Evolution is a 2001 comedy sci-fi movie directed by Ivan Reitman. It is based on a story by Don Jakoby, who converted it into a screenplay along with David Diamond and David Weissman. The movie was originally written as a serious horror science fiction film, until director Ivan Reitman re-wrote much of the script. The plot follows aliens that came to earth inside a meteor, after which they evolve into a menagerie of outlandish creatures attemptin...
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Evolution is a 2001 comedy sci-fi movie directed by Ivan Reitman. It is based on a story by Don Jakoby, who converted it into a screenplay along with David Diamond and David Weissman. The movie was originally written as a serious horror science fiction film, until director Ivan Reitman re-wrote much of the script. The plot follows aliens that came to earth inside a meteor, after which they evolve into a menagerie of outlandish creatures attempting to adapt to Earth's environment and pose a threat to humanity.
A short-lived animated series, Alienators: Evolution Continues, that was loosely based on the film was broadcast months after the movie was released.
The film was distributed in North America by DreamWorks and overseas by Columbia Pictures.
Community college professor Ira Kane is invited by geology teacher/girls' volleyball coach Harry Block to investigate a meteorite that has crashed into a network of underground caverns under the sleepy Arizona town of Glen Canyon. They collect...
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