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Mimic
Mimic
Credits
Title: Mimic
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writers: Matthew Robbins; Guillermo del Toro
Producers: Michael Phillips; Stuart Cornfeld; Ole Bornedal; B.J. Rack; Cary Granat; Richard Potter; Andrew Rona; Michael Zoumas; Clark Henderson
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Cinematography: Dan Laustsen
Editors: Peter Devaney Flanagan; Patrick Lussier
Production
Distributed by: Miramax Films
Dimension Films
Released: August 22nd, 1997
Rating: R
Running time: 105 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Budget: $25,000,000 [1]
Gross: $25,480,490 (US) [2][3]
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Mimic is an American horror film of the science fiction sub-genre. It was directed by Guillermo del Toro and released theatrically in the United States on August 22nd, 1997. It was followed by two direct-to-video sequels, Mimic 2 in 2001 and Mimic 3: Sentinel in 2003. The film stars Mira Sorvino as entomologist Doctor Susan Tyler, a woman who genetically creates an evolved form of insect dubbed the Judas Breed, which is designed to kill cockroaches, which are carriers of the Strickler's Disease epidemic which is killing scores of children in the Manhattan area. Although Tyler is successful in wiping out the disease, the Judas Breed leaves behind an even more insidious legacy - evolution. Three years later, the surviving insects grow and adapt to their surroundings, metamorphosing into a breed of subterranean killers.

Cast[]

Actor Role
Mira Sorvino Doctor Susan Tyler
Jeremy Northam Doctor Peter Mann
Alexander Goodwin Chuy
Giancarlo Giannini Manny
Charles S. Dutton Leonard
Josh Brolin Josh
Alix Koromzay Remy
F. Murray Abraham Doctor Gates
James Costa Ricky
Javon Barnwell Davis
Norman Reedus Jeremy
Pak-Kwong Ho Preacher
Glen Bang Yang
Margaret Ma Chinese woman
Warna Fisher Bag lady
Alan Argue Skeletal bum
Charles Hayter Homeless man
Julian Richings Workman
James Kidnie Subway repairman
Eve English Homeless woman
Bill Lasovich Long John #1
Doug Jones Long John #2
Roger Clown Long John #3
Marian Caparrós Bystander
Thomas Lundy Subway passenger
Napo Homeless man
Rocco Salata SWAT team leader

Notes & Trivia[]

  • The tagline for this film is "For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now".
  • Mimic is based on a short story by Donald A. Wollheim. As with many film adaptations, the director takes poetic license with the source material and the two works have very little in common with one another aside from the premise of insect evolution.
  • Mimic grossed $7,818,208 over its opening weekend in 2,255 theaters, averaging $3,467 per theater. It came in at #4 of highest grossing films for the August 22nd weekend. [5]

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