Species: The Awakening

"Irresistible beauty. Unstoppable instincts."

2007 1h 38m EN

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★4.7TMDB · 310

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A scientist, Dr. Hollander, takes his niece Miranda to Mexico in an attempt to reverse the effects of the alien DNA he used to create her. However the treatment goes horribly wrong, and sets Miranda on a killing spree as she sets out to find a mate.

“Irresistible beauty. Unstoppable instincts.”

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Cast

Helena Mattsson
Miranda Hollander
Ben Cross
Tom Hollander
Dominic Keating
Forbes
Marlene Favela
Azura
Meagen Fay
Celeste
Roger Cudney
Leland Fisk
Mauricio Martínez
Dalton
Edy Arellano
Calderón

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nick Lyon
Writers: Ben Ripley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Species Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nick Lyon, shot by Jaime Reynoso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Komatsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Helena Mattsson and Ben Cross and Dominic Keating carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Irresistible beauty. Unstoppable instincts.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0844894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nick Lyon directs. Jaime Reynoso behind the camera. Robert Komatsu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $3.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Part of the "Species Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Nick Lyon, shot by Jaime Reynoso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Robert Komatsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Helena Mattsson and Ben Cross and Dominic Keating carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Irresistible beauty. Unstoppable instincts.".
8IMDB entry: tt0844894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 27 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jaime Reynoso
Editing: Robert Komatsu
Production design: Cecilia Montiel
Costume design: Adela Cortázar
Makeup / hair: Felipe Salazar
VFX supervisor: J.M. Logan
Sound: Alec St. John
Stunt coordinator: Mikhail Shatin
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,800,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Species: The Awakening (2007)

Part of

Species Collection

Species is a 1995 American science fiction thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson and written by Dennis Feldman. It stars Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker and Marg Helgenberger. The first sequel to Species, Species II was released theatrically in April 1998. Madsen and Helgenberger reprised their roles. The second sequel, Species III followed in 2004. It premiered on Sci-Fi Channel on November 27, 2004. Henstridge cameos at the beginning of the film. A fourth film, Species: The Awakening was filmed in 2007, following the schedule of Species III of Sci-Fi Channel premiere and subsequent DVD release. None of the actors from the original film returned in this sequel.

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CinemaSerf2023-05-24
★ 4/10
I wonder if, when Ben Cross walked onto the set here for the first time, he considered that as career nadirs go, this is almost as bad as Jeffrey Hunter's. No more "Chariots of Fire" (1981) just the other kind of chariot that swings low - and very low at that. This time, our sex-pest alien is dying. It falls to scientist "Tom" (Cross) to race to Mexico to start injecting her (his niece!!) with life-preserving drugs. Of course, though, those drugs trigger in "Miranda" (Helena Mattsson) her far more visceral instincts and with carnage ensuing it's a race against time to arrest the violent mating season. The whole thing is poor: the writing, the visual effects and the story could all have be cobbled together by some drama students after a day on the weed and the tequila. The acting is frankly pretty woeful and the star's accent is all over the place. There must have been some appetite for this - has it become cult? Anyway - I really wouldn't bother if I were you.

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