Impostor (2001)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Gary Fleder

Writers (WGA):

Philip K. Dick (short story "The Impostor")
Scott Rosenberg (adaptation)
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Release Date:

4 January 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller | Action | Drama

Tagline:

In the Future, not everyone is who they seem to be.

Plot:

An engineer creates the ultimate weapon in a battle against aliens, only to be suspected as an alien himself...

Plot Keywords:

Android | Husband Wife Relationship | Elevator Scene | Fugitive | Mistaken Identity

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Gary Sinise	...	Spencer Olham
Madeleine Stowe	...	Maya Olham
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Hathaway
Tony Shalhoub	...	Nelson Gittes
Tim Guinee	...	Dr. Carone
Mekhi Phifer	...	Cale
Gary Dourdan	...	Captain Burke
Lindsay Crouse	...	Chancellor
Elizabeth Peña	...	Midwife (as Elizabeth Pena)
Jason Beck	...	Gang Boy #2
Judy Jean Berns	...	Disgruntled Woman
Veena Bidasha	...	Frowning Nurse
Ellen Bradley	...	Nursing Mother
Shane Brolly	...	Lt. Burrows
Golden Brooks	...	Cale's Sister
Brian Brophy	...	Military Official
Burt Bulos	...	Newscaster #3
Scott Burkholder	...	Jack Stoller
Morty Coyle	...	Kissing Couple Man
Yvette Ocampo	...	Kissing Couple Woman (as Yvette Ocampo Coyle)
Cristos	...	Trooper #2
Una Damon	...	Local Newscaster
John Gatins	...	Patient-Soldier
Erica Gimpel	...	Newscaster #1
Bayani Ison	...	Squad Leader
Arly Jover	...	Newscaster #2
Elizabeth Kate	...	Maya Lookalike
JoNell Kennedy	...	Screaming Nurse (as Jonell Kennedy)
Ted King	...	RMR Operator
Rachel Luttrell	...	Scan Room Nurse
Malea McGuinness	...	Screaming Nurse
Ivana Milicevic	...	Gang girl
Diane Mizota	...	Receptionist
Melinda Renna	...	Reporter (as Melinda Ramos)
Adam Rodriguez	...	Trooper #1
Shannon Saint Ryan	...	Zoner
Kimberly Scott	...	Comms Officer
Greg Serand	...	Gang Boy #1
McCanna Anthony Sinise	...	Young Spence (as Mac Sinise)
Giovanni Sirchia	...	Trooper #3
Maury Sterling	...	Comms Tech
Julie Vitz	...	Typox Child
Tracey Walter	...	Mr. Siegel
Tim Walsh	...	Arrested Engineer
Dwayne Wycoff	...	ESA Soldier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kane Black	...	ESA Trooper (uncredited)
Rosalind Chao	...	Newscaster (uncredited)
DTeflon	...	ESA Soldier (uncredited)
Phil Hawn	...	Project Engineer (uncredited)
Clarence Williams III	...	Secretary of Defense (uncredited)

Directed by
Gary Fleder

Writing credits (WGA)
Philip K. Dick		(short story "The Impostor")
Scott Rosenberg		(adaptation)
Caroline Case		(screenplay) and
Ehren Kruger		(screenplay) and
David Twohy		(screenplay)

Produced by
Gary Fleder	....	producer
Cary Granat	....	co-producer
Marty Katz	....	producer
Daniel Lupi	....	producer
Michael Phillips	....	executive producer
Andrew Rona	....	co-producer
Gary Sinise	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	co-executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	co-executive producer
David Witz	....	line producer
Michael Zoumas	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Robert Elswit

Film Editing by
Bob Ducsay
Armen Minasian

Casting by
Heidi Levitt
John Papsidera

Production Design by
Nelson Coates

Art Direction by
Kevin Cozen

Set Decoration by
Anne D. McCulley

Costume Design by
Abigail Murray

Makeup Department
Leslie Ann Anderson	....	hair stylist (as Leslie Anne Anderson)
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair department head
Bernard Eichholz	....	prosthetic effects artist (as Bernie Eichholz)
Justin B. Henderson	....	makeup artist (as Justin Henderson)
Barry R. Koper	....	prosthetic effects artist (as Barry Koper)
Steve LaPorte	....	prosthetic effects artist
Leonard MacDonald	....	prosthetic effects artist (as Lennie MacDonald)
Todd Masters	....	special makeup designer
Ashlee Petersen	....	makeup department head
Benjamin Robin	....	makeup artist: Gary Sinise
James Ryder	....	makeup artist: Vincent D'Onofrio
Craig Smith	....	makeup artist
Dave Snyder	....	prosthetic effects supervisor (as David Snyder)
Michelle Vittone	....	key makeup artist (as Michelle Vittone McNeil)
Stephanie Williams	....	prosthetic effects artist

Production Management
Ruth Hasty	....	post-production supervisor
Kevin Hyman	....	executive in charge of production
Daniel Lupi	....	unit production manager
David Witz	....	unit production manager
Steve Barnett	....	additional post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rick Bota	....	second unit director
Paul Domick	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Valerie Finkel	....	additional second assistant director
Mark Hansson	....	first assistant director: second unit
Mark Hansson	....	second assistant director
David Michael Katz	....	second second assistant director (as David Katz)
Steve Love	....	first assistant director (1998)
Peter Merwin	....	second assistant director
Courtenay Miles	....	additional second assistant director
James Sbardellati	....	first assistant director
Rich Sickler	....	second assistant director (1998)
Jack Steinberg	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Fanée Aaron	....	set designer
Rick Bioni	....	assistant property master
Michael R. Blaich	....	lead scenic
Steve Borgese	....	greensman
Cliff Carothers	....	propmaker foreman
Val I. Deikov	....	sculptor
Colin De Rouin	....	set designer
Randall C. Engle	....	propmaker foreman
Barry Franenberg	....	property master
Steven Fuller	....	propmaker gangboss
Stu 'Fotch' Gates	....	labor foreman
Lance Gunnin	....	propmaker foreman
John Hinkle	....	stand-by painter
Kurt V. Hulett	....	on-set dresser
Fireball Tim Lawrence	....	illustrator (as Tim Lawrence)
Darren Le Gallo	....	art department assistant
Richard Leon	....	on-set dresser (as Richard M. Leon)
P.K. MacCarthy	....	storyboard artist
Caryn Marcus	....	property assistant
John McElroy	....	on-set dresser
Douglas R. Miller	....	plaster foreman
Gloria Murphy	....	property assistant
Jaime Naranjo	....	labor foreman
Harry E. Otto	....	set designer
Jay Pelissier	....	additional art director
Damian 'Rocky' Polito	....	set dresser
James Pyburn	....	construction foreman (as Jim Pyburn)
Andrew Reeder	....	assistant art director
Eric Rosenberg	....	additional graphic designer
Aimee Rousey	....	art department coordinator
Nicholas Rymond	....	on-set dresser (as Nick Rymond)
Jerry Schultz	....	propmaker foreman
Linda Lee Sutton	....	additional set decorator (as Linda Sutton)
Jason Sweers	....	graphic designer
Rosemary Tupta	....	set decorations buyer
James Van Houten	....	sculptor
Kenneth L. Westcott	....	leadman
Jason Wolf	....	property assistant (as Jason D. Wolf)
Douglas Womack	....	construction coordinator (as Douglas A. Womack)
Dana Yuricich	....	lead sculptor
David Coronella	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Daniel DuPont	....	leadman (uncredited)
Stephen McCumby	....	property master: reshoots (uncredited)
Kris Nagle	....	welder foreman (uncredited)
Chris Samp	....	set painter (uncredited)
Leslie A. Tokunaga	....	construction buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Cesar Aguirre	....	utility sound technician
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Mike Chock	....	sound effects editor (as Michael Chock)
Mark Coffey	....	assistant sound editor
Don Coufal	....	boom operator
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Donovan Dear	....	boom operator
Rob Disner	....	utility sound technician: second unit (as Robert B. Disner)
Frank Fleming	....	sound recordist
Donald Flick	....	sound effects editor
Howell Gibbens	....	sound effects editor
Avram D. Gold	....	dialogue editor (as Avram Gold)
Jessica Harrison	....	apprentice sound editor
Gregg Landaker	....	sound mixer
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Eric Lindemann	....	supervising sound editor
Mark A. Mangini	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Maslow	....	sound mixer
Oscar Mitt	....	first assistant sound editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Sonny Pettijohn	....	assistant sound editor
Art Rochester	....	production sound mixer
Richard Schexnayder	....	sound mixer: second unit
Curt Schulkey	....	supervising adr editor
Curt Schulkey	....	supervising dialogue editor
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	foley editor (as Solange Schwalbe)
George Simpson	....	sound effects editor
Hamilton Sterling	....	sound effects editor
Ezra Dweck	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Stephen Halbert	....	additional sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John S. Baker	....	special effects first unit supervisor
Tony Centonze	....	special effects foreman
J. André Chaintreuil	....	vehicle shop computer designer
Danny Edwards	....	metro bug technician
Frank C. Foster	....	metro bug technician
Bill Greene	....	special effects technician (as William Greene)
William D. Harrison	....	special effects shop supervisor (as William Harrison)
Matt Kutcher	....	mechanical prop supervisor
Al Marangoni	....	special effects technician (as Albert Marangoni)
Clay Pinney	....	special effects supervisor
Joshua Pinney	....	special effects technician (as Josh Pinney)
Thomas Rasada	....	special effects technician
Stacy Scofield	....	master special effects coordinator
Dean Welch	....	special effects technician (as Dean Warren Welch)
Scott Dwyer	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Jeff Jingle	....	special effects props (uncredited)
Ron Trost	....	special effects coordinator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Bob Ahmanson	....	pyrotechnic assistant: Cinema Production Services (as Robert A. Ahmanson)
Alfred Ainsworth	....	computer playback: Blackbox Digital
Leah Anton	....	digital compositor: ILM
Steve Arguello	....	animator: ComputerCafe
Robert Bardy	....	CGI technical animator: MetroLight
Jamie Baxter	....	assistant digital artist: Digital Firepower
Timur 'Taron' Baysal	....	lead animator: ComputerCafe
Jean-Paul Beaulieu	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Judith Bell	....	2D compositing: MetroLight
Beverly Bernacki	....	compositor: Netter Digital
Matt Blackwell	....	assistant computer graphics artist: ILM
Jonathan Block	....	3D artist: title sequence (as Jon Block)
Peter Bowmar	....	technical consultant: Blackbox Digital
William J. Brooks	....	rebel unit artist: ILM (as Billy Brooks)
Steve Caldwell	....	compositor: Netter Digital
Pamela J. Choy	....	digital modeler: ILM
Caitlin Content	....	Sabre artist: ILM
Theresa Corrao	....	plate coordinator: ILM
Carole Cowley	....	visual effects producer
Gregory Creaser	....	digital imaging: Digiscope
Julie Creighton	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Charles Darby	....	matte effects supervisor: Digital Firepower
Melissa Darby	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Firepower
Scott David	....	digital compositor: ILM
Brandon Davis	....	animator: ComputerCafe
Kent Demaine	....	art director: Blackbox Digital
David Ebner	....	digital effects supervisor: ComputerCafe
Mark Edwards	....	I/O supervisor: Threshhold
Anastasia Emmons	....	projectionist: ILM
Fish Essenfeld	....	compositing and 2D supervisor: Metrolight Studios
Nicky Farnsworth	....	digital artist: MetroLight
Brian Flora	....	digital matte artist: ILM
John Follmer	....	visual effects head of production: MetroLight Studios
Jennifer Fong	....	producer: title sequence
Tim Fortenberry	....	technical support: ILM
Joseph Francis	....	3D artist: title sequence
Benjamin Garvik	....	production assistant: ILM
Phillip Giles	....	digital compositor
David Ginsberg	....	CGI line producer: MetroLight
Michael Gleason	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Peter Greenstone	....	lead CGI technical animator: MetroLight
Joseph Grossberg	....	visual effects producer
Wendy Grossberg	....	visual effects coordinator
Andrew Hardaway	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Christian Hatfield	....	CGI technical animator: MetroLight
Mike Hatfield	....	digital artist: Threshhold
Marianne Heath	....	technical support: ILM
Joe Heffernan	....	pyrotechnic assistant: Cinema Production Services (as Joseph Heffernan)
Brad Herman	....	digital artist: Threshold Digital
Kela Hicks	....	Sabre artist: ILM
Martin Hilke	....	lead compositor: Netter Digital
Tim Holtermann	....	CG animator/compositor: Digital Firepower (as Tim Soltermann)
Ivo Horvat	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Dorne Huebler	....	compositing supervisor: ILM
Tom L. Hutchinson	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM (as Tom Hutchinson)
Patrick Janicke	....	keyframe illustrator
John Joyce	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Michael Joyce	....	model shop supervisor: Cinema Production Services
So-ok Kim	....	2D compositing: MetroLight
Laurel Klick	....	visual effects supervisor: Netter Digital
Russell Koonce	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
James W. Kristoff	....	executive in charge of production: MetroLight Studios
Brian Krusic	....	systems administrator: MetroLight
Brad Kuehn	....	visual effects supervisor: Digiscope
Craig Lyn	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Heather MacPhee	....	digital artist: MetroLight
Jules Mann	....	visual effects art director: ILM
Donn Markel	....	pyrotechnic assistant: Cinema Production Services
Joshua Marks	....	production accountant: ILM
Andrea Maxwell	....	CGI editor: MetroLight
Rich McKay	....	plate camera assistant: ILM
Todd Mesher	....	Inferno artist: title sequence (as Todd B. Mesher)
Young Bae Min	....	digital artist: MetroLight
Todd Mitchell	....	film scanning operator: ILM
Terry Molatore	....	view painter: ILM
Michelle Motta	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
George Murphy	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Aki Narita	....	2D animator: title sequence
Paula Nederman	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Greg Nelson	....	digital artist: Threshhold
Susan Norkin	....	visual effects producer: Netter Digital
Jeff Olson	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Justice O'Neil	....	digital artist: MetroLight
Akira Orikasa	....	animator: ComputerCafe
Patty Lynn Pancho	....	effects assistant: Threshhold
Brett Paton	....	animator: ComputerCafe
Michael Pecchia	....	compositor: Netter Digital
Con Pederson	....	CGI technical animator: MetroLight
Patrick Perez	....	digital artist: Threshhold
Lorne Peterson	....	chief model maker: ILM
Jeryd Pojawa	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Janet Quen	....	digital effects compositor
Rick Rische	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Will Robbins	....	lead compositor: Blackbox Digital (as William Robbins)
Alan Rosenfeld	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Thomas Rosseter	....	compositing supervisor: ILM (as Tom Rosseter)
Jesse Russell	....	technical support: ILM
Dobbie Schiff	....	executive producer: Threshhold
Dobbie Schiff	....	visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios
Victor Schutz	....	technical support: ILM
Marla I. Selhorn	....	matchmover: ILM (as Marla Selhorn)
M. Zachary Sherman	....	roto artist: ILM (as Zachary Sherman)
Jonathan Stone	....	visual effects producer: ComputerCafe
Daniel Strange	....	editor: title sequence
Monte Swann	....	computer playback: Blackbox Digital
Marty Taylor	....	digital artist: Digiscope
Bryan Thombs	....	3D lead artist: title sequence
Elaine Essex Thompson	....	visual effects coordinator: Netter Digital
Tristan Tom	....	digital matte technical support: ILM
Yusei Uesugi	....	lead digital matte artist: ILM
Bruce Vecchitto	....	digital timing supervisor: ILM
Bruno Vilela	....	head of art department: Metrolight Studios
Joe Viskocil	....	pyrotechnic supervisor: Cinema Production Services (as Joseph Viskocil)
Ben Vonzastrow	....	technical support: ILM
Anthony Vu	....	digital artist: Threshhold
David Washburn	....	matchmover: ILM
Jerry Weil	....	supervising digital artist: Metrolight Studios
Paul Wendling	....	prologue rocket builder: title sequence
Colie Wertz	....	rebel unit artist: ILM
John Whisnant	....	matchmover: ILM
Tom Williamson	....	CG supervisor: Threshhold (as Thomas Williamson)
Joe Woo Jr.	....	visual effects editor
Garson Yu	....	designer: title sequence
Susumu Yukuhiro	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Jeff Barnes	....	executive producer: ComputerCafe (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Bouchard	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Doug Delaney	....	digital timer (uncredited)
Patrick Denver	....	special props (uncredited)
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	visual effects executive producer: CafeFX (uncredited)
Aaron Haye	....	model maker (uncredited)
Michael Kennedy	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Roger Kupelian	....	digital matte artist (uncredited)
Geoffrey Mark	....	visual effects producer: Threshold (uncredited)
Mark Moore	....	concept artist (uncredited)
Reid Paul	....	digital effects supervisor (uncredited)
Cricket Peters	....	visual effects cinematographer (uncredited)
Chris Ryan	....	CGI supervisor: MetroLight Studios (uncredited)

Stunts
Bobby Aldridge	....	stunts
Elle Alexander	....	stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunts (as Bruce Babor)
Chino Binamo	....	stunts
Tony Lee Boggs	....	stunts (as Tony Boggs)
Steve Boyles	....	stunts
Eddie Braun	....	stunts
Tom Bruggeman	....	stunts
Brian Burrows	....	stunts
Hal Burton	....	stunts
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts
Andy Cheng	....	stunts
Ritchie Copenhaver	....	stunts
Phil Culotta	....	stunts
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunts (as Jared Eddo)
Teri Garland	....	stunts (as Terri Garland)
Deborah Habberstad	....	stunts (as Debby Haberstad)
Jeff Habberstad	....	stunts (as Jeff Haberstad)
Clifford Happy	....	stunts
Marguerite Happy	....	stunts (as Maguerite Happy)
Mark Hicks	....	stunt double: Mekhi Phifer (as Mark A. Hicks)
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Steven Ito	....	stunts
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunts (as Kevin Lamonte Jackson)
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunts (as Kim Koski)
Cheryl Lawson	....	stunts
Terry Leonard	....	stunt coordinator
Irving E. Lewis	....	stunts (as Irving Lewis)
James Lew	....	stunts
Janie Liszewski	....	stunts (as Janie Liszweski)
Sam Maloof	....	stunts (as Sammy Maloof)
Tom McComas	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts (as John C. Meier)
Nijel	....	stunts (as Nigel Binns)
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (as Hugh A. O'Brien)
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts (as Charles Picerni Sr.)
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	additional stunt coordinator
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunts
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
R.L. Roberts	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
John Rottger	....	stunts
Walter Scott	....	stunts
Erik Stabenau	....	stunt double: Gary Sinise
Aaron Walters	....	stunts
Tim Warner	....	stunts
William Washington	....	stunts (as Billy Washington)
Mike Watson	....	stunts
April Weeden-Washington	....	stunts (as April Weeden)
Danny Wong	....	stunts
Nancy Young	....	stunt double: Madeleine Stowe
Nijel	....	stunt double: Zoner Mensa (uncredited)
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Lou Simon	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul C. Babin	....	camera operator
Ben Beaird	....	key grip
Nick Beaird	....	grip
Christos Bitsakos	....	camera loader (as Christos C. Bitsakos)
Rick Bota	....	director of photography: second unit
Gary Brostrom	....	rigging grip (as Gary A. Brostrom)
Dwight Campbell	....	gaffer: second unit (as Dwight D. Campbell)
Johnny Carls	....	camera operator: second unit
Robert Castillo Jr.	....	rigging electrician
Eugene D. Clinesmith	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Steve Craft	....	second assistant camera
David Crone	....	Steadicam operator
David Crone	....	camera operator: "b" camera
R. Michael De Chellis	....	rigging gaffer
Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald	....	best boy grip
Peter Freeman	....	electrician
Wayne D. Goldwyn	....	time-lapse photographer (as Wayne Goldwyn)
Edward A. Gutentag	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Edward Gutentag)
Casey Hayward	....	camera intern
Earl Joachim	....	rigging electrician
Duane Katz	....	electrician
Jeff Kunkel	....	dolly grip
Robert Lackey	....	electrician
Joe Luther	....	rigging electrician (as Joseph Luther)
Jim McComas	....	electrician
Anthony Mollicone	....	grip
Chris R. Oliver	....	grip (as Chris Oliver)
Tony Olivieri	....	first assistant Steadicam
Tony Olivieri	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
James Plannette	....	gaffer
Chris Portugal	....	grip
Lionel Portugal	....	key grip: second unit
Jerome L. Posner	....	rigging assistant chief lighting technician (as Jerry Posner)
Michael G. Riba	....	first assistant camera
Jeff Stewart	....	key grip: second unit
R. Michael Stringer	....	key grip: second unit
Jeffery J. Tufano	....	camera operator: second unit
Johnny Walker	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as John M. Walker)
Chuck Weiss	....	video assist operator
Shawn Whelan	....	grip
Eric Wolfson-Sagot	....	lighting technician
Kimberly Wright	....	still photographer
Eric Wycoff	....	best boy electric
James Barrett	....	electrician (uncredited)
Lister Coleman	....	best boy electric: re-shoots (uncredited)
Sean P. Fickert	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Michael McCormack	....	video assist operator (uncredited)
Greg Mitchell	....	video assist operator (uncredited)
Atom Vyvial	....	additional grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Zara Altbach	....	casting assistant
Denise Doyle	....	casting: Dimension
Lee A. Miles	....	extras casting
Wendy O'Brien	....	casting associate
Wendy Washbrook	....	location casting: desert center
Patrice Farner	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Javier Arrieta	....	key costumer
Eden Clark Coblenz	....	costume supervisor
Linda S. Cormany	....	key costumer
David Dietch	....	set costumer
Liz Donovan	....	set costumer
Lisa A. Doyle	....	set costumer
Amy Elise Roberts	....	key costumer
Amanda Blythe Linder	....	cutter/fitter (uncredited)
Jennifer Day Young	....	key costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Andi Armaganian	....	assistant editor
Randy Bricker	....	assistant editor
Ray Bushey III	....	editorial apprentice
Tzarina V. Edillon	....	first assistant editor (as Tzarina V. Edillon Burrell)
Michael Gay	....	assistant editor (as Michael D. Gay)
Courtney Heflin	....	post-production assistant
Clark Henderson	....	post-production executive
Vivian Hengsteler	....	negative cutter
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Jonathan Silver	....	additional editor
Danielle Wright	....	post-production coordinator
Scott Inbody	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Paul Parsons	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Fred Raskin	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Matthew A. Thomas	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Michael K. Bauer	....	assistant temp music editor (as Mike Bauer)
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor (as Tom Carlson)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Richard Downing	....	composer: song "Tribal Flight"
Steve Genewick	....	music recordist
Janice Hayen	....	music preparation
John Lee Hooker	....	composer: song "Boom Boom"
Mark Isham	....	score producer
Stephen Krause	....	music scoring mixer
Ken Kugler	....	conductor
Ken Kugler	....	orchestrator
Jason La Rocca	....	assistant music engineer
Charlie Paakkari	....	music recordist
David Schulhof	....	music supervisor
Randy Spendlove	....	executive in charge of music
Jeff Beal	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Cindy O'Connor	....	music assistant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jose Pedro Adelman	....	driver
Michael Allegro	....	driver
Ray Appel	....	driver (as Raymond L. Appel)
Richard Austin	....	driver
Denny Caira	....	transportation coordinator
Eddie A. Canett	....	driver (as Eddie Canett)
Michael Chonos	....	driver
Dennis Clark	....	driver (as Dennis R. Clark)
Ralph Cooke	....	driver
Darrell Dubovsky	....	driver
Wallace Frick	....	driver
Roger Good	....	driver
Gary Hellerstein	....	driver
David Holden	....	driver
Gary Kincaid	....	driver
Payton J. Kirkpatrick	....	driver
John Morello	....	driver
James Norton	....	driver
Ben Pezzillo	....	driver: cast
Hector Ramirez	....	driver
Theresa M. Roehner	....	driver
Tim Roslan	....	driver (as Timothy E. Roslan)
Anthony Rowdon	....	driver
Danny Rowe	....	driver (as Danny S. Rowe Sr.)
Mike Shannon	....	transportation captain
Steve Sorkin	....	driver
Tad Venger	....	driver
Craig Wescott	....	driver
Mark Wescott	....	driver (as Mark R. Wescott)
Anthony J. Mignano	....	driver (uncredited)
William R. Peck	....	driver (uncredited)
Adam Pinkstaff	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Jason Altman	....	assistant: Cary Granat
Cassandra Barbour	....	script researcher: Entertainment Clearances
Matt Bilski	....	assistant production coordinator
Marilyn Bittner	....	location assistant (as Merylin Bitner)
Danny Bress	....	production assistant
Alison Cannon	....	production accountant
Michele A. Carmel	....	production coordinator
Jim Conrads	....	production associate (as James Conrads)
Joe Culella	....	assistant: Jossamber Stevens
Mike Currie	....	production assistant
Deonne M. Daily	....	office production assistant
Jean Davis	....	location assistant: Arizona
Michael Dorner	....	payroll clerk
Robert Dunn	....	animal trainer (as Bob Dunn)
Bran Ferren	....	consultant: future technology
Rhoda Fine	....	studio teacher (as Rhoda C. Fine)
Peter Friedlander	....	assistant: Gary Sinise
Judy Grano	....	accounting clerk
Josh Greenstein	....	assistant: Bob Weinstein (as Joshua Greenstein)
Andrew Gumpert	....	business and legal affairs: Dimension Films
Ken Haber	....	location manager
Joshua T. Harris	....	production assistant (as Joshua Harris)
Michael A. Helfant	....	business and legal affairs: Dimension films (as Michael Helfant)
Kenneth Hunter	....	location scout (as Ken Hunter)
Pat E. Johnson	....	fight choreographer
Franklin Dennis Jones	....	technical advisor: military (as Frank Jones)
Campbell Katz	....	executive assistant: Marty Katz
Angela Kent	....	accounting clerk
Courtney Kenworthy	....	office production assistant
Marc A. Klutznick	....	production secretary
Jennifer Lobban	....	second assistant accountant
Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax	....	script supervisor (as Elizabeth Ludwick)
Adam Martin	....	production assistant
Mike Matus	....	set medic
Dan McClure	....	production assistant
Tracy Lee McGrath	....	production executive
Peter McKernan	....	helicopter co-pilot
France Myung Metz	....	key assistant location manager
Danny Morris	....	craft service assistant
Story Musgrave	....	consultant: future technology (as Dr. Story Musgrave)
Sarah Oliver	....	set medic
Joshua Ornstein	....	first assistant accountant
Shannon Petska	....	assistant production coordinator
Nick Phillips	....	assistant: Andrew Rona
Willie Radcliff	....	craft service
Wayne F. Richardson	....	helicopter co-pilot
Kristin Ross	....	assistant: Gary Fleder
Kei Rowan-Young	....	assistant location manager
Michael Sammaciccia	....	assistant: Cary Granat
Lee Sbardellati	....	production assistant
Laura Sevier	....	script researcher: Entertainment Clearances
Jonathan Silver	....	creator: special sequences
Michael Soleau	....	assistant location manager
Shana Stern	....	assistant: Gary Fleder (as Shana Leslie Stern)
Jeffrey D. Stevens	....	set medic (as Jeffrey Stevens)
Charles A. Tamburro	....	helicopter pilot
John Tamburro	....	helicopter pilot
Tiffany Tiesiera	....	assistant: Marty Katz
Rick Toulon	....	production legal services
Sue Trenholme	....	assistant: Michael Zoumas
Bruce Vaughn	....	consultant: future technology
Ron Cosmo Vecchiarelli	....	additional production coordinator (as Ron Vecchiarelli)
Marc J. Ventimiglia	....	location assistant (as Marc Venti)
Will Weiske	....	special projects supervisor
Benji White	....	assistant: Gary Fleder
B.J. Witz	....	construction medic
Deborah Wuliger	....	unit publicist
Lynn Wyett	....	construction medic
Patrick S. Young	....	office production assistant
Laurie Arnow-Epstein	....	construction accountant (uncredited)
Paul Giorgi	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Dominique Jaramillo	....	production medic (uncredited)
Brian R. Keathley	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Adam Peiken	....	film intern (uncredited)
Garson Yu	....	title designer (uncredited)

Thanks
Barry Franenberg	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Dimension Films (presents)
• Marty Katz Productions (as A Marty Katz Production)
• Mojo Films (in assocation with)
• P.K. Pictures

Distributors

• Dimension Films (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• AXN (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Buena Vista International Italia
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Dimension Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• GAGA (2002) (Japan) (all media)
• H.O.M. Vision bv, Spakenburg (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (rental)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• Metrodome Distribution
• New Films International
• RCV Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (retail)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• West Video (Russia)

Special Effects

• Black Box Digital (additional visual effects)
• Cinema Production Services (visual effects miniatures)
• Computer Cafe, The (additional visual effects)
• Digital Firepower (additional visual effects matte paintings)
• Donald Pennington Inc. (metro bug)
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
• MastersFX (special prosthetic effects)
• MetroLight Studios
• Netter Digital Entertainment
• OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic (digital opticals)
• Pacific Title Digital (film scanning and recording)
• Threshold Digital Research Labs (additional prologue special effects)
• yU+Co. (title sequence and prologue)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Columbia Pictures Corporation  clip from "Gattaca"
• Entertainment Clearances  script research
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services
• Great Northern Brokerage Services  insurance
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals
• Imagine Entertainment  clip from "Apollo 13"
• Michelson Food Services  catering
• O'Melveny & Myers  production legal services
• One Step Up  foley recorded at
• Phoenix Film Office  special thanks
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  re-recording facilities
• Viv Kim Negative Cutting Service  negative cutting
• yU+Co.  title sequence and prologue

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sci-fi violence, some sensuality and language. (rerating); Rated R for violence and some language. (director's cut)

Runtime:

95 min | USA:102 min (R-rated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:AA | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (certificate #37922) | USA:R (director's cut) | USA:R (original rating 2000) | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

In the opening narration, some shots from _Armageddon (1998)_, Starship Troopers (1997) and other science fiction-/disaster movies are used.

Goofs:

Continuity: The bullet holes in Spencer's ESA jacket move around.

Quotes:

Spencer Olham: I stopped building rockets.
Spencer Olham: There was no need for them.
Spencer Olham: I built weapons instead.

Movie Connections:

References Armageddon (1998/I)

Soundtrack:

Boom Boom

Better Than I Would Have Thought.

Impostor is a Sci-Fi movie mixed with some elements of action & mystery. This was better than I thought it would be. I even put off watching it for awhile because I did not have very high hopes for it, but it turned out pretty decent.

Gary Sinise plays Spencer Olham, a doctor along with his wife, Maya, played by Madeleine Stowe. Spencer wakes up and goes to work the next morning to find that he is a wanted man. It appears that the military and the U.S. Defense department think that he is actually a cyborg with a bomb placed in it's heart, with a mission to kill the Chancellor! Pretty far out stuff. The visuals explaining this were pretty cool, too.

Spencer manages to escape but always has the military hot on his trail. This is where the mystery comes in. The viewer is forced to wonder whether or not Spencer is actually himself, or the cyborg programmed to be Spencer. The movie does an excellent job of placing doubt in the minds of those watching, no matter which way they are leaning. If they think Spencer is really himself, it still makes you wonder. Major Hathaway, played by Vincent D'Onofrio, claims that the cyborg is merely programmed to act human, as if it really wants to live.

The special effects here are pretty good as well. At the beginning, I thought we would have another Starship Troopers (visually) on our hands. Since the story takes place in the year 2079, it would not be a good science fiction without the cool household gadgets and such. We see plenty of that here, especially in the beginning. Parts of the movie reminded me of I, Robot, Demolition Man and at times, even Star Wars. This comes recommended for science fiction fans.