Mimic: Sentinel (Video 2003)

A man enclosed in a plastic bubble, his sister, and their best friend must defend an apartment complex from the mutant Judas Breed insects.

Director:

J.T. Petty

Writers:

Donald A. Wollheim (short story "Mimic"), J.T. Petty

Stars:

Lance Henriksen, Karl Geary, Alexis Dziena

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lance Henriksen	...	Garbageman
Karl Geary	...	Marvin Montrose
Alexis Dziena	...	Rosy Montrose
Keith Robinson	...	Desmond
Tudorel Filimon	...	Birdman (as Filimon Tudorel)
Rebecca Mader	...	Carmen
Maria Oprescu	...	Ma Bell
Mircea Constantinescu	...	Mr. Pasture
Mircea Anca Jr.	...	Noah Pasture
Amanda Plummer	...	Simone Montrose
John Kapelos	...	Det. Gary Dumars
Ion Haiduc	...	Moustache
Nicolae Constantin Tanase	...	Thug #1 (as Nicolae Constantin)
Luana Stoica	...	Female Victim #1
Marius Silviu Florentin	...	Thug #2

Storyline

In a decaying neighborhood, asthmatic and allergic amateur photographer Marvin Montrose spends his days and nights confined in his room, snooping on his neighbors in the next building with his camera. When a boy disappears in the spot and then the local drug dealer Desmond, Marvin suspects a mysterious garbage man and his sister Rosy and her friend Carmen investigate. Meanwhile, Marvin witnesses the death of Detective Gary Dumars and a stranger on the street by two mutant Judas Breed insects and discloses that their prime suspect is the CDC Agent Kirchner.

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Plot Keywords:

apartment | insect | camera | death | refrigerator | 

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Taglines:

The all-new suspense-filled thriller!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mimic 3

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Neo Art & Logic

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Martial-arts actor Gary Daniels was up for the role of Detective Gary Dumars which was ultimately played by John Kapelos.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Rosy: Marvin, you've gotta come see this shit.
Marvin: Did you get my pictures?
Rosy: Yeah. Um, but you've got to come outside. Me and Des found something.
Marvin: What is it?
Rosy: You'll see.

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Crazy Credits

A cockroach runs across the top of the green Dimension logo at the beginning of the film.

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Connections

Follows Mimic 2 (2001)

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Soundtracks

"You Can't Tell the Difference After Dark"
Written by Maceo Pinkard
Performed by Alberta Hunter

User Reviews

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It does start off slow but well acted, directed, written by newcomer J.T. Petty. However the last climactic scenes shows how well placed shots, edits, lighting and sound can do for a low budget monster flick. The CG and puppetry were well balanced, hiding weaknesses, using their strengths. Very good payoff for graphic violent mayhem. Could have been a bit more action for my common denominator needs but I did cringe a few times, feeling somewhat mortal.

Some minor critiques. The exterior lighting with high contrast and great shadows was superb but the lighting for interiors was too even and felt like a TV studio set. Of course the whole thing felt filmed in a studio but the exterior had more contrast, style where as interiors seemed to just do the 'play it safe' sort of BBC lighting.

Good job to actors, great sound, nicely done set painters though a bit more obvious then subtle. Interesting music score.