Coming to wipe that silly smile off your planet.|Jun. 08, 2001|United States|101 Min.|PG-13
Genre: Action;Comedy;Science;Fiction
Description: In 2001, a massive meteor crashes in the Arizona desert, witnessed by aspiring firefighter Wayne Grey. The next day, local college professors Ira Kane and Harry Block investigate the site. They find the meteor in a cavern, oozing a mysterious blue liquid when scraped. They soon discover it contains nitrogen-based microorganisms from space, which evolve at an incredible rate, condensing millions of years of evolution into mere hours. Within days, the organisms progress from microscopic life to asexual fungi, flatworms, and aquatic creatures.
The U.S. Army swiftly seals off the site. Ira and Harry seek help from General Russell Woodman and CDC scientist Dr. Allison Reed, but their efforts are hindered when Ira’s past military failure is revealed. Woodman steals their research, forcing Ira and Harry to sneak into the base to retrieve another meteor sample. They are stunned to find the cavern now hosts an alien rainforest filled with exotic plants, flying insects, and carnivorous species.
As the organisms continue to evolve, chaos ensues. A reptilian creature kills a local country club owner, and a frog-like animal attacks two elderly women. Ira, Harry, and Wayne discover a valley filled with dragon-like creatures that cannot yet breathe oxygen but are escaping through the caverns. However, one dragon rapidly adapts and wreaks havoc at a shopping mall before the trio manages to stop it.
Cast director: Ivan Reitman
Cast actor: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Ted Levine, Ty Burrell, Ethan Suplee, Michael Bower, Dan Aykroyd, Gregory Itzin
Original name: Evolution