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Evolution
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Evolution is a 2001 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. The cast includes David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore. Produced by Daniel Goldberg and Ivan Reitman, the film was distributed by DreamWorks and Netflix. It features music by John Powell and is set in Arizona. The production company is The Montecito Picture Company, with Columbia Pictures also listed among the involved companies.
The film has a runtime of 97 to 102 minutes and was released on June 8, 2001. It has a budget of 80,000,000 and grossed 98,376,292 at the box office. Audience ratings vary, with scores including 6.1 on IMDb, 6.105 on TMDb, and 4.9/10 from other assessments. The film’s tagline is "Coming to wipe that silly smile off your planet."
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6.1A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore are the only people standing between the aliens and world domination... which could be bad news for the Earth.
Cast
- David Duchovny as Dr. Ira Kane
- Julianne Moore as Dr. Allison Reed, CDC
- Orlando Jones as Prof. Harry Phineas Block
- Seann William Scott as Wayne Grey
- Ted Levine as General Russell Woodman
- Ty Burrell as Colonel Flemming
Themes
- governor
- fire engine
- giant monster
- grand canyon
- alien life-form
- shampoo
- evolution
- high school teacher
- government scientist
- napalm
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ivan Reitman
- Screenplay by
- David Diamond David Weissman Don Jakoby
- Story by
- Don Jakoby
- Produced by
- Daniel Goldberg Joe Medjuck Ivan Reitman
- Starring
- David Duchovny Orlando Jones Seann William Scott Ted Levine Julianne Moore
- Cinematography
- Michael Chapman
- Edited by
- Wendy Greene Bricmont Sheldon Kahn
- Music by
- John Powell
- Production company
- The Montecito Picture Company
- Distributed by
- DreamWorks Pictures (United States) Columbia Pictures (International)
- Release date
- June 8, 2001 ( 2001-06-08 )
- Running time
- 101 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $80 million
- Box office
- $98.4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Evolution is a 2001 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by David Diamond and David Weissman, based on a story by Don Jakoby. The film stars David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Ted Levine, and Julianne Moore in lead roles. The plot follows college professor Ira Kane (Duchovny) and geologist Harry Block (Jones) as they investigate a meteor crash in Arizona, only to discover that it harbors rapidly evolving extraterrestrial life forms.
The film was produced by The Montecito Picture Company and released by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States on June 8, 2001, and by Columbia Pictures internationally. Evolution received mixed-to-negative reviews from film critics with criticism for its storyline, screenplay and pacing; however, the performances of the cast received minor praise. It emerged as a disappointment at the box-office, grossing $98.4 million worldwide against a production budget of $80 million, but nonetheless earned a cult following. A short-lived animated series, Alienators: Evolution Continues, loosely based on the film, was broadcast months after the film was released.
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