''Evolution's Child'' is a 1999 American

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directed by

Jeffrey Reiner Jeffrey Reiner is an American film director, editor, screenwriter, television director, and producer. Career Since the late 1980s, he has amassed a number of credits in the film and television industry. He edited the films ''Cheerleader Camp'' ...

and aired on

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. Its teleplay, written by

Walter Klenhard Walter Klenhard is an American film director, writer and actor. He has written, produced, or directed more than 30 full-length films as well as written and produced for episodic television. Education Klenhard has a BA from UCLA in political s ...

, was based on the 1995 book ''Toys of Glass'' by

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. The film starred

Ken Olin Kenneth Edward Olin (born July 30, 1954) is an American actor, television director, and producer. He is known for his role as Michael Steadman in the ABC drama series ''Thirtysomething'' (1987–1991), for which he received a Golden Globe Award ...

Taylor Nichols Cecil Taylor Nichols (born March 3, 1959) is an American actor. He is known for roles in the Whit Stillman films '' Metropolitan'', ''Barcelona'', ''The Last Days of Disco'', and ''Damsels in Distress''. His characters in the first three of thes ...

Heidi Swedberg Heidi Swedberg is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her role as Susan Ross, the fiancée of George Costanza, on the television sitcom ''Seinfeld''. Early life Swedberg was raised in New Mexico and attended Sandia High Scho ...

, and Jacob Smith.

Tagline

He never knew his father. Because his father died 3,000 years ago.

Plot

After a preserved

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man is found in

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, a woman is mistakenly inseminated with semen extracted from him for DNA research. Years later the child begins to exhibit strange abilities.

Cast

as James Mydell *

as Brian Cordell *

as Elaine Cordell * Jacob Smith as Adam Cordell *

Susan Gibney Susan Gibney is an American actress. Early life and education Gibney was born in Manhattan Beach, California. She moved to Webster, New York, at a young age, returned to California several times, returning to Webster in 2004. She graduated from ...

as Beth Lider *

Jerry Wasserman Jerry Wasserman (born November 2, 1945) is an American professor and film and television actor. Wasserman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is working on his role in ''Alien Trespass'' in post-production. He is a Professor of English and Theatr ...

as Agent Edmunds *

Christopher Gaze Christopher Bower Gaze, (born 12 May 1952) is an English actor, host, artist, theatre and opera director residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. History Born in Guildford, Surrey, England, he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theat ...

as Dr. Lindenhan *Matthew Nielsen as Baby Adam *Wendy Van Riesen as Molly *

Robert Moloney Robert Moloney is a Canadian actor, best known for playing Professor ''Alistair Gryffen'' in the TV series '' K-9''. Life and career Moloney was trained at the Langara College in Vancouver, where he took the theatre Arts program Studio 58. In ...

as Craig *Kirsten Alter as Dr. Bantrow * Kevin McNulty as Dr. Collard *Simon Longmore as Bystander *Deryl Hayes as Detective Sheridan *Robert Saunders as Bob *

Laura Drummond Laura Drummond is a Canadian actress. She is the wife of Brian Drummond and is a co-founder of the Urban Academy school based in New Westminster. Personal life She has been married to voice actor Brian Drummond since 1992, together they have a ...

as Woman *Jenny Mitchell as Teacher *Mark Brandon as TV reporter *D. Neil Mark as Trooper *Santino Barile as Bronze Age man *Sara McIntyre as Nurse *Paul Batten as Dr. Rhodes *Linnea Sharples as Business woman

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1999 television films 1999 films American science fiction television films Fantasy television films American drama television films USA Network original films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Jeffrey Reiner 1990s American films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub