Breeders (1997 film)

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| name = Breeders

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| director = Paul Matthews

| producer = Elizabeth Matthews

| writer = Paul Matthews

| starring = Todd Jensen
Samantha Womack
Oliver Tobias

| music = Ian Lawson

| cinematography = Peter Thornton

| editing = Peter H. Matthews

| studio = Isle of Man Film

| distributor = A-Pix Entertainment, Inc.

| released = {{Film date|1997|10|21|ref1='{{Cite web|title=Breeders (1997) Notes|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69641/breeders#notes|access-date=2024-10-02|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}}}}

| runtime = 92 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| budget = $3 million{{cite magazine |last=|first=|date=2001|title= Peakviewing Transatlantic PLC|url=https://archive.org/details/MIPCOM2001ProductGuide/page/n49/mode/1up?q=Peakviewing|magazine= MIPCOM 2001 Product Guide |location= |publisher= MIPCOM|access-date=October 1, 2024}}

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Breeders (also known as Deadly Instincts) is a 1997 science fiction erotic horror film directed by Paul Matthews loosely remade for the 1986 film of the same name and stars Todd Jensen, Samantha Womack, and Oliver Tobias.{{cite web|title=Breeders- Trailer- Cast- Showtimes- New York Times.com|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/162803/Breeders/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626103819/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/162803/Breeders/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 June 2015|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Robert Firsching|date=2015|accessdate=26 June 2015}}

Plot

After a meteorite crashes in Boston, an alien hides in the grounds and tunnels of a nearby all-girls college. Ashley Rowe, an art teacher, learns of the monster and soon discovers the monster is stalking the students looking for a mate.

==Cast==

Production

Breeders was filmed on the Isle of Man between January and February of 1997.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iomguide.com/breeders.php|title=Isle of Man Guide - ECONOMY, Manx Films, Breeders|website=www.iomguide.com|access-date=2024-10-02}} Initially the film was announced under the working title of Grim 2 as Paul Matthews's Grim had been a sizable success abroad.{{cite web |url=https://mjsimpson-films.blogspot.com/2014/03/interview-paul-matthews.html |title=MJ Simpson: film reviews and interviews - interview: Paul Matthews |publisher=Theboresight.blogspot.com |access-date=2024-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923043932/https://mjsimpson-films.blogspot.com/2014/03/interview-paul-matthews.html |archive-date=23 September 2016 |url-status=live}} The title Rampage was also considered before eventually settling on Breeders.

Release

Breeders was released direct-to-video on October 21, 1997.

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