Monday Morning Maybe

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Species II

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1998 | 93 min | Science Fiction, Action, Horror

Monday Morning Maybe

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 9% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 5.2 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for horror fans, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Alien or Prometheus, start here.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 33 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: expect sex.

Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal -- to procreate with human women! When countless women suffer gruesome deaths after bearing half-alien offspring, scientist Laura Baker and hired assassin Press Lennox use Eve, a more tempered alien clone, to find Ross and his brood. Before long Eve escapes to mate with Ross.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    9% on Rotten Tomatoes, 19 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesWeak

    5.2 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $19 million worldwide on a $35 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 88K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Peter Medak

  • Natasha HenstridgeEve
  • Michael MadsenPress Lenox
  • Marg HelgenbergerDr. Laura Baker
  • Mykelti WilliamsonDennis Gamble
  • Justin LazardPatrick Ross
  • James CromwellSenator Ross
  • George DzundzaColonel Burgess
  • Sarah WynterMelissa
  • Myriam CyrAnne Sampas
  • Baxter HarrisDr. Orinsky