Mission: Impossible (1996)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers (WGA):

Bruce Geller (television series)
David Koepp (story) ...

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 | Espionage

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

Also Known As:

Mission Impossible

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some intense action violence.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

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 bridge over the Vlatava River in Prague where Jim (Jon Voight) is "killed" is the same bridge that Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) is sitting during the end of the movie xXx (2002).

Goofs:

Continuity: At CIA headquarters, the fire alarms in three sections are tripped. Then Luther hacks into the alarm system to trip the alarm in Section 21. Later in the Situation Room, the alarm is displayed in a corner of the wall display, but Section 21 isn't lit up.

Quotes:

Eugene Kittridge: [after Hunt's team was killed and meets up with Kittridge in some kind of Aquarium/Restaurant place] Ethan. Ethan, I can't tell on how sorry I am. I know how Jim ment to you personally, as well as professionally.
[Slides Hunt a Passport]
Eugene Kittridge: Here is the usual stuff. You follow?
Ethan Hunt: [Muffled] Yeah. I follow.
Eugene Kittridge: I think we lost anough agents for one night.
Ethan Hunt: You mean, *I* lost enough agents for one night.
Eugene Kittridge: You seem to be bent on blaming yourself, Ethan.
Ethan Hunt: There was another IMF team tonight.
Eugene Kittridge: I don't quite follow you, Ethan.
Ethan Hunt: [Looking up to Kittridge] Well, let's see you can follow me around the room.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 99euro-films (2001)

Soundtrack:

Theme From Mission: Impossible

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.