Mission: Impossible (1996)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers (WGA):

Bruce Geller (television series)
David Koepp (story) ...
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Release Date:

22 May 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Expect the Impossible

Plot:

An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.

Plot Keywords:

Mission | Spy | Stealing | Traitor | Prague

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Ethan Hunt
Jon Voight	...	Jim Phelps
Emmanuelle Béart	...	Claire Phelps (as Emmanuelle Beart)
Henry Czerny	...	Eugene Kittridge
Jean Reno	...	Franz Krieger
Ving Rhames	...	Luther Stickell
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Sarah Davies (as Kristin Scott-Thomas)
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Max
Dale Dye	...	Frank Barnes
Marcel Iures	...	Alexander Golitsyn
Ion Caramitru	...	Zozimov
Ingeborga Dapkunaite	...	Hannah Williams
Valentina Yakunina	...	Drunken Female IMF Agent
Marek Vasut	...	Drunken Male IMF Agent
Nathan Osgood	...	Kittridge Technician
John McLaughlin	...	TV Interviewer
Rolf Saxon	...	CIA Analyst William Donloe
Karel Dobry	...	Matthias (as Karel Dobrý)
Andreas Wisniewski	...	Max's Companion
David Shaeffer	...	Diplomat Rand Housman
Rudolf Pechan	...	Mayor Brandl
Gaston Subert	...	Jaroslav Reid
Ricco Ross	...	Denied Area Security Guard
Mark Houghton	...	Denied Area Security Guard
Bob Friend	...	Sky News Man
Annabel Mullion	...	Flight Attendant
Garrick Hagon	...	CNN Reporter
Olegar Fedoro	...	Kiev Room Agent (as Oleg Fedorov)
Sam Douglas	...	Kiev Room Agent
Andrzej Borkowski	...	Kiev Room Agent (as Andrzei Borkowski)
Maya Dokic	...	Kiev Room Agent
Carmela Marner	...	Kiev Room Agent
Mimi Potworowska	...	Kiev Room Agent
Jirina Trebická	...	Cleaning Woman
David Schneider	...	Train Engineer
Helen Lindsay	...	Female Executive in Train
Pat Starr	...	CIA Agent
Richard D. Sharp	...	CIA Lobby Guard
Randall Paul	...	CIA Escort Guard
Sue Doucette	...	CIA Agent (as Suzanne Doucette)
Graydon Gould	...	Public Official
Tony Vogel	...	M.I. 5
Laura Brook	...	Margaret Hunt
Morgan Deare	...	Donald Hunt
David Phelan	...	Steward on Train
Melissa Knatchbull	...	Air Stewardess
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Keith Campbell	...	Fireman (uncredited)
Michael Cella	...	Student (uncredited)
Emilio Estevez	...	Jack Harmon (uncredited)
Harry Fielder	...	Car driver (uncredited)
John Knoll	...	Passenger on Train in Tunnel (uncredited)

Directed by
Brian De Palma

Writing credits (WGA)
Bruce Geller		(television series)
David Koepp		(story) and
Steven Zaillian		(story)
David Koepp		(screenplay) and
Robert Towne		(screenplay)

Produced by
J.C. Calciano	....	associate producer
Tom Cruise	....	producer
Paul Hitchcock	....	executive producer
Paula Wagner	....	producer

Original Music by
Danny Elfman

Cinematography by
Stephen H. Burum		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Paul Hirsch

Production Design by
Norman Reynolds

Art Direction by
Fred Hole		(supervising art director) (as Frederick Hole)
Jonathan McKinstry		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
Peter Howitt

Costume Design by
Penny Rose

Makeup Department
Rob Bottin	....	special makeup effects
Lois Burwell	....	chief makeup designer
Dave Elsey	....	special makeup effects artist
Jirí Farkas	....	makeup artist
Jim Feldman	....	conceptual artist
Eithne Fennel	....	chief hair stylist
Amanda Knight	....	key makeup artist
Seth Lombardi	....	assistant hair stylist
Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore	....	contact lens technician
Lisa Tomblin	....	hair stylist
Colin Ware	....	special makeup effects artist
Thomas Floutz	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Christine Bodelot	....	production manager
Kevin De La Noy	....	unit production manager: second unit
Steve Harding	....	unit production manager (as Steven Harding)
Ruth Hasty	....	post-production supervisor
Michal Prikryl	....	unit manager: Prague
Guy Tannahill	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul F. Bernard	....	second second assistant director
Ernest Day	....	second unit director
Kevin De La Noy	....	first assistant director: second unit
Kate Hazell	....	third assistant director
Martin Krauka	....	third assistant director: second unit
Oldrich Mach	....	assistant director
Dana Maederova	....	second assistant director: Prague
Jirí Ostry	....	first assistant director: Prague
Eric Schwab	....	second unit director
Chris Soldo	....	first assistant director
Michael Stevenson	....	second assistant director
Lucie Stocková	....	second assistant director: Prague
Julian Wall	....	second assistant director: Prague

Art Department
Tony Allard	....	propmaker
Edward Ambrose	....	senior draughtsperson
Tony Chance	....	illustrator (as Anthony Chance)
Peter Childs	....	chief draughtsperson
John Chisholm	....	prop man
Belinda Edwards	....	production buyer
Jim Feldman	....	conceptual artist
Kate Garbett	....	art department coordinator
Tracey Holmes	....	junior draughtsperson
Dick Lasley	....	conceptual artist
David Lee	....	assistant art director
Thomas Martin	....	supervising carpenter
Pavel Nový	....	construction manager
Tom Southwell	....	conceptual artist
Simon Staines	....	computer graphics designer
Krissi Williamson	....	assistant buyer
Mickey Woolfson	....	chargehand stand-by
Colin Thurston	....	dressing prop (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Bartlett	....	additional sound mixer
Tom Barwick	....	foley artist
Jessica Bellfort	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Bellfort	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Boyes	....	sound designer
John Casali	....	utility sound
Tomas Cervenka	....	cable person
Clive Copland	....	boom operator
David Crozier	....	sound mixer
Tony Eckert	....	foley mixer
Sean England	....	sound re-recordist
Tammy Fearing	....	foley editor
Chris Jenkins	....	additional sound mixer
Shawn Murphy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Rogers	....	sound recordist
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Scarabosio	....	sound effects editor (as Chris Scarabosio)
Kevin Sellers	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Shoup	....	sound effects editor
Michael Silvers	....	dialogue editor
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Maia Veres	....	assistant sound editor
Marian Wilde	....	foley editor (as Marianne Wilde)
Matthew Wood	....	foley editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	dialogue editor (as Gwendolyn Yates-Whittle)
Steve Slanec	....	assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Eric Allard	....	special effects supervisor: All Effects Company
David Beavis	....	special effects supervisor
Robbie Clot	....	mechanical effects technician
Gary Cohen	....	special effects technician
Terence J. Cox	....	special effects senior technician
Raul Essig	....	matchmove artist
Fernando Favila	....	special effects producer: Rob Bottin Studio
Jim Feldman	....	conceptual artist
Gustavo R. Ferreyra	....	specialty props: London
Terry Glass	....	special effects technician
Moto Hata	....	sculptor: Rob Bottin Studio (as Motoyoshi Hata)
Kevin Herd	....	senior technician
Douglas D. Kelley	....	special effects coordinator: All Effects Company (as Douglas Kelley)
Lyn Nicholson	....	special effects coordinator
Roger Nichols	....	senior technician
Nigel Nixon	....	computer video playback buyer
Art Pimentel	....	model/moldmaker: Rob Bottin Studio
Dave Roddham	....	special effects trainee
Christopher S. Ross	....	special effects prop designer: All Effects Company (as Chris Ross)
Robert Schofield	....	wire effects supervisor
Dawn M. Severdia	....	special effects makeup coordinator: Rob Bottin Studio (as Dawn Severdia)
Roman Tudjarov	....	special effects technician
Jirí Vater	....	special effects technician
Andy Weder	....	lead machinist: action props
Harold Weed	....	model maker
John Weller	....	special effects rigger
Gareth Wingrove	....	special effects trainee
Ian Wingrove	....	special effects supervisor
Trevor Wood	....	special effects senior technician workshop
Edward J. Franklin	....	prop shop (uncredited)
Josselin Mahot	....	creature effects crew (uncredited)
Cliff Wallace	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Matthew Alexander	....	computer and video technician (as Matthew Kok)
Alexandra Altrocchi	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Karen Ansel	....	technical director: ILM
Al Bailey	....	digital plate restoration
Jeffrey Benedict	....	digital effects artist
Stephane Bidault	....	digital compositor: cinesite europe
Stella Bogh	....	digital compositor
Stella Bogh	....	visual effects designer: Computer Film Company
Marc Chu	....	digital effects artist
Michael Conte	....	digital effects artist: ILM (as Mike Conte)
Michael Corcoran	....	CG resource assistant
James Doherty	....	digital modeler: ILM
Loring Doyle	....	digital rotoscope and paint: ILM
David Dozoretz	....	digital animatic artist: ILM
David Dozoretz	....	pre-visualization artist
David S. Dranitzke	....	miniature unit coordinator (as David Dranitzke)
Sheena Duggal	....	flame artist: ILM
Sheena Duggal	....	lead Inferno artist: ILM
Paddy Eason	....	lead digital compositor: CFC
Paddy Eason	....	visual effects designer: Computer Film Company
Selwyn Eddy	....	digital match mover: ILM
Andrew Eio	....	computer/visual effects supervisor
Jon Foreman	....	model mechanical designer
Scott Frankel	....	digital compositor
Steve Gawley	....	supervising model maker
Dan Glass	....	visual effects designer: Computer Film Company
Michael Gleason	....	visual effects editor
Dan B. Goldman	....	digital effects artist
John Goodson	....	model maker
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: CFC
John Hardwick	....	digital compositor: Cinesite Europe
Ed Hawkins	....	digital compositor: Cinesite Europe
Aaron Haye	....	modelmaker: ILM
Robert Hill	....	visual effects camera assistant
Samir Hoon	....	technical director
George Hull	....	visual effects art director
Paul Huston	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Tom L. Hutchinson	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM (as Thomas L. Hutchinson)
Mathew C. Judd	....	3D modeler
Matt Kasmir	....	digital effects artist
Susan Kelly-Andrews	....	digital rotoscope and paint: ILM
Greg Killmaster	....	technical director
Drew Klausner	....	digital rotoscope and paint: ILM
John Knoll	....	visual effects supervisor
Marshall Richard Krasser	....	digital compositor: ILM
Stefan Lange	....	Visual effects cameraman
Sharon Lark	....	digital effects producer: Cinesite Europe
Angela Leaper	....	digital effects editor
Joe Letteri	....	associate visual effects supervisor
Kim Libreri	....	digital effects supervisor
Jodie Maier	....	digital match mover: ILM
Kim Marks	....	visual effects director of photography: London bluescreen photography unit
Tom Martinek	....	digital effects artist/animator: ILM
Roni McKinley	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Scott McNamara	....	model mechanical designer (as Scott McNamera)
Dennis Michelson	....	visual effects producer: CFC
Richard Miller	....	sculptor/modeler
Terry Molatore	....	digital rotoscope and paint: ILM
Mark Moore	....	concept artist
George Murphy	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Patrick T. Myers	....	senior digital effects artist: ILM
Mark Nettleton	....	senior compositor: Cinesite Europe
Ken Nielsen	....	digital effects artist (as Kenneth Nielsen)
Alison O'Brien	....	visual effects producer: CFC
Michael Olague	....	visual effects gaffer
Chris Panton	....	visual effects designer: Computer Film Company
Eddie Pasquarello	....	digital compositor
Kevin Phelan	....	scanning and recording producer: CFC
Cary Phillips	....	CG staff
Josh Pines	....	scanning & film recording supervisor: ILM (as Joshua Pines)
Jonathan Privett	....	digital compositor: Cinesite Europe
Eve Ramboz	....	visual effects
Fedele Rinaldi	....	compositor
Barnaby Robson	....	digital compositor
Martin Rosenberg	....	visual effects director of photography: helicopter crash sequence photography unit
Thomas Rosseter	....	digital compositor
Susan Ross	....	viewpainter
Kim Smith	....	model maker
Simon Staines	....	computer graphics designer
Andy Stevens	....	visual effects camera assistant: Magic Camera Co
Eben Stromquist	....	model mechanical designer
Ole Dieter Sturm	....	senior computer graphic artist
Frank W. Tarantino	....	special effects technician: ILM
Ginger Theisen	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Paul Theren	....	digital modeler
Christopher Townsend	....	digital effects artist
Bruce Vecchitto	....	digital timing supervisor: ILM
Danny Wagner	....	model maker: ILM
Erika Wangberg Burton	....	plate coordinator: bluescreen photography unit, London (as Erika Wangberg)
Jeff Wells	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Tim Wellspring	....	visual effects assistant: CFC
Andy White	....	senior digital effects artist: ILM
Russ Woolnough	....	visual effects editor
Richard Yuricich	....	visual effects supervisor
Ken Dailey	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite (uncredited)
Guy Hudson	....	matchmover (uncredited)
Alex Jaeger	....	model maker: ILM (uncredited)
Matt Johnson	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Russell Koonce	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Karl Nettmann	....	pyrotechnician: titles (uncredited)
Joe Pavlo	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Stephen Sobisky	....	project manager: Viewpoint Datalabs (uncredited)
Chad Taylor	....	Sabre artist: ILM (uncredited)
Doug Tubach	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Kevin Willmering	....	digital rotoscope and paint supervisor: ILM (uncredited)

Stunts
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
Graeme Crowther	....	stunts
Ray De-Haan	....	stunts
Tracey Eddon	....	stunts
Jamie Edgell	....	stunts
Dean Forster	....	stunts (as Dean Foster)
Sarah Franzl	....	stunts
Paul Jennings	....	stunts
Vincent Keane	....	stunts
Tom Lucy	....	stunts
Chrissy Monk	....	stunts
Gerard Naprous	....	stunts
Dinny Powell	....	stunts
Gary Powell	....	stunts
Greg Powell	....	stunt coordinator
Lee Sheward	....	stunts
Keith Campbell	....	stunt double: Tom Cruise (uncredited)
Sarah Franzl	....	stunt double: Kristin Scott Thomas (uncredited)
Greg Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Batten	....	clapper loader
Murray Close	....	still photographer
Andy Cole	....	electrician
Tony Cridlin	....	grip
Adam Dale	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Ernest Day	....	director of photography: second unit (as Ernie Day)
Sandra Dillon	....	assistant camera
Shaun Evans	....	clapper loader
Darren Flindall	....	rigger
Kevin Fraser	....	key grip: second unit
Bill Geddes	....	camera grip
Gordon Hayman	....	camera operator
Rawdon Hayne	....	first assistant camera
Andy Hopkins	....	camera crane operator
Larry Huston	....	Steadicam focus puller: London
Igor Jelen	....	electrician
Michael Kelem	....	aerial camera: Washington D.C.
Larry McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Pat Miller	....	electrician
Nick Pearson	....	crane grip
Nigel Seal	....	assistant camera
Laurie Shane	....	gaffer
Ron Shane	....	best boy
Jaromir Simek	....	electrician
Petr Svoboda	....	electrician
Peter Versey	....	camera operator: second unit
Paul Borg	....	electrician (uncredited)
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial first assistant camera (uncredited)
Steven Desbrow	....	remote head technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mali Finn	....	casting: USA
Patsy Pollock	....	casting: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jill Avery	....	costumer: women
Ken Crouch	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Kenny Crouch)
Bela Friedlová	....	wardrobe
Kirsten Hecktermann	....	assistant costume designer
Hana Kucerova	....	costume supervisor
Marcus Love-McGuirk	....	wardrobe daily
Adrian Simmons	....	costumer: men
Nancy Thompson	....	costumer: Mr Cruise
Sarka Zvolenska	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Gordon Antell	....	assistant film editor
Simon Cozens	....	assistant editor
Paul Elman	....	assistant editor
Mike Jackson	....	assistant editor
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Steve Bartek	....	orchestrator
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Artie Kane	....	conductor
Kenneth Karman	....	additional music editor
Mark McKenzie	....	orchestrator
Shawn Murphy	....	score recordist
Lalo Schifrin	....	composer: theme music
Ellen Segal	....	music editor
Edgardo Simone	....	orchestrator (as Edgardo Fimone)
Steven Scott Smalley	....	orchestrator
Sharon Smith	....	second music editor: temp music
Jacqueline Tager	....	assistant music editor
Patti Zimmitti	....	music contractor

Transportation Department
Mark Davies	....	unit driver
Zdenek Flídr	....	transportation coordinator
Gerry Turner	....	driver

Other crew
Sandrine Ageorges	....	location manager
Graham Bartram	....	software engineer
Tania Clarke	....	assistant to director
Kyle Cooper	....	title designer: main and end titles
Patsy de Lord	....	production coordinator
Diana Dill	....	script supervisor
Sue Doucette	....	technical advisor
Michael Doven	....	production associate
John Eccleston	....	assistant accountant
Andrew Eio	....	computer systems coordinator
Kay Fenton	....	script supervisor
Zdenek Fiala	....	location manager
Nicolas Foulatier	....	assistant location manager: France
Sean Garman	....	set runner: Prague
Timothy J. Gorman	....	on set runner
Hugh Gourlay	....	location assistant
Constantine Gregory	....	dialogue coach
Lil Heyman	....	production coordinator: second unit
Robin Higgs	....	location manager: second unit
Marianne Jenkins	....	assistant production coordinator
Barbora Kolarova	....	interpreter
Jana Kraliková	....	unit interpreter
Simon Marsden	....	location manager: Prague
Simon McNair Scott	....	location manager
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Dennis Muren	....	creative advisor
Kathy Orloff	....	unit publicist
Justin Owen	....	technician
David Paris	....	helicopter coordinator
David Paris	....	helicopter pilot
Daniela Pavlova	....	unit interpreter
Pavlina Prikrylova	....	production secretary
Stefano Priori	....	accountant: second unit
Martin Sebik	....	key production assistant: Czech Republic
Olivier Servanin	....	location scout: France
Ivan Vakarac	....	location manager
Dita Valentinova	....	interpreter
Chris Warren	....	video coordinator
Cameron Watson	....	dialogue coach
Marc Wolff	....	helicopter pilot
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	helicopter pilot: Washington D.C. (as Bobby Z)
Katerina Lahodova	....	interpreter (uncredited)
Richard Sharkey	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Phil Stoole	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Cruise/Wagner Productions (as Cruise/Wagner)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1996) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Australia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Picture (UIP) (1996) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Austria) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (France) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Cinema International (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Pioneer (1997) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Pioneer (1997) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1998) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Paramount Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (UK) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (2-disc collector's edition)
• Paramount Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (special collector's edition)
• Argentina Video Home (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (Brazil) (DVD)
• Prem'er Video Fil'm

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects and animation)
• Cinesite (Hollywood)
• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (digital compositing,wire removal, paintwork, tracking)
• All Effects Company
• Cinesite (digital film services)
• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (digital effects)
• Rob Bottin Productions (special effects makeup) (as Rob Bottin Studio)

Other Companies

• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)  television sequences (as Sky Television)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints (as Deluxe)
• Dream Cars  picture cars
• Flying Pictures  aerial coordination: Scotland second unit
• General Screen Enterprises  opticals
• Imaginary Forces  main titles
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Mother Records  soundtrack published by
• Mother Records  soundtrack
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  select footage (as NASA)
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Point Music  score album
• Post Logic Studios  digital film mastering
• R/Greenberg Associates (West)  main and end title design (as RGA/LA West Inc.)
• Rank Film Laboratories  dailies (as Rank Laboratories)
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Wescam USA  wescam provided by (as Wescam)

Also Known As:

Mission Impossible

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some intense action violence.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:PG | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:Livre | New Zealand:M | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The main lobby of CIA Headquarters at Langley was actually shot inside County Hall, London. The helipad next to Tower Bridge where Kitteridge lands does not exist and was specially built for the film and removed afterwards. The site is a public park.

Goofs:

Continuity: On the train when Max gets the disc from under her seat it is a floppy but when Kittrick asks her for the disc she gives him a CD.

Quotes:

Eugene Kittridge: I think we've lost enough agents for one night.
Ethan Hunt: You mean, *I've* lost enough agents for one night.
Eugene Kittridge: You seem hell-bent on blaming yourself, Ethan.
Ethan Hunt: Who else is left?
Eugene Kittridge: Yeah. I see your point.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Kung Fu Kenobi's Big Adventure (1999)

Soundtrack:

Dreams

At first some may consider it confusing, but its really not that bad

Again the original is usually the best. And in my opinion, so far, "Mission Impossible" is no different. With a blend of action, mystery and some spy techniques, "Mission Impossible" is actually really good. The whole movie may seem to be too much at once when first viewed for some, but it really isn't. All it is, is an action movie with some decent twists that could easily throw some people off, but they are actually really simple.

Now, I'm not a fan of Tom Cruise and his lifestyle, as a matter of fact I hate to keep tabs on any celebrities life style, it makes me feel depressed that this is what it has come to. But I am a fan of Tom Cruise the actor. I have mentioned this before and sincerely believe that he is a great actor, even if he has starred in more action movies than any other genre, but he has proved that he can be good in other movies such as "Jerry Maguire", or "Inteview With the Vampire".

"Mission Impossible" is really better than most action films out there, because it actually keeps a believable plot without throwing in some excessively strong hero and a country sized army that gets killed with one magazine from a G36K. It is believable, it is memorable, and it keeps you involved and curious as to what is going on. The only problem is I usually like to watch action movies to laugh, but this one actually tried to keep it serious.

Anyway, I enjoyed this one, so if you like action movies see if this is any better.