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Breeders (1997 film)
Directed byPaul Matthews
Written byPaul Matthews
Produced byElizabeth Matthews
StarringTodd Jensen
Samantha Womack
Oliver Tobias
Kadamba Simmons
Nigel Harrison
Clifton Lloyd Bryan
CinematographyPeter Thornton
Edited byPeter H. Matthews
Music byBen Heneghan
Ian Lawson
Distributed byArdustry Home Entertainment
Release date
  • October 21, 1997 (1997-10-21)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Breeders is a 1997 science fiction horror film written and directed by Paul Matthews. It is a remake of the 1986 film of the same name which was directed by Tim Kincaid. The film centralizes on a group of college girls that are stalked by an alien creature who attempts to impregnate them in order to bear its offspring.[1]

Plot

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Cast

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  • Todd Jensen as Ashley
  • Samantha Womack as Louise
  • Oliver Tobias as Moore
  • Kadamba Simmons as Space Girl
  • Nigel Harrison as Horace
  • Clifton Lloyd Bryan as "The Breeder" Alien

Release

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The film was first released on DVD by Metro Video on Nov 18, 1997. Since then it has been re-released on DVD several times by different distributors.[2]

Reception

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Critical reception for the film has been mostly negative. TV Guide awarded the film 1 / 4 stars, criticizing the film's script, dialogue, and direction, stating, "Once one gets past the eye-catching artwork on the video box and the nifty computer-generated title sequence, it's straight downhill for this alien-on-Earth schlocker".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Breeders - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". New York Times. New York Times.com. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Breeders (1997) - Paul Matthews". Allmovie. AllMovie.com. Retrieved 29 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Text "AllMovie" ignored (help); Text "Releases" ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Breeders Review". TV Guide. TV Guide.com. Retrieved 29 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Text "TVGuide.com" ignored (help)
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