这部拍摄于1989年版的《变蝇人2》是1986年版《变蝇人》的续集，影片承接第一集母亲维尼卡怀上赛斯孩子的伏笔，当她产下一枚蝇蛹时被当场吓死。当局的科研机关巴托工业园收养了苍蝇之子马丁·布朗多（艾瑞克·斯托罗兹 Eric Stoltz饰），由巴托工业的老总巴托先生（约翰·盖兹 John Getz饰）抚养。巴托先生密切监视着马丁的一举一动，表面上把马丁视如己出，实则却把他当作研究对象，暗地里用摄像机记录下他所有的生活过程，让马丁研究他父亲生前的时空传送装置。马丁看上去英俊帅气，无异于常人，除了的惊人的生长速度和超人的天资才能。不久，马丁就与美丽的贝斯·洛根（达芙妮·祖尼加 Daphne Zuniga饰）坠入爱河。可隐藏在马丁体内的变异染色体突然苏醒，等待马丁的是变成下一个“苍蝇人”的恐怖噩耗。

This film marks the directorial debut of Robert Benayoun. An artist (Richard Leduc) attending a party smokes some dope and develops the ability to see into the future and the past. He returns to his apartment where he sees the vision of a woman who had lived there 30 years ago. A friend tries to convince him it is his heightened sensitively as an artist that allows for the newfound abilities, but he soon has psychedelic hallucinations and his abilities increase with time. Stop-motion photography is effectively used in his sequence of visual experiences where the people exist but not the city in this metaphysical story.

Alone in Space is a high concept adventurous, warm and funny genre feature film that doesn't shy away from big questions about life and death. Alone in Space takes the audience on a ride with two kids lost in space, accompanied by a friendly alien.