Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

John Carpenter

Writers (WGA):

H.F. Saint (book)
Robert Collector (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 February 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Women want him for his wit. The C.I.A. wants him for his body. All Nick wants is his molecules back.

Plot:

After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.

Plot Keywords:

CIA | Accident | Infra Red | Helicopter | Male Female Relationship

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Chevy Chase	...	Nick Halloway
Daryl Hannah	...	Alice Monroe
Sam Neill	...	David Jenkins
Michael McKean	...	George Talbot
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Warren Singleton
Jim Norton	...	Dr. Bernard Wachs
Pat Skipper	...	Morrissey
Paul Perri	...	Gomez
Richard Epcar	...	Tyler
Steven Barr	...	Clellan
Gregory Paul Martin	...	Richard
Patricia Heaton	...	Ellen
Barry Kivel	...	Drunk Businessman
Donald Li	...	Cab Driver
Rosalind Chao	...	Cathy DiTolla
Jay Gerber	...	Roger Whitman
Shay Duffin	...	Patrick
Edmund L. Shaff	...	Edward Schneiderman
Sam Anderson	...	Chairman of the House Committee
Elaine Corral Kendall	...	News Anchor (as Elaine Corral)
Ellen Albertini Dow	...	Mrs. Coulson
Jonathan Wigan	...	Delivery Boy
I.M. Hobson	...	Maitre d'
John Carpenter	...	Helicopter Pilot (as Rip Haight)
Chip Heller	...	Man Who Hails Taxi
Aaron Lustig	...	Technician
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Danker	...	S.F.P.D. officer (uncredited)
Tirralan Watkins	...	Student (uncredited)

Directed by
John Carpenter

Writing credits (WGA)
H.F. Saint		(book)
Robert Collector		(screenplay) &
Dana Olsen		(screenplay) and
William Goldman		(screenplay)

Produced by
Bruce Bodner	....	producer
Dan Kolsrud	....	producer
Arnon Milchan	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Shirley Walker

Cinematography by
William A. Fraker		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Marion Rothman

Casting by
Sharon Howard-Field

Production Design by
Lawrence G. Paull

Art Direction by
Bruce Crone

Set Decoration by
Rick Simpson

Costume Design by
Joe I. Tompkins

Makeup Department
Lee Harman	....	makeup artist
John Isaacs	....	hair stylist
Cheri Ruff	....	hair stylist
Rick Sharp	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Art Seidel	....	unit production manager (as Arthur Seidel)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Otie Brown	....	second second assistant director
Alan Edmisten	....	second assistant director
William M. Elvin	....	first assistant director
Arlene Fukai	....	second second assistant director
K.C. Hodenfield	....	second second assistant director (as Kurt C. Hodenfield)

Art Department
Edward Aiona	....	property master
Bryan Belair	....	construction coordinator
Steve Blakney	....	assistant property master (as Steven Blakney)
Steven Fuller	....	construction foreman
Ted Harms	....	construction foreman
Mike Higelmire	....	lead man
Martin A. Kline	....	production illustrator (as Marty Kline)
Gary Kudroff	....	swing gang
Elizabeth Lapp	....	set designer
Tom Lifsey	....	construction foreman
Alan J. Meyer	....	construction foreman: San Francisco
Luigi Mugavero	....	swing gang
Barbara Murphy	....	stand-by painter
Dan Pemberton	....	construction foreman
Lauren E. Polizzi	....	set designer (as Lauren Polizzi)
Doug Rosenberger	....	construction foreman
Stephanie Schwartzman	....	art department researcher
John A. Scott III	....	swing gang (as John Scott)
Michael Sexton	....	assistant property master
Mark Siegel	....	action property performer
Gerald Sigmon	....	set designer
I.J. Van Perre	....	construction coordinator: San Francisco
William Kemper Wright	....	swing gang (as William Wright)
Luigi Mugavero	....	lead man (uncredited)

Sound Department
James R. Alexander	....	production sound mixer (as Jim Alexander)
Gary Blufer	....	sound effects recordist
Robert Bradshaw	....	sound editor (as Bob Bradshaw)
Pat Clark	....	boom operator
John Davis	....	sound effects recordist
Rickley W. Dumm	....	assistant sound editor
Gordon Ecker	....	supervising sound editor
Bruce Fortune	....	sound editor
Leslie Gaulin	....	foley editor
Steven Gerrior	....	assistant sound editor (as Steve Gerrior)
Hector C. Gika	....	sound editor (as Hector Gika)
Glenn Hoskinson	....	sound editor
Holly Huckins	....	adr editor
Scott D. Jackson	....	foley supervisor
John Kwiatkowski	....	sound editor
Lee Lemont	....	assistant adr editor
John Leveque	....	supervising sound editor
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Milch	....	sound editor
Rocky Moriana	....	sound editor
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Katie Rowe	....	foley artist (as Katy Rowe)
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Schwalbe	....	foley editor
Kim Secrist	....	sound editor
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising adr editor
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	sound editor (as Don Warner)
Richard E. Yawn	....	sound editor
David Behle	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Lance Laurienzo	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Larz Anderson	....	special effects
Albert Delgado	....	special effects foreman
Ken Pepiot	....	special effects coordinator
Gintar Repecka	....	special effects
Wayne Rose	....	special effects
Daniel Sudick	....	special effects (as Dan Sudick)
A.J. Thrasher	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Sandra Almond	....	visual effects assistant (as Sandra Almond Williams)
Scott E. Anderson	....	computer graphics animator
Brett Bentley	....	computer graphics
Barbara Brennan	....	digital effects artist
Jill Brooks	....	digital/scanning
Shannon Cassedy	....	engineering services
Camille Cellucci	....	visual effects and plate coordinator
Robert Cooper	....	action property performer (as Bob Cooper)
Jay Cotton	....	effects animator
Jim Danforth	....	matte supervisor
Timothy Eaton	....	visual effects editor (as Tim Eaton)
Vicki L. Engel	....	visual effects assistant
Christopher Evans	....	matte painting artist (as Chris Evans)
Robert Finley Jr.	....	stage technician (as Bob Finley Jr.)
Ron Fode	....	visual effects editor
Jack Gallagher	....	plate photography coordinator: ILM
Steve Gawley	....	chief model maker
Ray Gilberti	....	visual effects camera operator
Chris Goehe	....	chief model maker
James M. Goodman	....	digital/scanning
Ned Gorman	....	visual effects producer
Gregory Gorsiski	....	digital effects artist
Chris R. Green	....	effects animator (as Chris Green)
Steve Grumette	....	computer effects supervisor
James Hagedorn	....	digital effects artist (as Jim Hagedorn)
Sandy Houston	....	rotoscope artist
Benton Jew	....	conceptual effects designer
Keith Johnson	....	optical camera operator
Bill Kimberlin	....	chief visual effects editor
Laurel Klick	....	digital effects artist
Ken Koblenzer	....	assistant camera: visual effects unit
Tad Krzanowski	....	modelshop project supervisor
Jennifer Lee	....	optical line-up: ILM
James Lim	....	optical camera operator
Mike MacKenzie	....	engineering services
Greg Maloney	....	digital effects artist
Dan Michalske	....	stage technician: visual effects unit
Dennis Michelson	....	visual effects production liaison
Carl Miller	....	assistant camera: visual effects unit
Craig Mohagen	....	stage technician: visual effects unit
Terry Molatore	....	rotoscope artist
Susan Montgomery	....	production accountant: visual effects unit
Mark Moore	....	visual effects art director
Ellen Mueller	....	rotoscope supervisor
Bruce Nicholson	....	visual effects supervisor
Michael Olague	....	chief stage technician
Josh Pines	....	digital/scanning (as Joshua Pines)
Chuck Ray	....	stage technician: visual effects unit
Steve Reding	....	photographer: visual effects camera
Christopher Reed	....	chief model maker (as Chris Reed)
Stuart Robertson	....	digital effects supervisor: ILM
Stephen Rosenbaum	....	computer graphics animator
Martin Rosenberg	....	key visual effects camera operator (as Marty Rosenberg)
Thomas Rosseter	....	optical line-up
Michael Santy	....	assistant camera: visual effects unit
Kenneth Smith	....	optical camera operator
Thomas J. Smith	....	digital effects artist (as Tom Smith)
Douglas Smythe	....	computer graphics supervisor (as Doug Smythe)
Wes Takahashi	....	animation supervisor (as Wes Ford Takahashi)
Kristen D. Trattner	....	optical line-up (as Kristen Trattner)
Bruce Vecchitto	....	optical photography supervisor
Harry Walton	....	stop motion animator: ILM
Doug Zeffer	....	computer graphics
Jim Danforth	....	matte artist (uncredited)
Jim Danforth	....	matte photographer (uncredited)
John Graves	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Michael F. Hoover	....	miniature artist (uncredited)
Al Magliochetti	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Ted Rae	....	matte plate photography (uncredited)

Stunts
Simone Boisseree	....	stunts
Brad Bovee	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunts
Kerrie Cullen	....	stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunts (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Shane Dixon	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as James Halty)
Jeff Imada	....	stunt coordinator
Henry Kingi	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
Alan Oliney	....	stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunts
Louis J. Ramirez IV	....	stunts
Chad Randall	....	stunts
John Robotham	....	stunts
Danny Rogers	....	stunts (as Dan Rogers)
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts
Bill Saito	....	stunts
Jeff Smolek	....	stunts
Cris Thomas-Palomino	....	stunts
Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon	....	stunts
Dick Ziker	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Gerald H. Boatright	....	chief lighting technician (as Jerry Boatright)
Ted Chu	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
David E. Diano	....	camera operator (as David Diano)
Howard Hagadorn	....	second grip
Marlin Hall	....	key grip (as Marlin E. Hall)
John Lubin	....	second grip
Nick Papanickolas	....	dolly grip
Ron Phillips	....	still photographer
Lex Rawlins	....	first assistant camera
Alex Rodriguez	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Tim Roe	....	second assistant camera
Richard Turner	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Michael 'Dutch' Van Woert	....	rigging gaffer
Don Yamasaki	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Ted Rae	....	photographer: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Susan Peck	....	casting associate
Nancy Hayes	....	extras casting: San Francisco (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adrianna Bernard	....	costumer: women
Roberto Carneiro	....	costume supervisor (as Roberto M. Carneiro)
Steve Ellsworth	....	costumer: men
Kathy Monderine	....	costume supervisor (as Kathy Moderine)
Anne Polland	....	costumer: women

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Ray Martin	....	color timer
Reine-Claire	....	assistant editor
Saul Saladow	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Thomas Milano	....	music editor
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)
Larry Rench	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Keith Dillin	....	transportation coordinator
Randy Luna	....	transportation captain

Other crew
James Bakeman	....	first aid
Lisa Blok-Linson	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Paul A. Calabria	....	animal trainer (as Paul Calabria)
Loraine Coutin	....	assistant: Mr. Carpenter
James Deeth	....	helicopter pilot (as Jim Deeth)
Dan Gorman	....	assistant location manager
Larry K. Johnson	....	script supervisor
Angela Kaye	....	assistant: Mr. Chase
Jeff Kloss	....	assistant accountant
John Labib	....	office assistant
John Lehane	....	location manager: San Francisco
Steve M. Miliotti	....	craft service
Seth Miller	....	production runner
Lana Morgan	....	assistant: Ms. Hannah (as Lana Opp Morgan)
Anne S. Reilly	....	unit publicist (as Anne Reilly)
Jay Roberts	....	assistant accountant
Scott Rosencrans	....	production runner
Julie Shaw	....	office assistant
Karen Shaw	....	production coordinator
Joan Wellman	....	assistant production secretary
Thomas Bianco	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Bill Daly	....	post-production accountant manager (uncredited)
Gabe de Kelaita	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Peggy Lane	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tom Lent	....	adr voice (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Alcor Films
• Canal+
• Cornelius Productions
• Regency Enterprises
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1994) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (Spain)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Other Companies

• Donah Bassett and Associates  negative cutting
• Effects Associates  matscenes
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Pazzo Catering Services  catering
• The Garden of Allah  miniature construction
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Willow Peripherals  thermal imaging hardware

Also Known As:

Les aventures d'un homme invisible (France)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:6 (f) | UK:12 (2003) (uncut) | UK:PG (1992) (cut) | South Korea:15 | India:U | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Alcor Films

Trivia:

The soundtrack by Shirley Walker was the first major Hollywood studio picture with a complete orchestral score written by a woman.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: The first column of names in the alphabetical list of stunt credits ends with Alan Oliney, who is also credited at the top of the second column.

Quotes:

Nick Halloway: [narrating] I was a fugitive, afraid of getting caught. I kept imagining Jenkins leaping out at me from every dark corner. As a child, I would dream about being invisible. I thought it would be so easy. I could do what I want, go where I want and take what I want. But that's the catch. No matter how hungry I was, I couldn't give myself away.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#31.8)" (2004)

Apart from the plot? It's OK, cute special effects too

When you disregard the rather unconvincing plot of this film (man becomes invisible after an accident in nuclear research facility) it's alright. Chevy Chase I don't like much, still his performance is pretty good, and Daryl Hannah looks nice and acts fine. Only why does the crook (Sam Neill, an Irishman) have an English accent when his character is an American? That seems to be a normal thing in Hollywood. The special effects are a job well done, it's really fun to the invisible man eat, then throw up, smoke and have make-up on his face. That, combined with the good leads and the pretty settings, makes this film good entertainment on a slow night.