Dimension Films
Mimic Collection
Mimic
For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now.
A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.
- Original title
- Mimic
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $30,000,000
- Revenue
- $25,480,490
CinemaSerf
Sep 8, 2022 · via TMDB
This is quite an entertaining little sci-fi thriller about a worm that turned! "Tyler" (Mira Sorvino) is a distinguished scientist who created a bug that could kill cockroaches that were carriers for a deadly disease. Thing is, though, these super-bugs have started to get a bit out of control, and it isn't long before they decide that it's time to turn the tables on their creators - despite some supposedly limiting genetic engineering developed to inhibit precisely that! People are quite literally dropping like flies, so she and "Peter" (Jeremy Northam) have to come up with a solution before mankind gets gobbled up in a particularly gruesome manner. Sure, the acting and the dialogue are all pretty routine, but the visual effects have something of "The Fly" (1986) to them, as does the story and there is less frenetic panic in this that we see in many other films of this genre. Dare I say, there is even the merest hint of actual science. It is clearly sending us a message that however we may try to plan ahead for any eventuality, when survival of a species is at stake nature finds a way to get round even the most watertight of safety features. The ending smacks very much of sequel, but I doubt that will be able to develop the story much beyond the perfectly adequate conclusion offered here. It's fine to watch on the telly, but you are unlikely to recall it for long afterwards.
Kamurai
Jul 10, 2021 · via TMDB
Really good watch, will watch again, and do recommend. This is "the movie with bugs that look like people", there aren't a lot of unique ideas out there, so I like celebrating the ones I can point too. While the cast and acting was really good, what makes this is the concept, the atmospheric tension and the practical efforts for the monsters. This is about as close as you can get to being thrown into a termite hive without Rick Moranis or Hank Pym shrinking fools down. Sometimes it is fun to see a pre-apocalyptic story instead of one where the world is already ruined by calamity.
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Mira Sorvino
Susan Tyler
Jeremy Northam
Peter Mann
Giancarlo Giannini
Manny
Charles S. Dutton
Leonard
Josh Brolin
Josh
Alexander Goodwin
Chuy
Alix Koromzay
Remy
F. Murray Abraham
Dr. Gates
James Costa
Ricky
Norman Reedus
Jeremy
Ho Pak-Kwong
Preacher
Glenn Bang
Yang
Julian Richings
Workman
James Kidnie
Subway Repairman
Doug Jones
Long John
Greg Bronson
Reporter (uncredited)
Rocco Salata
SWAT leader
Paul Shottner
NYPD Officer
Tamara Deverell
Art Direction
Gilles Corbeil
Camera Operator
Dan Laustsen
Director of Photography
Gilles Corbeil
Steadicam Operator
Donald Mowat
Makeup Department Head
John Sayles
Additional Writing
Branko Racki
Stunt Coordinator
Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
Kathy Jarvis
Stunt Double
Doug Coleman
Stunts
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Guillermo del Toro
Director
Robert Rodriguez
Second Unit Director
Patrick Lussier
Editor
Peter Devaney Flanagan
Editor
Suzanne Smith Crowley
Casting
Harvey Weinstein
Co-Executive Producer
Stuart Cornfeld
Co-Executive Producer
Andrew Rona
Co-Producer
Michael Phillips
Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein
Producer
Ole Bornedal
Producer
Marco Beltrami
Original Music Composer
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rob Bottin
Creature Design
Colin Cunningham
Visual Effects
Guillermo del Toro
Screenplay
Matthew Robbins
Screenplay
Guillermo del Toro
Screenstory
Matthew Robbins
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