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Cast

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Ben Kingsley

Xavier Fitch

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Michael Madsen

Preston Lennox

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Marg Helgenberger

Dr. Laura Baker

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Alfred Molina

Dr. Stephen Arden

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Forest Whitaker

Dan Smithson, Empath

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Herta Ware

Mrs. Morris

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William Utay

Colleague

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Scott McKenna

Train Hobo

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Jayne Luke

Snack Shop Clerk

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David K. Schroeder

German Tourist

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David Jensen

Conductor

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Esther Scott

Female Conductor

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Shirley Prestia

Victoria Roth, Ph.D.

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David Selburg

Government Man

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Melissa Bickerton

Fitch's Secretary

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Lucy Rodriguez

Wedding Dress Saleswoman

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Scott Sproule

Team Driver

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Gary Bullock

Motel Clerk

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Susan Hauser

Lab Worker

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William Bumiller

Club Bouncer

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Caroline Barclay

Drunken Girl

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Matthew Ashford

Guy in Club

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Anthony Guidera

Robbie, Guy Picking Up Sil

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Sara Lise

Screaming Woman

Details

Status

Released

Original language

en

Countries

US

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$113,400,000

Reviews

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A review by Kamurai 7

October 18, 2020

Good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

This was a hit movie at the time, and other than the Xenos design, I'd say it is still a pretty good movie. The "anti-Jaws" approach of showing the monster off is really cool as the premise is largely how detailed and dangerous the xenos is, but the approach removes a lot of the suspense in the hunting and subterfuge, almost humanizing her as "hunted by the evil government entity".

While it would be a muc...

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A review by Wuchak 8

April 26, 2021

Wiping out the "galactic weed"

Released in 1995, "Species" chronicles events after SETI (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) receives a transmission from outer space detailing alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. This gives birth to Sil, a girl (Michele Williams) who escapes and rapidly grows into a statuesque blonde (Natasha Henstridge). Government agent Xavier Fitch (Ben Kingsley) assembl...

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A review by CinemaSerf 5

May 21, 2023

Clearly, these scientists had not heeded Jeff Goldblum in "Jurassic Park" (1993) when he warned about stopping to think that just because we can do something, it doesn't mean that we should. If they had, then perhaps we could have avoided the mayhem and brutality caused when they create "Sil" (Natasha Henstridge). She is the product of alien and human DNA and can morph between a beautiful woman and a savage killer in the blink of an eye. Of course she escapes from the ...

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