A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 8 nominations total
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- TriviaMichael Madsen once claimed this was one of the few movies he had done that he was proud of, but referred to the film's sequel as "lousy" and admitted he only did it for a paycheck.
- GoofsThe conductor gets half-sucked into the cocoon, resulting in her death. Sil later emerges from the messy cocoon, covered with its fluid and falling right on top of the conductor. But when Sil dons the conductor's clothes, they are spotless.
- Quotes
Xavier Fitch: We decided to make it female so it would be more docile and controllable.
Preston Lennox: More docile and controllable, eh? You guys don't get out much.
- Alternate versionsA cut version was shown theatrically in Germany, the uncut version was released on home video.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Chaos Factor (2000)
- SoundtracksSay You're Gonna Stay
Written by James LaBirt, Larry LaBirt, Kevin Oliphant and Darryl D'Bonneau
Performed by Darryl D'Bonneau
Courtesy of Jellybean Recordings, Inc.
Featured review
Using information received from an extra-terrestrial radio transmission, scientists on earth are able to reconstruct alien DNA and then inject it into a human egg in accordance with the instructions from their source. The scientists are then shocked by the rapid rate of growth from the humanoid creature and fearing that they may have rushed too quickly into this experiment decide to destroy the young female before it can mature. Unfortunately, she escapes and within just a matter of days has attained full adulthood. It is at this point that the scientists realize that they have created a true monster with little concern about destroying anyone who gets in her way. They also discover that she wants to mate. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that Natasha Henstridge was perfectly cast as the beautiful but psychopathic creature named "Sil". I also liked the performance of Forest Whitaker (who played the empath by the name of "Dan Smithson") and Marg Helgenberger (as the micro-biologist named "Dr. Laura Baker"). In any case, I thought this was a pretty good Sci-Fi/Horror film and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.
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Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $60,074,103
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,161,943
- Jul 9, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $113,374,103
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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