This is the most significant narrative cut. Patrick Ross (Justin Lazard) picks up a woman at a club and goes back to her apartment. Upon discovering she is transsexual, Patrick reacts with confusion and embarrassment before brutally killing her. This scene was likely removed due to its potential for controversy and lack of political correctness even by 1990s standards.
Mid-film, while Patrick (Justin Lazard) is on the run after his first transformation What happens: He calls his mother (unseen). She says his twin brother died of cancer the year before. Patrick whispers, “I should have died on Mars.” The alien inside him then forces a laugh. Why cut: Test screenings found the tonal whiplash (horror → family drama → horror) slowed the second act. Thematic loss: Removes Patrick’s motivation—he volunteers for the space mission partly due to survivor’s guilt. species 2 deleted scenes
The deleted and alternate scenes for the 1998 sci-fi horror sequel Species II This is the most significant narrative cut
Most “deleted scenes” for Species II were never finished due to MGM’s rush to release the film in summer 1998 (it opened against The X-Files movie). A director’s cut has been requested for 25+ years but is unlikely. For the true completionist, seek out the – it includes all cut plot points, including the farmhouse ending. This scene was likely removed due to its
A longer version exists of Patrick’s attempt to "infect" Dr. Laura Baker (Marg Helgenberger). This sequence features more explicit use of Patrick's alien tongue—a prehensile, tentacle-like appendage used to deliver alien DNA.
: One of the most significant fully deleted scenes features Patrick Ross (Justin Lazard) going home with a woman he met at a club. Upon discovering she is transsexual, he kills her.