
Sil’s rapid development makes the scientists consider her a threat. They try to kill her using toxic gas but instead she breaks out of her containment cell and escapes out into the world. The government assembles a team composed of anthropologist Dr. Stephen Arden (Molina), molecular biologist Dr. Laura Baker (Helgenberger), empath Dan Smithson (Whitaker) and assassin/tracker Press Lennox (Madsen) to track and destroy Sil.
Sil matures rapidly into an adult (Henstridge) in her early twenties with supermodel good looks. This makes tracking her extremely difficult. She is incredibly strong and intelligent with amazing regenerative powers. For instance, after an accident, she is knocked unconscious and breaks her scapula, but to a doctor’s amazement, it heals before his eyes. The scientists fear she may mate with human males and produce offspring that could eliminate the human race. Sil doesn’t have any inhibitions when it comes to killing people who get in her way and wants to produce offspring as soon as possible. She frequently morphs into her alien form—a bipedal creature with tentacles on her shoulders and back. Read more
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