Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

Director:

John Carpenter

Writers (WGA):

H.F. Saint (book)
Robert Collector (screenplay) ...

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

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:

William Goldman originally wrote several drafts of the screenplay, all of which were rejected, as he wrote it as a simple comedy, and the producers preferred to use the film to "explore the loneliness of invisibility". Eventually, he left the project, though he still receives a screenplay credit. He claims never to have seen the movie, and thus cannot say for sure how much of his material is actually in the film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Nick's reflection in the gas station window

Quotes:

David Jenkins: I often sit in the dark wondering what it must've been like, were you conscious? Did you feel any pain? Did you feel yourself changing?

Movie Connections:

References Harvey (1950)

an underrated and good bad movie

There is always "something" in a John Carpenter movie. In this one, the great "something" is a really great nonsense humor. Lots of sequences are, in my opinion, unforgettable. Like the moment when the invisible Chevy Chase manipulates a guy he knocked to use a taxi. I love the way the CIA guys do every mistake possible (acting as treaters and villains) or the way Nick Halloway tries hard to have a quiet and normal life - no invisible man had wished that before, I think. It is definitely not a great movie and even not the average John Carpenter movie, but it still is fun. The french-subbed dialogs are very funny, I don't know how accurate they are to the original dialogs.