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Summary

In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.

Cast

Natasha Henstridge

Sil

Ben Kingsley

Xavier Fitch

Michael Madsen

Preston Lennox

Marg Helgenberger

Dr. Laura Baker

Alfred Molina

Dr. Stephen Arden

Forest Whitaker

Dan Smithson, Empath

Michelle Williams

Young Sil

Jordan Lund

Aide

Herta Ware

Mrs. Morris

William Utay

Colleague

Don Fischer

Aide

Scott McKenna

Train Hobo

Virginia Morris

Mother

Jayne Luke

Snack Shop Clerk

David K. Schroeder

German Tourist

David Jensen

Conductor

Esther Scott

Female Conductor

Shirley Prestia

Victoria Roth, Ph.D.

David Selburg

Government Man

Melissa Bickerton

Fitch's Secretary

Lucy Rodriguez

Wedding Dress Saleswoman

Scott Sproule

Team Driver

Stogie Kenyatta

Cop

Gary Bullock

Motel Clerk

Susan Hauser

Lab Worker

William Bumiller

Club Bouncer

Caroline Barclay

Drunken Girl

Matthew Ashford

Guy in Club

Anthony Guidera

Robbie, Guy Picking Up Sil

Sara Lise

Screaming Woman

Whip Hubley

John Carey

Patricia Belcher

Hospital Admittance Clerk

Richard Fancy

Hospital Doctor

Leslie Ishii

Hospital Nurse

Marliese Schneider

Abducted Woman

Robert Mendelson

Homeless Man

Pamela Cook

Commercial Model

Lisa Liberati

Bathroom Bimbo

Ed Stone

Waiter

Dendrie Taylor

Marie

Kurtis Burow

Baby Boy

Dana Hee

Creature Performer

Frank Welker

Alien Sil (voice)

Justin Armao

Bystander (uncredited)

Jellybean Benítez

Club DJ (uncredited)

Greg Bronson

Special Forces (uncredited)

Jimmy Chunga

Commando (uncredited)

James Ent

Lt. Steele (uncredited)

Roman Güttinger

Doctor (uncredited)

Christopher Ivins

Soldier (uncredited)

Zak Knutson

Club Doorman (uncredited)

Coati Mundi

Conga Player (uncredited)

Jason Newell

Special Forces (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Roger Donaldson

Writer

Dennis Feldman

Reviews

Kamurai

October 18, 2020

Good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

This was a hit movie at the time, and other than the Xenos design, I'd say it is still a pretty good movie. The "anti-Jaws" approach of showing the monster off is really cool as the premise is largely how detailed and dangerous the xenos is, but the approach removes a lot of the suspense in the hunting and subterfuge, almost humanizing her as "hunted by the evil government entity".

While it would be a much different, and arguably better, movie to do something more like "The Thing", that she only has one human mask sorts of outs her, making it more like a spy movie, and I think they did really well with that in mind.

It just lacks the level of nuance and hidden information that spy and thriller movies tend to have.

It's much closer to "Aliens" than "Alien".