Mimic (film)
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| Mimic | |
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 Film poster for Mimic. |
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| Directed by | Guillermo del Toro |
| Produced by | Ole Bornedal B.J. Rack Bob Weinstein |
| Written by | Donald A. Wollheim Matthew Robbins Guillermo del Toro |
| Starring | Mira Sorvino Jeremy Northam Alexander Goodwin Giancarlo Giannini |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
| Cinematography | Dan Laustsen |
| Editing by | Patrick Lussier |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
| Release date(s) | August 22, 1997 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25,000,000 (estimated) |
| Followed by | Mimic 2 |
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Mimic is a 1997 science fiction horror film, directed by Guillermo del Toro, with a script inspired by a short story of the same name by Donald A. Wollheim. The movie was followed by two sequels, Mimic 2 (2001), and Mimic 3: Sentinel (2003), forming a trilogy.
[edit] Plot
In Manhattan, cockroaches are spreading a deadly disease that is claiming hundreds of the city's children, so entomologist Susan Tyler (Mira Sorvino) uses genetic engineering techniques to create what she and her colleague (and husband) Peter Mann (Jeremy Northam) call the Judas Breed, a large insect that will feed on the roaches carrying diseases. Since the Judas bugs have been designed so that they can't breed, the mutated species should die out in a matter of a few years. However, Susan, Peter, and their staff severely underestimated the creature's ability to adapt to its conditions. The Judas Breed has indeed found a way to reproduce itself, and can mimic the appearance and behavior of other creatures with uncanny accuracy -- including humans. Susan and Peter have learned that huge swarms of the Judas Breed are living beneath the city in the subway system, and with the help of Leonard (Charles S. Dutton), a transit system employee who knows the labyrinth of subway tunnels like the back of his hand, they search out the humanoid insects before they can take over the city.
Tagline: For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now.
[edit] Trivia
- Robert Rodriguez served as the second unit director on this film. Rodriguez is known for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, who was dating the film's star, Mira Sorvino, at the time Mimic was being made. Rodriguez is also good friends with fellow Mexican director Guillermo del Toro.
- Armory Station in reality is completely fictional, however it borrows heavy inspiration from the real IRT subway station, City Hall (IRT Lexington Avenue Line).
- Guillermo del Toro was very unhappy with the film upon its release and has spoken about his displeasure publically on numerous occasions. He described the film as "like having a beautiful daughter whose arms are chopped off."
- Acclaimed writer-director John Sayles, who worked on genre films early in his career, performed an uncredited script rewrite.
[edit] External links
- Mimic at the Internet Movie Database
- Mimic at Rotten Tomatoes
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