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Impostor (2001) 6.0
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Metascore: 33/100
Reviews: 194 user | 83 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com Originally a 30 minute portion for an anthology film, Impostor was retooled into a full length feature film. Based on the Philip K. Dick short story of the same name, it follows the lead ... See full summary » Director:Gary FlederWriters:Philip K. Dick (short story "The Impostor"), Scott Rosenberg (adaptation), 3 more credits » |
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Cast
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Nelson Gittes
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Dr. Carone
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Captain Burke
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Chancellor
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Midwife
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Originally a 30 minute portion for an anthology film, Impostor was retooled into a full length feature film. Based on the Philip K. Dick short story of the same name, it follows the lead character Spencer Olham's quest to regain his identity after being suspected as an alien android, in an future Earth at war with aliens that use the androids as bombs to destroy their enemies homeworlds. Written by Hyperpup
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In the Future, not everyone is who they seem to be.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for intense sci-fi violence, some sensuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 January 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Uljez See more »Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£23,177 (UK) (14 June 2002)Gross:
£23,177 (UK) (14 June 2002)Company Credits
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Runtime:
| (director's cut)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Spencer Olham: There wasn't always a war with the Centauri, but in my lifetime it's all I've ever known. By the year 2050, six years after the first attack, we'd lost so many things. We'd lost the sky to electromagnetic domes, to shield the Earth from frequent air raids increasing in intensity. We'd lost the uncovered cities that the government forgot. We'd lost democracy to global leadership. We didn't expect peace anymore with the Centauri, because we came to see that peace wasn't their goal. ...
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Written and Performed by John Lee Hooker
Published by Conrad Music, A Division of Arc Music Corporation
Courtesy of Vee-Jay Limited Partnership/ Rhino Entertainment
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Originally intended to be Miramax's big Christmas movie for 2001, the film got delayed to January just days before it was set to open due to last-minute edits on Kate and Leopold (2001), which forced that film to take this film's original date. See more »Goofs
When Captain Burke is explaining to Major Hathaway why they can't get a scan on the building, his lips don't match his words. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Spencer Olham: There wasn't always a war with the Centauri, but in my lifetime it's all I've ever known. By the year 2050, six years after the first attack, we'd lost so many things. We'd lost the sky to electromagnetic domes, to shield the Earth from frequent air raids increasing in intensity. We'd lost the uncovered cities that the government forgot. We'd lost democracy to global leadership. We didn't expect peace anymore with the Centauri, because we came to see that peace wasn't their goal. ...
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Soundtracks
"Boom Boom"Written and Performed by John Lee Hooker
Published by Conrad Music, A Division of Arc Music Corporation
Courtesy of Vee-Jay Limited Partnership/ Rhino Entertainment
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I watched the feature length "director's cut", then viewed the 37 minute short version on the dvd. The short film is much better! It's more faithful to the PKD story and captures the theme of identity and illusion vs reality more concisely. It's essentially the beginning and ending of the feature w/additional scenes that flesh out the characters. The short makes Olham a little more contradictory - he tells his wife that his project is a good thing, then he questions what he's doing with his friend at the Project. What's missing is the interminable chase that's been done better in innumerable films (see The Running Man for example). Vincent D'Onofrio is a particularly good villain who's not really a villain (or is he?)......................