# Evolution's Child

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| image          =
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| director       = [Jeffrey Reiner](/source/Jeffrey_Reiner)
| producer       = John V. Stuckmeyer
| writer         = [Walter Klenhard](/source/Walter_Klenhard)
| based_on       = {{based on|''Toys of Glass''|[Martin Booth](/source/Martin_Booth)}}
| starring       = [Ken Olin](/source/Ken_Olin) <br> [Taylor Nichols](/source/Taylor_Nichols) <br> [Heidi Swedberg](/source/Heidi_Swedberg) <br> [Jacob Smith](/source/Jacob_Smith_(actor))
| music          = [Vinny Golia](/source/Vinny_Golia)
| cinematography = Feliks Parnell
| editor         = [David Rennie](/source/David_Rennie_(film_editor))
| company        = Great Falls Productions <br> Nightstar Productions
| network        = [USA Network](/source/USA_Network)
| released       = {{Start date|1999|10|22}}
| runtime        = 80 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
}}

'''''Evolution's Child''''' is a 1999 American [sci-fi](/source/Science_fiction_film) [fantasy](/source/Fantasy_film) [drama](/source/Drama_(film_and_television)) [television film](/source/television_film) directed by [Jeffrey Reiner](/source/Jeffrey_Reiner) and aired on [USA Network](/source/USA_Network).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.filmaffinity.com/en/movie.php?id=231485|title=Evolution's Child (TV) (1999)|website=[FilmAffinity](/source/FilmAffinity)|accessdate=August 6, 2018}}</ref> Its teleplay, written by [Walter Klenhard](/source/Walter_Klenhard), was based on the 1995 book ''Toys of Glass'' by [Martin Booth](/source/Martin_Booth). The film starred [Ken Olin](/source/Ken_Olin), [Taylor Nichols](/source/Taylor_Nichols), [Heidi Swedberg](/source/Heidi_Swedberg), and [Jacob Smith](/source/Jacob_Smith_(actor)).

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

==Plot==
After a preserved [Bronze Age](/source/Bronze_Age) man is found in [Colorado](/source/Colorado), a woman is mistakenly inseminated with semen extracted from him for [DNA](/source/DNA) research. Years later the child begins to exhibit strange abilities.

==Cast==
*[Ken Olin](/source/Ken_Olin) as James Mydell
*[Taylor Nichols](/source/Taylor_Nichols) as Brian Cordell
*[Heidi Swedberg](/source/Heidi_Swedberg) as Elaine Cordell
*[Jacob Smith](/source/Jacob_Smith_(actor)) as Adam Cordell
*[Susan Gibney](/source/Susan_Gibney) as Beth Lider
*[Jerry Wasserman](/source/Jerry_Wasserman) as Agent Edmunds
*[Christopher Gaze](/source/Christopher_Gaze) as Dr. Lindenhan
*Matthew Nielsen as Baby Adam
*Wendy Van Riesen as Molly
*[Robert Moloney](/source/Robert_Moloney) as Craig
*Kirsten Alter as Dr. Bantrow
*[Kevin McNulty](/source/Kevin_McNulty_(actor)) as Dr. Collard
*Simon Longmore	as Bystander
*Deryl Hayes as Detective Sheridan
*Robert Saunders as Bob
*[Laura Drummond](/source/Laura_Drummond) 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==
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|-
! Year
! Award 
! Category
! Nominee 
! Result
|-
| 2000
| [21st Young Artist Awards](/source/21st_Young_Artist_Awards)
| Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot: Young Actor Age Ten or Under
| [Jacob Smith](/source/Jacob_Smith_(actor))
| {{Nom}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0214677}}

{{Jeffrey Reiner}}

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Category:1999 television films
Category:1999 films
Category:American science fiction television films
Category:American fantasy television films
Category:American drama television films
Category:USA Network original films
Category:1999 English-language films
Category:Films directed by Jeffrey Reiner
Category:1999 American films

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