Species (franchise)
Science-fiction horror film series
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Species is a science fiction action horror media franchise created by Dennis Feldman consisting of four related films.
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| Created by | Dennis Feldman |
| Original work | Species (1995) |
| Owner | Amazon MGM Studios |
| Years | 1995–2007 |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) |
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| Television film(s) |
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| Audio | |
| Soundtrack(s) | List of soundtracks |
Films
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | July 7, 1995 | Roger Donaldson | Dennis Feldman | Frank Mancuso Jr. Dennis Feldman |
| Species II | April 10, 1998 | Peter Medak | Chris Brancato | Frank Mancuso Jr. |
| Species III | November 27, 2004 | Brad Turner | Ben Ripley | David Dwiggins |
| Species – The Awakening | September 29, 2007 | Nick Lyon | Frank Mancuso Jr. Lorenzo O'Brien |
Species (1995)
A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.
Species II (1998)
An astronaut gets infected with alien DNA during the first mission on Mars and runs amok on earth. Preston and Laura team up with a peaceful, genetically re-engineered Sil to track the monster down.
Species III (2004)
As her species decays succumbing to infections and illnesses, an alien seductress immunologically stronger becomes the only hope for them to live on.
Species – The Awakening (2007)
When she reaches the end of her lifespan, a scientist rushes to Mexico, in order to save the half-breed alien seductress he raised as his docile niece, but soon awakens the deadly, sexual predator inside her.
Cast and crew
Cast
KeyList indicatorsThis section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the franchise.
- An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
- C indicates a cameo role.
- U indicates an uncredited appearance.
- V indicates a voice-only role.
- Y indicates a younger version of the character.
| Characters | Films | |||
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| Species | Species II | Species III | Species – The Awakening | |
| 1995 | 1998 | 2004 | 2007 | |
| Creatures | ||||
| Sil | Natasha Henstridge Michelle WilliamsY Dana HeeY Frank WelkerV |
Mentioned | Natasha HenstridgeA | |
| Eve | Natasha Henstridge Monica Staggs |
Natasha Henstridge | ||
| Patrick Ross | Justin Lazard | |||
| Portus | Nicholas VotaY | Joel Stoffer Christopher R. GillumY |
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| Sara | Sunny Mabrey Savanna Fields Y |
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| Amelia | Amelia Cooke | |||
| Miranda Hollander | Helena Mattsson | |||
| Azura | Marlene Favela | |||
| Humans | ||||
| Preston "Press" Lennox | Michael Madsen | |||
| Dr. Laura Baker | Marg Helgenberger | |||
| Xavier Fitch | Ben Kingsley | Mentioned | ||
| Dr. Stephen Arden | Alfred Molina | |||
| Dan Smithson | Forest Whitaker | |||
| John Carey | Whip Hubley | |||
| U.S. Senator Judson Ross | James Cromwell | |||
| Dennis Gamble | Mykelti Williamson | |||
| Col. Carter Burgess Jr. | George Dzundza | |||
| Dean | Robin Dunne | |||
| Dr. Bruce Abbot | Robert Knepper | |||
| Hastings | John Paul Pitoc | |||
| Tom Hollander | Ben Cross | |||
| Forbes Maguire | Dominic Keating | |||
Additional crew and production details
| Film | Crew/detail | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer | Cinematographer | Editor | Production companies | Distribution companies | Running time | |
| Species | Christopher Young | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Conrad Buff | Frank Mancuso Productions | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 108 minutes |
| Species II | Edward Shearmur | Matthew F. Leonetti | Richard Nord | FGM Entertainment | 93 minutes | |
| Species III | Elia Cmiral | James Coblentz | Christian Sebaldt | MGM Television FGM Entertainment |
Syfy | 112 minutes |
| Species – The Awakening | Kevin Haskins Paul Cristo |
Jaime Reynoso | Robert Komatsu | MGM Television 360 Pictures |
98 minutes | |
Reception
Box office performance
| Film | Year | North America | Other territories |
Worldwide | Budget | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | 1995 | $60,074,103 | $53,300,000 | $113,374,103 | $35 million[1] | [2] |
| Species II | 1998 | $19,217,565 | $7,600,000 | $26,817,565 | $35 million[failed verification] | [3] |
| Total | $79,291,668 | $60,900,000 | $140,191,668 | $70 million | ||
Critical and public response
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | 42% (73 reviews)[5] | 49 (25 reviews)[6] | B- |
| Species II | 9% (34 reviews)[7] | 19 (13 reviews)[8] | C |
| Species III | 17% (6 reviews)[9] | N/a | N/a |
| Species – The Awakening | N/A (2 reviews)[10] | N/a | N/a |
Music
| Title | U.S. release date | Length | Composed by | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | October 6, 2008 | N/a | Christopher Young | Intrada |
| Species II (Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack) | April 14, 1998 | N/a | Edward Shearmur | TVT |