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5.2/10 • 702

1998-04-101h 33m

Science FictionActionHorror

Mating season begins...

Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal -- to procreate with human women! When countless women suffer gruesome deaths after bearing half-alien offspring, scientist Laura Baker and hired assassin Press Lennox use Eve, a more tempered alien clone, to find Ross and his brood. Before long Eve escapes to mate with Ross.

Directors
Peter Medak
Writters
Chris Brancato
Characters
Chris Brancato, Dennis Feldman
Editors
Chris Brancato, Richard Nord

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  1. Michael Madsen

    Michael Madsen

    Press Lenox

  2. Natasha Henstridge

    Natasha Henstridge

    Eve

  3. Marg Helgenberger

    Marg Helgenberger

    Dr. Laura Baker

  4. Mykelti Williamson

    Mykelti Williamson

    Dennis Gamble

  5. George Dzundza

    George Dzundza

    Colonel Burgess

  6. James Cromwell

    James Cromwell

    Senator Ross

  7. Sarah Wynter

    Sarah Wynter

    Melissa

  8. Justin Lazard

    Justin Lazard

    Patrick Ross

  9. Myriam Cyr

    Myriam Cyr

    Anne Sampas

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May 22, 2023

4/10

It's got shades of the "Quatermass Xperiment" (1955) to it, this, as we discover that heartthrob astronaut "Patrick" (Justin Lazard) - who just happens to be the son of an hard-nosed US senator (James Cromwell) - returns to Earth after a mission. Now unlike with the first of these not-so-classic sci-fi films, this time it's the man who needs to breed and boy does he have a go. No woman is safe - but none of them are "Eve" (Natasha Henstridge). She is the woman of his dreams but is secure in a facility managed by "Laura" (Marg Helgenberger). Well, predictably, it turns out that this place isn't that impenetrable after all and soon it falls to "Lennox" (Michael Madsen) to ride to the rescue before their copulation becomes a cosmic event. The whole film is just poor. The writing and the acting completely lack originality or vitality and the special effects are straight out of an episode of the contemporary "Stargate-SG1". The ending is actually quite funny and so obviously designed to tee up a trequal - can't wait for that. Can it be worse? I wouldn't bet against it!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$35,000,000.00
Revenue
$19,200,000.00
Keywords
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