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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
Donald A. Wollheim (short story "Mimic")
Matthew Robbins (screen story) ...
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Release Date:
22 August 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now. more
Plot:
Three years ago entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease, now the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind! full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 6 nominations more
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(95 articles)
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User Comments:
As good as it had any right to be. more (123 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mira Sorvino | ... | Dr. Susan Tyler |
 | Jeremy Northam | ... | Dr. Peter Mann |
 | Alexander Goodwin | ... | Chuy |
 | Giancarlo Giannini | ... | Manny |
 | Charles S. Dutton | ... | Leonard |
 | Josh Brolin | ... | Josh |
| Alix Koromzay | ... | Remy |
 | F. Murray Abraham | ... | Dr. Gates |
| James Costa | ... | Ricky |
| Javon Barnwell | ... | Davis |
 | Norman Reedus | ... | Jeremy |
| Pak-Kwong Ho | ... | Preacher |
| Glenn Bang | ... | Yang (as Glen Bang) |
| Margaret Ma | ... | Chinese Woman |
| Warna Fisher | ... | Bag Lady |
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Also Known As:
Judus (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for terror/violence and language.
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Runtime:
105 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG (uncut) | Malaysia:U (cut) | France:-12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Belgium:KNT | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG | South Africa:16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Disused lower platform, Bay subway station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada more
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Director Trademark: [Guillermo del Toro] [insects]Experiments on cockroaches. more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Susan (Mira Sorvino) takes her pregnancy test, Leonard (Charles S. Dutton) and her move around and shake the test. This results often in false readings. more
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Referenced in "Vecinos: El ataque de las cucarachas (#1.15)" (2005) more
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Wake Up This Morning more
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Just like the giant cockroaches in the movie mimic their predators (humans), director Guillermo Del Toro mimics David Fincher's style in "Seven": gimmicky opening credits, excessively dark photography, constant rain, claustrophobic atmosphere. Nonetheless, it is his superior craftsmanship and visual sense that elevates this otherwise standard, conventional monster movie into an above-average standard, conventional monster movie. He is helped, of course, by a capable cast (Mira Sorvino holds her own as the lead), and by the impressively designed creatures, which look much better than the monsters in some more recent horror films. (**1/2)