Specie mortale

Titolo originale: Species
Regia: Roger Donaldson |
Anno: 1995
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Fantascienza Horror Azione
Tag: genetics | telepathy | paranoia | dna | transformation | instinct | alien | femme fatale | decapitation | on the run | sexual attraction | los angeles, california | creature | scientist | sexual desire | cocoon | genetic engineering | interspecies romance | alien dna | amused |
Cast: Natasha Henstridge | Ben Kingsley | Michael Madsen | Marg Helgenberger | Alfred Molina | Forest Whitaker | Michelle Williams | Jordan Lund | Herta Ware | William Utay | Don Fischer | Scott McKenna | Virginia Morris | Jayne Luke | David K. Schroeder | David Jensen | Esther Scott | Shirley Prestia | David Selburg | Melissa Bickerton | Lucy Rodriguez | Scott Sproule | Stogie Kenyatta | Gary Bullock | Susan Hauser | William Bumiller | Caroline Barclay | Matthew Ashford | Anthony Guidera | Sara Lise | Whip Hubley | Patricia Belcher | Richard Fancy | Leslie Ishii | Marliese Schneider | Robert Mendelson | Pamela Cook | Lisa Liberati | Ed Stone | Dendrie Taylor | Kurtis Burow | Dana Hee | Frank Welker | Justin Armao | Jellybean Benítez | Greg Bronson | Jimmy Chunga | James Ent | Roman Güttinger | Christopher Ivins | Zak Knutson | Coati Mundi | Jason Newell |

In seguito a uno scambio di DNA con un lontano pianeta, viene creato un essere mezzo donna e mezzo extraterrestre che, crescendo assai rapidamente, fugge dal laboratorio e se ne va in giro per gli States in cerca di un compagno con cui accoppiarsi. Quando vuole, però, può trasformarsi in un orribile mostro aggressivo. Le dà la caccia lo scienziato responsabile dell'esperimento con una squadra di esperti

Approfondimenti

The original, effects-only version of the Sil's nightmare scene where she dreams of herself in her a [...] D
Natasha Henstridge was considered for the role of Jill Valentine as seen in early drafts of Resident [...] D
Preston drives a 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic. D
Giger designed Sil to be translucent, and a detailed animatronic was made showing assorted internal [...] D
During the production, MGM opted not to shoot the "nightmare train" sequence to keep costs down. H.R [...] D
An early idea for this ending was an intense showdown in a movie theatre where Alien would be shown [...] D
Dennis Feldman had the idea for Species in 1987, as he worked on another film about an alien invasio [...] D
When Sil watches television at the motel, she flips through different channels and they all show var [...] D
The film's cast includes two Oscar winners: Sir Ben Kingsley, Forest Whitaker, and one Oscar nominee [...] D
"SIL" is actually S1L, the medical cell in the lab where the DNA was grown. D
In August 1995, a woman named Madelyne Tolentino from Canóvanas, Puerto Rico allegedly spotted th [...] D
The premise of Sil's creation, the detection of extraterrestial transmissions that provide detailed [...] D
Nearly two decades later Sir Ben Kingsley and Michelle Williams would appear in Shutter Island (2010 [...] D
Michael Madsen and Marg Helgenberger were allowed to improvise their sex scene. D
Dana Hee's debut. D
Frank Welker, who provided Sil's alien sound effects, said it was one of the most strenuous on his v [...] D
In the commentary, Michael Madsen says Ben Kingsley was protective of his chair on set and didn't li [...] D
Arnold Schwarzenegger was briefly interested in the script, but it was clear that the budget wouldn' [...] D
Xavier Fitch (Sir Ben Kingsley) says that the alien signal was received by the Arecibo radio telesco [...] D
An extract from one of the plot descriptions of Species (1995) says, "A group of scientists try to t [...] D
This had the same exact tag line as the Debra Winger thriller, La vedova nera (1987): "She mates. Sh [...] D
Michelle Williams dislikes this movie, due to the amount of bullying she received after it was relea [...] D
The treatment for the film was called The Message and was more of a police procedural, with the alie [...] D
Fitch's comment that they made Sil female to be more docile is an in-joke that reveals his ignorance [...] D
Natasha Henstridge appeared in the short-lived comedy Selfie (2014) opposite Karen Gillan. Like Hens [...] D
Pierce Brosnan was offered a part in this movie, but declined due to scheduling conflicts with Golde [...] D
Sil is an ectogen - a person who was, or is being, gestated in an artificial womb. D
Species (1995) is one of two films on which Cinematographer Andrzej Bartkowiak has worked with an ac [...] D
For Robbie's fatal kiss with Sil, Anthony Guidera and Natasha Henstridge won the 1996 MTV Movie Awar [...] D
Michelle Williams, who portrays young Sil in this film, would go on to play a person briefly infecte [...] D
Dr. Laura Baker (Marg Helgenberger) likens humanity to a galactic weed spreading throughout the gala [...] D
Sil and Robbie's fatal kiss was originally far more gruesome, with Sil's tongue shooting down Robbie [...] D
Italian censorship visa # 90661 delivered on 8 February 1996. D
Michael Madsen once claimed this was one of the few movies he had done that he was proud of, but ref [...] D
A deleted scene that was cut would be the team using a computer simulation to see how fast it would [...] D
H.R. Giger disliked the ending the scripwriters had created, feeling it was too similar to both Alie [...] D
Preston (Michael Madsen) uses a Cobray CM79LF 37mm Launcher to kill Sil (Natasha Henstridge) at the [...] D
For the scene in which Sil is "born" from the cocoon, the train set was built upside down. Natasha H [...] D
SERIES TRADEMARK: Hybrid creature falling to death: Sil falls to her death into the fire. D
The motel manager mentions to Sil that she doesn't want her credit card (which she took, along with [...] D
Dr. Stephen Arden (Alfred Molina) says he teaches comparative anthropology at Harvard. Screenwriter [...] D
Two alternate comic book continuations were published - "Species: Human Race" by Dark Horse Comics, [...] D
Michelle Williams, Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina all went on to play characters in Marvel films. Ki [...] D
Theatrical movie debut of Natasha Henstridge (Sil). D
The only featured actress who wasn't nude in the film was Michelle Williams (young Sil), who was 14 [...] D
Director Roger Donaldson said in an interview for Starlog Magazine in August of 1995 that the first [...] D
The first collaboration between Director Roger Donaldson and Cinematographer Andrzej Bartkowiak. D
Despite not being part of the description for the film's R rating from the MPAA, Nudity is also pres [...] D
Alfred Molina recalled that Natasha Henstridge was nervous on the day of filming their sex scene sin [...] D
Michael Madsen signed on immediately at the chance to play a heroic role for a change. D
Giger had envisioned more stages of Sil's transformation, but the film only employed the last one. G [...] D
In scenes of Dan (Forest Whitaker) talking to his therapist, there is a sign on the wall in the back [...] D
The team's van is a 1992 Ford Econoline. D
The handgun that Preston (Michael Madsen) used was a Glock 19. D
Ben Kingsley plays a scientist who uses genetic engineering to create a creature he cannot control, [...] D
Sir Ben Kingsley, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina, and Michelle Williams starred in Marvel comic book [...] D
An early draft of the script had the young Sil calmly killing a friendly cab driver. In an effort to [...] D
Named one of its "Films We Only Watch for The Nudity" by website Horror.Land. D