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4.7/10 • 257

2007-10-021h 38m

HorrorScience FictionThriller

Irresistible beauty. Unstoppable instincts.

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.

Directors
Nick Lyon
Characters
Dennis Feldman
Editors
Robert Komatsu

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Helena Mattsson

    Helena Mattsson

    Miranda Hollander

  2. Ben Cross

    Ben Cross

    Tom Hollander

  3. Dominic Keating

    Dominic Keating

    Forbes

  4. Marlene Favela

    Marlene Favela

    Azura

  5. Meagen Fay

    Meagen Fay

    Celeste

  6. Roger Cudney

    Roger Cudney

    Leland Fisk

  7. Mauricio Martínez

    Mauricio Martínez

    Dalton

  8. Edy Arellano

    Edy Arellano

    Calderón

  9. Marco Bacuzzi

    Marco Bacuzzi

    Rinaldo

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CinemaSerf

May 24, 2023

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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$3,800,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
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