Plot Outline: A message from outer space contains instructions on how to modify human DNA.
Tag Line: For three million years, the human race has been at the top of the evolutionary ladder. Nothing lasts forever
Trivia: During the production, MGM opted not to shoot the "nightmare train" sequence to keep costs down. H.R. Giger was not willing to accept that, however, so he spent $100,000 of his own money to finance the sequence.
An early draft of the script had the young Sil calmly killing a friendly cab driver. In an effort to keep the audiences sympathy for her character (and to make the murder of the porter more shocking) the scene was changed to Sil killing a tramp in self defense after he attempts to attack her.
Quotes: Xavier Fitch: I'm sorry. Young Sil: [mouthing] I'm sorry.
Xavier Fitch: We decided to make it female so it would be more docile and controllable. Preston Lennox: More docile and controllable, eh? You guys don't get out much.
A bunch of scientists receive genetic blueprints from space telling them how to combine human and alien DNA together to create a hybrid. Maybe this is not a good idea but hey why not go for it right? So the experiment named Sil works a bit too well and now we want to destroy "her". She of course has that pesky survival instinct and does not want to die, fancy that. She escapes and creates havoc across L.A. in her attempts to silence that biological clock that is ticking. Special team follows and a show down between man and alienish creature ensues.
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