Species II

Plot

Mykelti Williamson and Justin Lazard are a pair of astronauts who make the first successful manned mission to Mars…

Release Year: 1998

Rating: 3.9/10 (12,799 voted)

Critic's Score: 19/100

Director:
Peter Medak

Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger

Storyline
Mykelti Williamson and Justin Lazard are a pair of astronauts who make the first successful manned mission to Mars. Lazard's character gets infected by an alien and slowly begins to mutate. When they get back to Earth all he has on his mind is to have sex with Henstridge!

Writers: Dennis Feldman, Chris Brancato

Cast:

Michael Madsen
–

Press Lenox

Natasha Henstridge
–

Eve

Marg Helgenberger
–

Dr. Laura Baker

Mykelti Williamson
–

Dennis Gamble

George Dzundza
–

Colonel Carter Burgess Jr

James Cromwell
–

Senator Judson Ross

Justin Lazard
–

Patrick Ross

Myriam Cyr
–

Anne Sampas

Sarah Wynter
–

Melissa

Baxter Harris
–

Dr. Orinsky

Scott Morgan
–

Harry Sampas

Nancy La Scala
–

Debutante

Raquel Gardner
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Debutante's Sister

Henderson Forsythe
–

Pentagon Personnel

Robert Hogan
–

Pentagon Personnel

Taglines:
Mating season begins…

Details

Official Website:
MGM |

Release Date: 10 April 1998

Filming Locations: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Opening Weekend: $7,274,008
(USA)
(12 April 1998)
(2510 Screens)

Gross: $19,165,560
(USA)
(28 June 1998)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min
 |
Spain: 89 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Edward Asner was going to play Dr. Herman Cromwell but dropped out.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible:
Four crew members including the camera operator are reflected on the nose of the gray kiddie helicopter as Patrick enters the supermarket.

Quotes:

[Arriving at the debutante's motel room, Patrick finds that she is not there alone]

Debutante:
This is my sister. We share everything.
[Patrick smirks and steps in to the room, closing the door behind him]

User Review

Enjoyable trash.

Rating: 6/10

The people who are stating that this movie is the worst sequel they've ever
seen obviously never saw "Hercules II" or "Jaws 3-D" or "Hellraiser II".
Now, I am not about to tell you that this is a great film, but if you set
your expectations low, you are likely to have fun. Despite the icky (and
variable in quality, though impressive in the last 10 minutes) special
effects and the large amounts of blood and t&a, the film never becomes truly
disturbing, because you're never meant to take it 100% seriously. Michael
Madsen understood that, to be sure, and thanks to his trademarked coolness,
he walks away with the picture. As for Natasha Henstridge, she has more or
less a supporting part, but one that is rather imaginatively linked to the
central story line.

Overall, a movie with no artistic pretensions and, undoubtedly, many flaws
(someone else already mentioned this; why didn't her head explode when she
escaped from the lab?), but watch it in the right frame of mind and it's
quite enjoyable. Do you know any other movie that features sex between slimy
aliens?!? (**1/2)