Evolution (2001 film)
Evolution is a 2001 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. It stars David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Julianne Moore, and Ted Levine. The plot of the film follows college professor Ira Kane (Duchovny) and geologist Harry Block (Jones), who investigate a large meteor crash in Arizona. They discover that the meteor harbors extra-terrestrial lifeforms, which are evolving very quickly into large, diverse and outlandish creatures.
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| Directed by | Ivan Reitman |
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| Story by | Don Jakoby |
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| Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
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| Music by | John Powell |
Production company | The Montecito Picture Company |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million |
| Box office | $98.4 million |
Evolution was based on a story by Don Jakoby, who originally wrote it as a serious science-fiction horror thriller, until Reitman hired David Diamond and David Weissman to re-write much of the script into a comedy which Jakoby liked. Shooting took place from October 19, 2000, to February 7, 2001, in California and Page, Arizona, with an $80 million budget.
The film was released by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States on June 8, 2001. Evolution received mixed-to-negative reviews from film critics and grossed $98.4 million at the box office worldwide. A short-lived animated series, Alienators: Evolution Continues, loosely based on the film, was broadcast months after the film was released.