Breeders (film)

Breeders is a 1986 science fiction horror film directed by Tim Kincaid, and stars Teresa Farley, Lance Lewman and Frances Raines.

A remake was released in 1997 under both the same title and Deadly Instincts.

Plot
When five Manhattan women, all virgins, are accosted under mysterious circumstances, the police think they have got a twisted serial rapist on their hands. But as NYPD Detective Dale Androtti (Lance Lewman) and Dr. Gamble Pace (Teresa Farley) soon discover, the reality is much worse. Tracing the source of the attacks underground, they find an unstoppable alien presence that has infested an abandoned subway system and begun to reproduce itself by impregnating human women.

Cast

 * Teresa Yvon Farley as Dr. Gamble Pace
 * Lance Lewman as Detective Dale Andriotti
 * Frances Raines as Karinsa Marshall
 * Natalie O'Connell as Donna
 * Amy Brentano as Gail
 * LeeAnne Baker as Kathleen
 * Matt Mitler as Ted

Release
The film was given a limited release theatrically in the United States by Empire Pictures in May 1986. It was subsequently released on VHS by Wizard Video.

The film was officially released on DVD by MGM in 2001.

Reception
Critical reception for the film has been negative. TV Guide panned the film, criticizing the film's acting, dialogue, and effects. Valeriy Kolyadych from PopMatters gave the film 2/10 stars, calling it "unashamedly exploitative" and criticized the film's acting, dialogue, and finale.