 |
 |
 |
|
Actors: Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina Director: Roger Donaldson Language: ENGLISH: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit), ENGLISH: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit) Subtitles: English Region: Region Free (BD Region A) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number of Discs: 3 Rating: R Orig. Release Date: 1995 Studio: Shout Factory Release Date: 7/26/2022 Run Time: 108 Min.
DISC ONE & TWO: Feature Film- Audio Commentary with Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, and Director Roger Donaldson - an archival track from MGM's 2004 Special Edition DVD. In English, not subtitled.
- Audio Commentary with Director Roger Donaldson, Make-up Effects Creator Steve Johnson, Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Edlund, and Producer Frank Mancuso Jr. - another leftover from the '04 SE. The four filmmakers engage in a screen-specific discussion about the f/x used in the film. In English, not subtitled.
DISC THREE: Special Features- NEW Afterbirth: The Evolution of SPECIES Featuring Interviews with Director Roger Donaldson, Cinematographer Andzej Bartkowiak, Production Designer John Muto, Composer Christopher Young, Creature Designer Steve Johnson, and More (36:42, 1080p) - Shout! filmed new interviews with the filmmakers in this retrospective doc. It moves at a fairly brisk pace but covers a lot of ground. In English, not subtitled.
- From Sil to Eve – An Interview with Actress Natasha Henstridge () - this is the same interview that previously appeared on Shout!'s edition of Species II. Henstridge discusses her modeling career and recounts a story about the audition that landed her the role of Sil. In English, not subtitled.
- Engineering Life (16:50, 480i) - this featurette initially appeared on MGM's 2007 Collector's Edition DVD. It includes talking head interviews with scientists at USC and the University of California, Santa Barbara. They discuss genomes, cloning, and the ramifications of genetic engineering. In English, not subtitled.
- H.R. Giger at Work (12:07, 480i) - this segment shows Roger Donaldson and his crew visiting Giger at his studio in Switzerland ca. 1994. The inventor of Alien is shown with the train model that will later be composited into Species as well as different props during pre-production. In English, not subtitled.
- The Making of Species: The Origin, the Concept, the Discovery (49:04, 480i) - this is a compilation of three featurettes that were originally incorporated on the European special editions of Species around 2004. They play consecutively and contain interviews with cast and crew members. In English, not subtitled.
- Designing a Hybrid (15:48) - excerpts of interview with makeup and visual effects personnel, focusing primarily on the creation of Sil. In English, not subtitled.
- Theatrical Trailer (1:52, upconverted to 1080) - MGM's trailer for Species presented in anamorphic widescreen.
- Alternate Ending (2:10, 480i) - this is one of three endings that was considered to conclude the picture. There is a photo from this ending in Yvonne Navarro's novelization of Species.
- Production Design Gallery (3:27, 1080p) - a running slideshow of hand-drawn Crayola sketches, storyboards, on-set photographs of the Species crew at work, and stills of the shoot. This is accompanied by selections from Christopher Young's score. Very attractive images and nicely put together.
- Creature Design Gallery (8:10, 1080p) - another slideshow consisting of over 120 images illustrating design concepts for the movie's creatures and the makeup department hard at work sculpting them. More of Young's music is played throughout.
- Still Gallery (Behind-the-Scenes Photos, Posters, and Lobby Cards) (8:37, 1080p) - over one hundred high-res images depicting various aspects of Species' publicity campaign. The user can navigate through the gallery using the arrows on his/her remote control.
When a beautiful human-alien hybrid (Natasha Henstridge) escapes from
observation, scientist Xavier Fitch (Ben Kingsley) dispatches a crew of
experts to find her before she is able to fulfill her horrific purpose:
to mate with unsuspecting men and produce offspring that could destroy
mankind. As her deadly biological clock ticks rapidly, Fitch and his
team (Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker and Marg
Helgenberger) are hurled into a desperate battle in which the fate of
humanity itself hangs in the balance!
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|