Specimen (1996): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Specimen is a 1996 action sci-fi film directed by John Bradshaw, starring Marc Donato as Mike Hillary - Age 8, Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Carmelina Lamanna. It runs 1 hour 25 minutes and earned $113.4 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 25m (85 min)
- Director
- John Bradshaw
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Specimen About?
The premise of Specimen without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After his grandmother dies, 24‑year‑old Mike Hillary begins searching for the man he believes is his biological father, only to discover a far stranger truth: his mother was impregnated by extraterrestrials, and they have now dispatched an agent to retrieve their “specimen,” dead or alive.
Specimen Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- paranormal phenomenon
- psychotronic film
- low budget sci fi movie
- outdoor nudity
- female outdoor nudity
- undressing
- female frontal nudity
- female rear nudity
- female full frontal nudity
- house fire
- floating in a bathtub
- man in a bath with clothes on
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- visiting mother's grave
- jogging
- bare chested male
- fireball
- walking in the woods at night
- swimming class
- paddle board
- fire starter
- human alien hybrid
- nude scene repeated several times
- public nudity
- shot in the chest
- burned
- fingerpainting
- woman wears a black one piece swimsuit
- spontaneous combustion
- skinny dipping
- breaking a door in
- neck breaking
- back breaking
- swimming laps
- man hunt
- foot chase
- drowning
- relieved of duty
- car fire
- fight to the death
- fire extinguisher
- bathtub
- nude outside
- shaved chest
- male rear nudity
- male nudity
- female nudity
- alien species
- alien rape
- alien hunter
- pyrokinesis
Specimen Cast & Characters
Marc Donato leads the cast as Mike Hillary - Age 8, with Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Mike Hillary and Carmelina Lamanna as Carol Hillary. Directed by John Bradshaw; 21 actors are credited in all.
- Director John Bradshaw
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Marc Donato as Mike Hillary - Age 8 - Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Mike Hillary
- Carmelina Lamanna as Carol Hillary
- Dennis O'Connor as Grandpa Vern
Also Starring in Specimen
· 17 more- Jennifer Higgin Grandma June
- David Nerman Sheriff Jimmy Masterson
- Mark Lutz Blaine Masterson
- Jared Durand James
- Ingrid Kavelaars Jessica Randall
- Kevin Zegers Bart
- Douglas O'Keeffe Eleven
- Andrew Jackson Sixty-Six
- Michelle Johnson Sarah
- Peter Graham Desk Clerk
- Grant Nickalls Scott
- Robert Weiss Deputy Larson
- Tim MacMenamin Firefighter #1
- John Stoneham Jr. Guy in Truck
- Bryan J. Thomas Manny
- Branko Racki Firefighter #2
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- L.J. Maxwell Wristband Voice (Voice)
More from John Bradshaw
More films directed by John Bradshaw: The Daughter I Gave Away, Unforgettable Christmas, What We Do for Love and May the Best Wedding Win.
Specimen Plot Summary
What happens in Specimen from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Eight-year-old Mike Hillary, Marc Donato, dreams of fire as a blaze erupts in his room, and his mother, Carmelina Lamanna, dies trying to save him. He ends up at the home of his grandparents, Grandpa Vern and Grandma June, with Dennis O’Connor and Jennifer Higgin, where his duvet smolders and he slips into a drawn bath to sleep.
Full summary
The whole story of Specimen, scene by scene
Specimen Box Office
Specimen grossed $113.4 million worldwide. $60.1 million came from the US and Canada and $53.3 million (47%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$113.4M
- US & Canada
- $60.1M
- International
- $53.3M
How Well Do You Know Specimen?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
What supernatural ability does Mike Hillary possess?
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Specimen FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Specimen, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Specimen?
Specimen runs 1 hour 25 minutes (85 minutes).
When was Specimen released?
Specimen was released on September 14, 1996.
Who directed Specimen?
Specimen was directed by John Bradshaw.
More films by John Bradshaw Who is in the cast of Specimen?
Specimen stars Marc Donato as Mike Hillary - Age 8, Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Mike Hillary and Carmelina Lamanna as Carol Hillary, among 21 credited actors.
How much did Specimen make at the box office?
Specimen grossed $113.4 million worldwide ($60.1 million domestic, $53.3 million international).
Does Specimen have a post-credit scene?
No. Specimen has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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