Evolution (film)
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Evolution is a 2001 comedy sci-fi movie directed by Ivan Reitman. It is based on a story by Don Jackoby who converted it into a screenplay along with David Diamond and David Weissman. A short lived animated series, , that was loosely based on the film also aired.
Plot
Ira Kane and Harry Block discover an extraterrestrial organism in an asteroid that has crashed to Earth. Though initially a simple goo it rapidly evolves into a variety of creatures that threaten to take over the sleepy town of Glen Canyon.
Soon the government (and army), led by Allison Reed and Russell Woodman who are quite familiar with Ira Kane, attends the scene and attempt to control the situation. Unfortunately, the aliens mutate rapidly when set on fire and their method of destroying the alien lifeform via napalm actually boosts its growth and it comes down to Kane, Block and a few friends to save everyone.
It is discovered that selenium, an ingredient in some Head & Shoulders shampoos, is as poisonous to the alien life-forms as arsenic is to humans. This idea is brought about by performing the same translation of movements [(knight's move in chess(down two and right one)] in the periodic table from nitrogen (a primary element in the alien life-form) to selenium as from carbon (a primary element in humans) to arsenic.
The film was also seen as remniscent of Reitman's Ghostbusters movies for its portrayal of four rag-tag heroes battling unnatural forces.
Cast
- David Duchovny – Dr. Ira Kane
- Julianne Moore – Dr. Allison Reed
- Orlando Jones – Prof. Harry Block
- Seann William Scott – Wayne Grey
- Ted Levine – Brig. Gen. Russell Woodman
- Ethan Suplee – Deke
- Michael Bower – Danny
- Dan Aykroyd – Gov. Lewis
External links
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