Species III
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| Based on | Characters by Dennis Feldman |
| Written by | Ben Ripley |
| Directed by | Brad Turner |
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| Music by | Elia Cmiral |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | David Dwiggins |
| Cinematography | James Coblentz |
| Editor(s) | Christian Sebaldt |
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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| Original network | Syfy |
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Species III is a 2004 science fiction thriller film. The film, directed by Brad Turner, is the third installment of the Species series and stars Robin Dunne, Robert Knepper, Sunny Mabrey, Amelia Cooke and . Natasha Henstridge, who was contracted to a trilogy commencing with the first Species film, briefly reprises the role of Eve in the opening scene.
The film premiered on the American channel Syfy on November 27, 2004 and released on DVD on December 7, 2004, in both a standard and an unrated version. The film was shot in high-definition video.
Hours after the events of the previous film, the medical van transporting the lifeless Eve has lost its way, but when the co-driver tries to radio their superiors, the driver stops and holds him at gunpoint. They are ambushed by the "half-breed" alien child hiding in the van, who kills the co-driver with his tongue. The driver discovers both the half-breed and a reviving Eve in the back of the van; the half-breed strangles Eve to death while she gives birth to a newborn alien, which the driver flees with. Government agent Wasach orders an autopsy, discovering Eve's pregnancy, then has her body burned.
The driver, Abbot, returns to his usual job teaching biochemistry at a university, where he teaches his belief that it is wrong to decide whether a species should live or die. He raises Eve's child in his home, and over a few months she has grown into a young girl he names Sara. One night at his office, Abbot is visited by the half-breed from the van, who has dramatically aged and is critically ill. Before partially decaying and dying, the half-breed demands to see Eve's child and reveals to Abbot that there are other half-breeds suffering from similar illnesses. Shocked by these events, Abbot approaches Dean, one of his students whose funding for an experimental power plant project is in jeopardy, and asks for his aid in perfecting the alien DNA to save the species. In return, Abbot promises Dean a share of any funding or awards their work receives.
In Abbot's absence, Sara undergoes a pupal metamorphosis that ages her into a young woman. Abbot's superior, Dr. Turner, arrives at the house seeking Abbot and comes across Sara, who initially tries to seduce him but then rejects him when she senses imperfections in his genes. He attempts to rape her, and Sara kills him. Sara leaves to seek a mate, while Abbot discovers the evidence of her transformation and disposes of Turner's body. Sara eventually connects with another half-breed but discovers his illnesses and rejects him as well. As Abbot and Dean continue their experiments on Sara, Dean begins to bond with her. Abbot informs Dean of the government's "Project Athena," which created Sil in the first film and Sara's heritage as the child of an astronaut infected with alien DNA and Eve, Sil's clone. The half-breed Sara rejected breaks into the lab, mortally wounds Abbot and attempts to impregnate Sara, but is killed by hydrochloric gas Abbot sprays over the lab. Left alone, Dean ponders whether to continue Abbot's work, and Sara urges him to save her species.
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