Evolution
A brilliant but reckless scientist and his idealistic protégé race against time to stop rapidly evolving alien lifeforms from spiraling out of control in a secret Arizona cave, as the military's cover-up threatens both their research and humanity itself.
“Coming to wipe that silly smile off your planet.”
Synopsis
A 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.
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A crew of 281+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Wendy Greene BricmontShot by Michael ChapmanScored by John PowellDesigned by J Michael RivaSound by Karen Baker Landers Nm0048623Costumes by Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Box Office
2001 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$98.4M
US & Canada: $38.3M — 39% of worldwide · International: $60.0M (61%)
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Also known as
- Evolutionde
- (English)Evolution
- Évolutionfr
- (Bulgarian)Еволюция
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- United StatesJun 8, 2001
- PhilippinesJun 20, 2001
- IndonesiaJun 21, 2001
- MalaysiaJun 21, 2001
- ThailandJun 21, 2001
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Cast & Crew
281 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
60Ashley Clark
as Lt. Cryer
Michelle Wolff
as Carla
Sarah Silverman
as Denise
Richard Moll
as Fire Training Inspector
Michael Mcgrady
as Fireman
Steven Gilborn
as Judge Guilder
Wayne Duvall
as Dr. Paulson
Michael Chapman Nm0152469
as Sheriff Long
Kyle Gass
as Officer Drake
Lucas Dudley
as Sgt. Toms
Steven Pierce
as Sgt. Larson
Wendy Braun
as Nurse Tate
Jennifer Savidge
as Claire
Jerry Trainor
as Tommy
Stephanie Hodge
as Jill Mason
Kristen Meadows
as Patty
Winifred Freedman
as Debbi
Miriam Flynn
as Grace
Mary Pat Gleason
as Customer
Tony Mirzoian
as Husband
Morgan Nagler
as Dressing Room Girl
Andrew Bowen
as Road Worker
Steve Kehela
as Reporter
Lee Garlington
as Reporter
Josh Ackerman
as Student
Kenny Blank
as Student
John Cho
as Student
Tressa Pope
as Student
Adrienne Smith
as Student
Chris Wylde
as Student
Marty Belafsky
as Military Police
Lee Weaver
as Military Police
Tom Davis
as Governor's Aide
Gary Kent
as Governor's Aide
Timothy R Layton
as Guard Gate Soldier
Angelo Vacco
as Officer Thompson
Tom Woodruff Jr
as Lead Primate Creature
Tony Babarino
as Bar Tender
Jim Brockhohn
as Volleyball Spectator
Steve Cameron
as Military Escort, Driver
Erin Carufel
as Tina
Diondre Cheatam
as Campus Security Officer
Annie Coffey
as Volleyball Spectator #2
Johnny Drocco
as Lab Tech, Man Catching Falling Lady
Patrick Coleman Duncan
as News Cameraman
James Foster
as Soldier #28
Nasi Glekas
as Construction Foreman
Jon Gourley
as Soldier
Paul G Gray
as Reporter
Matt Hall
as Volleyball Spectator
Michael Andrew Colin Keller
as College Student
Earl Maddox
as Lab Tech
Leslie Mccasky
as Waitress
Paul Mcmichael
as Student
Christie Mcnew
as Student
John Napoleon
as Army Soldier
Aryn Nelson
as Volleyball Player, Volleyball Spectator
Toni Senatore
as Student
Sonya Wolk
as College student
Danny Wolske
as Soldier
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
10Daniel Goldberg
Producer, Producers
David Rodgers
executive producer
Ivan Reitman
Producer, Producers
Jeff Apple
executive producer
Joe Medjuck
Producer, Producers
Ken Schwenker
associate producer (as Kenneth Schwenker)
Paul Deason
co-producer
Ronell Venter
associate producer
Sheldon Kahn
associate producer
Tom Pollock
executive producer
Other crew
203Stephen P Sweeney
accounting clerk (as Stephen Sweeney)
Ian Fox
additional camera operator
Malcolm Luker
additional engineering
Kenneth Roth
additional second assistant director (as Ken Roth)
Todd Egan
adr assistant editor
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting (uncredited)
Cliff Fleming
aerial coordinator
Ronald C Goodman
aerial photography
Eric Armstrong
animation supervisor: Sony Pictures Imageworks (as Eric Marley Armstrong)
Marco Marenghi
animator
Steven G Lee
animator (as Steve Lee)
Ana Maria Alvarado
animator: Sony Pictures Imageworks, animator
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