Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the creature rapidly develops from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with both of her creators - only to have that bond turn deadly.
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Adrien Brody
Clive
Sarah Polley
Elsa
Delphine Chanéac
Dren
David Hewlett
Barlow
Abigail Chu
Young Dren
Stephanie Baird
Elsa / PD
Brandon McGibbon
Gavin
Amanda Brugel
Melinda Finch
Simona Măicănescu
Joan Chorot
Director
Vincenzo Natali
Screenplay
Vincenzo Natali
Tagline
"She's not human...not entirely."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$26,000,000
Production
Copperheart Entertainment, Gaumont, Senator Film, Dark Castle Entertainment
Andres Gomez
November 26, 2014
The FX is OK and the uneasiness and thrill is always there but the script is stereotypical, weak and full of holes.
John Chard
December 2, 2018
Brundledren! Splice is a tricky picture to evaluate, for its ideas are superb. One could argue that it brings a new petri dish full of meddling scientists facing the consequences of their actions, while conversely it justifiably feels like a Cronenberg knock-off. Psychological discord is in abundance, with its slants on skew-whiff parenting giving the pic a dark fascination, and as unpleasan...
CinemaSerf
October 26, 2022
"Clive" (Adrien Brody) and "Elsa" (Sarah Polley) are a couple of genetic engineers charged by David Hewlett's "Barlow" with discovering an important gene that could lead to huge advances in medical science. Using a mix of human and animal DNA that have varying degrees of success before the evolution of a creature "Dren" (Delphine Chanéac) that develops more human attributes - as well as a tail wit...
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