The team is forced to burn the barn down with flamethrowers. The camera lingers on the screaming, melting faces of the human hosts.
Reason for deletion: Producer Frank Mancuso Jr. deemed the proboscis scene “too parasitic and not enough like Alien .” The notion of a silent, asymptomatic spread was replaced with Ross’s more straightforward violent killings. species 2 deleted scenes
The primary reason for these deletions was . The studio wanted a lean, 90-minute monster movie rather than a slow-burn sci-fi thriller. Additionally, some of the CGI and practical effects in the late 90s didn't mesh well in longer sequences, leading editors to "hide" the monsters in shorter, choppier shots. Where Can You Watch Them? The team is forced to burn the barn down with flamethrowers