Species (1995)
Species (1995)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Natasha Henstridge
Sil
Michael Madsen
Preston Lennox
Ben Kingsley
Xavier Fitch
Alfred Molina
Dr. Stephen Arden
Forest Whitaker
Dan Smithson
Marg Helgenberger
Dr. Laura Baker
Michelle Williams
Young Sil
Jordan Lund
Aide
Herta Ware
Mrs. Morris
William Utay
Colleague
Don Fischer
Aide
Scott McKenna
Train Hobo
Roger Donaldson
Director
Dennis Feldman
Writer
Virginia Morris
Mother
Jayne Luke
Snack Shop Clerk
David K. Schroeder
German Tourist
Frank Mancuso Jr.
Producer
David Jensen
Conductor
Christopher Young
Composer
Esther Scott
Female Conductor
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Cinematographer
Conrad Buff IV
Editor
Shirley Prestia
Victoria Roth, Ph.D.
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond
CastingDirector
David Selburg
Government Man
Melissa Bickerton
Fitch's Secretary
Amanda Mackey
CastingDirector
Lucy Rodriguez
Wedding Dress Saleswoman
Eloy Lobato
ProductionDesigner
Scott Sproule
Team Driver
John Muto
ProductionDesigner
Stogie Kenyatta
Cop
Gary Bullock
Motel Clerk
Susan Hauser
Lab Worker
William Bumiller
Club Bouncer
Caroline Barclay
Drunken Girl
Matthew Ashford
Guy in Club
Anthony Guidera
Robbie, Guy Picking Up Sil
Sara Lise
Screaming Woman
Whip Hubley
John Carey
Patricia Belcher
Hospital Admittance Clerk
Richard Fancy
Hospital Doctor
Leslie Ishii
Hospital Nurse
Marliese Schneider
Abducted Woman
Robert Mendelson
Homeless Man
Pamela Cook
Commercial Model
Lisa Liberati
Bathroom Bimbo
Ed Stone
Waiter
Dendrie Taylor
Marie
Kurtis Burow
Baby Boy
Dana Hee
Creature Performer
Frank Welker
Alien Sil (voice)
Justin Armao
Bystander (uncredited)
Jellybean BenÃtez
Club DJ (uncredited) / Music Supervisor
Greg Bronson
Special Forces (uncredited)
Jimmy Chunga
Commando (uncredited)
James Ent
Lt. Steele (uncredited)
Roman Güttinger
Doctor (uncredited)
Christopher Ivins
Soldier (uncredited)
Zak Knutson
Club Doorman (uncredited)
Coati Mundi
Conga Player (uncredited)
Jason Newell
Special Forces (uncredited)
David Streit
Executive Producer / Unit Production Manager
Dan Webster
Art Direction
Joe I. Tompkins
Costume Design
Margo Baxley
Costume Supervisor
Kenny Myers
Makeup Department Head
Jackie Carr
Set Decoration
Jeff Jarvis
Special Effects Coordinator
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Sound Effects Editor
Dennis McNeill
Color Timer
Charles Croughwell
Stunts
Elizabeth Lang
Casting Associate
Nina Paskowitz
Hair Department Head
Clarinda Wong
Assistant Editor
John-Clay Scott
Stunts
Nancy Young
Stunts
Mike Weathers
Lighting Technician
Andy Gill
Stunts
Patrick Phillips
Visual Effects
Pat Romano
Stunts
Mark Egerton
Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
John Cade
Stunts
Pete Anthony
Orchestrator
Lanier Edwards
Stunts
Bob Edwards
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Tyrrell
Painter
Chris Snyder
Construction Coordinator
Lee A. Steadman
Location Scout
Terry Bowen
Camera Operator
Max Kleven
Stunt Coordinator
Ricardo F. Delgado
Storyboard
Jackie Caydam
Administration
Lauren E. Polizzi
Assistant Art Director
Moon Han
Systems Administrators & Support
D.J. Plumb
Key Hair Stylist
Robert Bleckman
Set Dressing Artist
Ruth Caspary
Art Department Assistant
Jeffrey D. Stevens
Set Medic
John Charles
Software Engineer
Stephen St. John
Steadicam Operator
Olivier Sarda
Digital Compositors
Ruth Ann Crudup-Brown
Studio Teachers
Tomas Mulrooney
Sculptor
Mick Cukurs
Set Designer
Jeff Homolya
Camera Department Manager
Geri B. Oppenheim
Key Makeup Artist
Janine Cavoto
Set Dressing Supervisor
Alan Barnett
Digital Effects Supervisor
Lee Orloff
Sound Recordist
Wayne Roberts
Transportation Captain
Faye Brenner
Script Supervisor
David Franklin Bergad
Assistant Sound Editor
Paul J. Memmi
Translator
Steve Adcock
First Assistant Camera
Johnny Knight
Carpenter
Jon Gardner
Craft Service
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.
Property Master
Richard Davis, Jr.
Location Manager
Joe Fordham
Production Coordinator
George A. Martin
Music Editor
Karin Joy
Visual Effects Coordinator
Richard Edlund
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gary Gagliardo
Construction Foreman
Keith P. Cunningham
Art Department Coordinator
John Philpotts
Additional Photography
Cheryl Gilbert
Stand In
Eddie Lee Voelker
Transportation Coordinator
Theo Waddell
Visual Effects Editor
Dianna Stirpe
Dialogue Editor
Jay Boekelheide
Supervising Sound Editor
Melinda Sue Gordon
Still Photographer
Holly Schiffer
Choreographer
Nicholas R. Allen
Boom Operator
Tim Donelan
Leadman
Randy Feemster
Additional Camera
Cary Griffith
Key Grip
Jonathan Null
First Assistant Editor
Doug Byers
Electrician
Cliff Fleming
Aerial Coordinator
David Linck
Unit Publicist
Stan Harrison
Video Assist Operator
Hugo Herrera
Greensman
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello
Standby Painter
John Bullard
Propmaker
Robert Fernandez
Scoring Mixer
Gregory W. Smith
First Assistant Camera
Dylan Goss
First Assistant Camera
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Rick Canelli
ADR Recordist
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Pamela Alessandrelli
Assistant Production Coordinator
Joel Negron
Assistant Editor
Robert Leveen
Second Assistant Director
Jennifer Myers
Foley Artist
Tracey Levy
Assistant Makeup Artist
Adrienne Childers
Costumer
Suzie Pelissier
Second Second Assistant Director
Jim Eustermann
Project Manager
Sara Feldman
Art Department Production Assistant
Lloyd Phillips
Production Consultant
Katy Tatian-Genovese
Assistant Accountant
Curtis Collins
Assistant Location Manager
Thomas Milano
Supervising Music Editor
Christian Clarke
Key Set Production Assistant
Michael Chang
Matte Painter
Mark 'Boylee' Boyle
Camera Loader
Ethan Van Hecke
Assistant Property Master
Grant Shaffer
Storyboard Artist
Richard A. Kelley
Assistant Camera
Bobby Burton
Chief Lighting Technician
Richard Duarte
Foley Mixer
Jim Pasque
Foley Recordist
Guy Hietala
Set Painter
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer
Ray Lykins
Stunt Double
Sonia Apodaca
Location Coordinator
Gregg Guellow
Second Company Grip
John Mann
Animation Director
Peter Davidian
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Ginger Reynolds
Executive Assistant
Sean Phillips
Technical Advisor
Todd Griffith
Dolly Grip
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 7, 1995
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Content RatingR
Budget$35,000,000
Box Office$113,400,000
Filming LocationsSanta Monica, United States
Genres
Wiki.
Species is a 1995 American science fiction horror film directed by Roger Donaldson and written by Dennis Feldman. It stars Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger, and Natasha Henstridge in her film debut role. The film's plot concerns a motley crew of scientists and government agents who try to track down Sil (Henstridge), a seductive extraterrestrial-human hybrid, before she successfully mates with a human male.
The film was conceived by Feldman in 1987, and was originally pitched as a film treatment in the style of a police procedural, entitled The Message. When The Message failed to attract the studios, Feldman re-wrote it as a spec script, which ultimately led to the making of the film. The extraterrestrial aspect of Sil's character was created by H. R. Giger, who was also responsible for the beings from the Alien franchise. The effects combined practical models designed by Giger collaborator Steve Johnson and XFX, with computer-generated imagery done by Richard Edlund's Boss Film Studios. Giger felt that the film and the character were too similar to Alien, so he pushed for script changes.
Most of the principal photography was done in Los Angeles, California, where the film is set. Several scenes were filmed in Utah and at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Species was met with mixed reviews from critics, who felt that the film's execution did not match the ambition of its premise, but nevertheless was a box office success, partly due to the hype surrounding Henstridge's nude scenes in various tabloid newspapers and lad mags of the time, grossing US$113.3 million ($218 million in 2022 dollars). It spawned a franchise, which includes one theatrical sequel (Species II), as well as two direct-to-television sequels (Species III and Species: The Awakening). Species was adapted into a novel by Yvonne Navarro and two comic book series by Dark Horse Comics, one of which was written by Feldman.