Species III (2004) (V)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Brad Turner

Writers (WGA):

Dennis Feldman (characters)
Ben Ripley (written by)

Release Date:

27 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Beauty is only skin deep.

Plot:

Sara (Sunny Mabrey), the daughter of Eve (Natasha Henstridge) begins her mission to mate with humans, while a specialist military team hunt her down to kill her before its too late.

Plot Keywords:

Military | Daughter | Species | Research | Student

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Robin Dunne	...	Dean
Robert Knepper	...	Dr. Abbot
Sunny Mabrey	...	Sara
Amelia Cooke	...	Amelia
John Paul Pitoc	...	Hastings (as J.P. Pitoc)
Michael Warren	...	Agent Wasach
Christopher Neame	...	Dr. Nicholas Turner
Patricia Bethune	...	Colleen
Joel Stoffer	...	Portus
James Leo Ryan	...	Yosef
Savanna Fields	...	Young Sara
Natasha Henstridge	...	Eve
Reed Frerichs	...	ISD Staffer
Marc D. Wilson	...	Crew Chief
Matthew Yang King	...	Specialist Robert Kelley
Christopher R. Gillum	...	Young Portus
Billy Bacon	...	Commander
Jim Cody Williams	...	Farmer at Gas Station
Mark Zecca	...	Tour Guest
Sean Ching	...	Grad Student (as Sean C. Ching)
Dan Wells	...	Jake
Frank Crim	...	Communications Officer
Rick Dean	...	Cobb the Gas Station Guy
Boni Yanagisawa	...	Female Student
Rob Hinderstein	...	Security Guard #1
Carl Ciarfalio	...	Security Guard #2
Troy Blendell	...	Autopsy Tech
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Keith Camire	...	Military Soldier (uncredited)
Joshua Cook	...	Jock (uncredited)
Kari Ann Peniche	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)
Jason Sarcinelli	...	Adult Male Alien (uncredited)
Marc Scizak	...	Football Player (uncredited)

Directed by
Brad Turner

Writing credits (WGA)
Dennis Feldman		(characters)
Ben Ripley		(written by)

Produced by
David Dwiggins	....	producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Elia Cmiral

Cinematography by
Christian Sebaldt

Casting by
Zora DeHorter
Paul Weber

Production Design by
Cameron Birnie

Set Decoration by
Halina Siwolop

Makeup Department
Kathleen Crawford	....	key makeup artist
Joel Harlow	....	special makeup application
Joel Harlow	....	special makeup effects artist: Harlow FX
Maggie Hayes-Jackson	....	key hair stylist
Kent Nelson	....	key hair stylist
Hiroshi Yada	....	mold maker: Harlow FX

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Dress	....	second assistant director
Patrick A. Duffy	....	first assistant director
Libby Minarik	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Gary Antista	....	property master
Brendan C. Fenton	....	on-set dresser
Jeff Hay	....	set dresser
Jennifer Kelly	....	shopper
Thomas D. Krausz	....	set dresser
Kay Kropp	....	lead painter
Scott W. Leslie	....	set dresser
Richard Redlefsen	....	lead painter
Brent Rice	....	lead man
Andy Schoneberg	....	art department
Maret Wicken	....	painter

Sound Department
Michael Babcock	....	creature sound designer
Michael Babcock	....	sound re-recording mixer
David S. DiPietro	....	adr recordist
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
Shelik Fernandez	....	sound effects recordist
Victor Iorillo	....	supervising sound editor
Kurt Kassulke	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor
Marla McGuire	....	adr editor
Stacey Michaels	....	foley mixer
Phillip W. Palmer	....	production sound mixer
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist
Jeff Rosen	....	sound effects editor
Noel Vought	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Jaremy Aiello	....	lead sculptor: Harlow FX
Darin Bouyssou	....	moldmaker: Harlow FX
Tamara Carlson	....	suit fabricator: Harlow FX
Andy Clement	....	animatronic baby effects
Glen Eisner	....	sculptor: Harlow FX
Pete Farrell	....	moldmaker: Harlow FX
Rachel Fionda	....	foam rubber seamer: Harlow FX
Jack Firman	....	silicone fabrication: Harlow FX (as John Firman)
Fred Fraliegh	....	suit fabricator: Harlow FX
Anthony Francisco	....	concept designer and storyboard artist: Harlow FX
Chris Garnass	....	shop coordinator: Harlow FX
Chris Grossnickle	....	silicone seamer and fabricator: Harlow FX
Joel Harlow	....	creature designer and special makeup effects creator: Harlow FX
Joel Harlow	....	prosthetic designer and sculptor: Harlow FX
Rob Hinderstein	....	creature designer: Harlow FX
Jeff Jingle	....	animatronics supervisor: Harlow FX
Tom Killeen	....	painter: Harlow FX
Boyd Lacosse	....	key effects coordinator
Rick Lalonde	....	hair technician: Harlow FX
James McLoughlin	....	moldmaker: Harlow FX
David Monzingo	....	creature effects supervisor: Harlow FX
Larry Odien	....	puppeteer: Creative Character
Robert Ramos	....	moldmaker: Harlow FX
Richard Redlefsen	....	painter: Harlow FX
Todd Rex	....	sculptor: Harlow FX
Christian Ristow	....	animatronics engineer: Harlow FX
Andy Schoneberg	....	sculptor: Harlow FX
Douglas J. Stewart	....	painter: Harlow FX
Douglas J. Stewart	....	special creature/character effects
Gregory C. Tippie	....	special effects coordinator
Brian Van Dorn	....	mold shop supervisor: Harlow FX
Mark Viniello	....	foam rubber fabrication: Harlow FX
Jeanne Vosloo	....	suit fabricator: Harlow FX
John Wheaton	....	sculptor: Harlow FX
Chris Wolters	....	moldmaker: Harlow FX
Hiroshi Yada	....	moldmaker: Harlow FX

Visual Effects by
Berj Bannayan	....	software engineer: Soho vfx
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositor
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects supervisor
Kristy Blackwell	....	CG supervisor
Mark Della Rosa	....	3D animator: Soho VFX
Shane Glading	....	technical supervisor
Rob Hodgson	....	visual effects
Aazim Khan	....	digital artist
Michael Kowalski	....	producer: visual effects, Soho VFX
Jef Lonn	....	digital compositor
Daniel Lu	....	3D animator: Soho VFX
Allan Magled	....	visual effects supervisor: Soho vfx
Sarah McMurdo	....	visual effects coordinator
Mike Mombourquette	....	digital compositor: Soho vfx
Andrew Nguyen	....	concept designs
Vladimir Popovic	....	systems administrator
Matt Ralph	....	3D animator: Mr. X
Jorge Razon	....	3D animator: Soho VFX
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects producer
Keith Sellers	....	3D animator: Soho VFX
Karl Sisson	....	CG artist
Derek Sunderland	....	3D animator: Mr. X
Aaron Weintraub	....	compositing supervisor
Michael Wile	....	technical director: Soho vfx

Stunts
Nick Brandon	....	stunt rigger
Richard Bucher	....	stunts
Jacob Chambers	....	stunt performer
Chris Daniels	....	stunt double
Casey Easlick	....	stunt double
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Roel Failma	....	stunts
Lena Fennema	....	stunt performer
Greg Fitzpatrick	....	stunt double: J.P. Pitoc
Alisa Hensley	....	stunt double: Natasha Henstridge
Theo Kypri	....	stunt double
Michael Li	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunt double
Marc Scizak	....	stunts
Charles A. Tamburro	....	aerial stunt helicopter pilot
Jim Vickers	....	stunt coordinator
Jeff Wolfe	....	stunts
Boni Yanagisawa	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Saeed Adyani	....	still photographer
Ken Glassing	....	camera operator
George Hesse	....	first assistant camera
Paul Janossy	....	first assistant camera
Greg McCurley	....	lighting technician
Kevin McNeil	....	grip
Evan A. Nesbitt	....	digital imaging technician
Gary A. Williams	....	dolly grip
Ken Glassing	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Amy De Souza	....	casting assistant
Ivy Isenberg	....	casting associate
Brad Kenny	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Randy Beveridge	....	lead colorist
Michelle Walsh	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Richard Belyeu	....	transportation coordinator
Jeff Bova	....	driver

Other crew
Max Blomgren	....	synthesizer programmer
Keith Bohanan	....	location manager
Heather Cappiello	....	script supervisor
Leon Dewayne Cozy	....	set production assistant
Peter Gray	....	24p high definition systems engineer
Blake Perkinson	....	production assistant
Christian Ristow	....	puppeteer: various characters
Kristian Sorensen	....	military coordinator
Jim Vickers	....	fight choreographer
Christine Zavala	....	production coordinator
Mark Zecca	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• FGM Entertainment
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Herald Film Company (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Nihon Herald Eiga (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (France) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Italy) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Harlow Effects
• Mr. X
• Soho VFX

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Westwind Media  audio and video post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, sexual content and some language.

Runtime:

111 min | Argentina:100 min | USA:112 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | UK:15 | USA:R | USA:Unrated (unrated version) | Norway:15 | Japan:R-15

Filming Locations:

Monrovia, California, USA

Company:

FGM Entertainment

Trivia:

Producer Frank Mancuso Jr. wanted the creatures to look slightly different from H.R. Giger's original concept. He did not contribute to the designs in this film and the creatures were redesigned by 'Rob Hinderstien'.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Despite never having any human contact, adult Sara clearly has pierced ears.

Quotes:

Wasach: So I'm not here in an official capacity, and we won't be taking care of this in an official capacity.
Dean: What are you gonna do?
Wasach: You and I are taking care of this in an unofficial capacity.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 'Species III': Set Invasion (2004) (V)

maybe they'll get it right with 'Species IV'...

It took six years to producers to release the second sequel to the Species series. Wasn't that enough time to produce a better work? But then again, what would we expect from a B-grade movie with a (very) low budget?

Maybe we could expect a better story, with not so many holes in the script. Or a better acting and more believable characters. Or, at least, a bit more of thrill and suspense. None of that, unfortunately.

For we boys, however, 'Species III' is a feast for the eyes. The two alien girls, Sunny Mabrey and Amelia Cooke (now they come in pairs, and a brunette is added!) are gorgeous and sexy, and we get a glimpse of beautiful Natasha Henstridge at the beginning. The nudity is OK, and I think this kind of movie is expected to show a bit of skin. But we don't go see a movie only for the nudity. Do we?

I just saw 'Species 1' again, on TV. By the time I saw it first time, I didn't like it so much. But in comparison with this sequel, it's a way better movie. We know the series will continue. I just hope in the next episode(s) the level gets a little higher. Even for a B-grade movie with a (very) low budget.