Evolution
Evolution is a 2001 American comic science fiction film directed by Ivan Reitman. It stars David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Julianne Moore, and Ted Levine. It was released by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States and by Columbia Pictures internationally. 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.
Plot
A large meteor crashes in the barren Arizona desert late at night, which aspiring firefighter Wayne Grey witnesses. The next day, science professors Ira Kane and Harry Block from nearby Glen Canyon Community College investigate the crash site, discovering the meteor has landed in a large cave and 'bleeds' a strange blue liquid when scraped. They quickly learn that the meteor harbors extra-terrestrial nitrogen-based microorganisms that condense millions of years of evolution within a matter of hours: the next day, the microscopic organisms have evolved into asexual fungi and flatworms that cannot yet breathe oxygen, and aquatic life the day after that.
Cast
- Dan Aykroyd
- David Duchovny
- Ethan Suplee
- Gregory Itzin
- Jerry Trainor
- John Cho
- Julianne Moore
- Katharine Towne
- Kyle Gass
- Lee Garlington
- Mary Pat Gleason
- Michael Chapman
- Michelle Wolff
- Miriam Flynn
- Orlando Jones
- Sarah Silverman
- Seann William Scott
- Steven Gilborn
- Ted Levine
- Tom Woodruff Jr.
- Ty Burrell
- Wayne Duvall