Evolution (2001 film)

Evolution
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ivan Reitman
Screenplay by	David Diamond David Weissman Don Jakoby
Story by	Don Jakoby
Produced by	Daniel Goldberg Joe Medjuck Ivan Reitman
Starring	David Duchovny Orlando Jones Seann William Scott Julianne Moore Ted Levine
Cinematography	Michael Chapman
Edited by	Wendy Greene Bricmont Sheldon Kahn
Music by	John Powell
Production company	The Montecito Picture Company[1]
Distributed by	DreamWorks Pictures[1] Columbia Pictures[1]
Release date	June 8, 2001 (2001-06-08)
Running time	102 minutes[1]
Country	United States[1]
Language	English
Budget	$80 million[2]
Box office	$98.4 million[2]

Evolution is a 2001 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. It stars David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Julianne Moore, and Ted Levine. 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.

Evolution was based on a story by Don Jakoby, who originally wrote it as a serious science-fiction horror thriller, until Reitman hired David Diamond and David Weissman to re-write much of the script into a comedy which Jakoby liked. Shooting took place from October 19, 2000, to February 7, 2001, in California and Page, Arizona, with an $80 million budget.

The film was released by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States on June 8, 2001 and by Columbia Pictures internationally. Evolution received mixed-to-negative reviews from film critics and grossed $98.4 million at the box office worldwide. A short-lived animated series, Alienators: Evolution Continues, loosely based on the film, was broadcast months after the film was released.