Hollow Man
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 Film poster for Hollow Man |
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| Directed by | Paul Verhoeven |
| Produced by | Stacy Lumbrezer Alan Marshall Marion Rosenberg |
| Written by | Gary Scott Thompson Andrew W. Marlowe |
| Starring | Elisabeth Shue Kevin Bacon Josh Brolin |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Jost Vacano |
| Editing by | Mark Goldblatt |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 2, 2000 |
| Running time | 112 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $95,000,000 |
| Followed by | Hollow Man 2 |
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Hollow Man is a 2000 science fiction thriller film, starring Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Shue, and Josh Brolin and directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film is about a scientist who makes himself invisible, a story which is loosely inspired by H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects in 2000. The sequel Hollow Man 2 was released direct-to-video in 2006.
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[edit] Plot
Bacon plays Dr. Sebastian Caine, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who works on an invisibility serum for the US military. Although he works on the serum virtually non-stop, he still finds time to obsess about his ex-girlfriend (Elisabeth Shue), another scientist on his team, and the new man in her life (Josh Brolin), yet another team member. Caine and his team eventually do figure out how to get the serum to work on animals and eagerly look forward to getting clearance for clinical trials on humans.
Instead of reporting his success to the military, he inexplicably lies to the oversight committee and decides to test the serum on himself. After some initial difficulties, the procedure is a success. Caine initially enjoys his new ability, using it to spy on and menace others with impunity. But when he is unable to regain his visibility, Caine becomes increasingly unhinged and deranged, endangering the lives of his co-workers. This ultimately leads to a tense and lethal game of cat-and-mouse in the underground facility in which the serum was being developed.
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[edit] Controversy
Despite receiving mixed critical reaction, one supporter of the film at the time of its release was film critic David Manning who gave the film critical praise. In late 2001, however, Manning was revealed to be fictitious, created by Sony to fake publicity for the film.
[edit] External links
- Hollow Man at the Internet Movie Database
- Hollow Man at All Movie Guide
- Hollow Man at Rotten Tomatoes
- Official Court Notice of David Manning settlement
[edit] Reviews
- Review by Roger Ebert at Chicago Sun-Times
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[edit] References
- ^ Full Cast and Crew for Hollow Man (2000); accessed on October 1, 2006
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