| Species II | |
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| Directed by | Peter Medak |
| Written by | Chris Brancato |
| Based on | Characters by Dennis Feldman |
| Produced by | Frank Mancuso Jr. |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Richard Nord |
| Music by | Edward Shearmur |
Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures FGM Entertainment |
| Distributed by | MGM Distribution Co. |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $19.2 million[1] |
Species II is a 1998 American science fiction horror thriller film directed by Peter Medak. The film is a sequel to Species (1995) and the second installment in the Species series. The film stars Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridge, Marg Helgenberger, Mykelti Williamson, George Dzundza, James Cromwell and Justin Lazard. In addition to Madsen and Helgenberger reprising their roles, Henstridge also returned for the sequel as a new character. The plot has Patrick Ross, the astronaut son of a senator, being infected by an extraterrestrial organism during a mission to Mars and causing the deaths of many women upon his return. To stop him, the scientists who created the human-extraterrestrial hybrid Sil in the original Species try using a more docile clone of hers, Eve.
The film was theatrically released on April 10, 1998. Compared to its predecessor, the film was panned by critics and was a box-office bomb, only grossing $30 million worldwide, and $19.2 million domestically. Despite this, a made-for-television sequel, Species III, was released in 2004.
- ^ "Species II (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-10-30.