A State Department employee finds an egg-shaped device with a green fluid inside that makes the person who drinks it invisible. He finds himself being chased by foreign agents who want the substance.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Steve Guttenberg | ... | Sam Cooper | |
| Jeffrey Tambor | ... | Boris Potemkin | |
| Art Hindle | ... | Ted Durand | |
| Morgan Most | ... | Amanda / Ten Duyck (as Morgan Hart) | |
| Lisa Langlois | ... | Cindy Worth | |
| William Forsythe | ... | Pug Face Crusher (as Bill Forsythe) | |
| Bruce Malmuth | ... | Fireplug Crusher | |
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Ivan Naranjo | ... | Chief Crusher |
| Clement von Franckenstein | ... | Grey Crusher (as Clement St. George) | |
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Vincent Baggetta | ... | Riley |
| Charlie Brill | ... | Rastafani | |
| Michael Ensign | ... | Assistant Secretary | |
| Richard Paul | ... | Pudgy Aide | |
| Joseph Ruskin | ... | Hassan Khaffiri | |
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John C. Becher | ... | Cherub |
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A State Department employee finds an egg-shaped device with a green fluid inside that makes the person who drinks it invisible. He finds himself being chased by foreign agents who want the substance.
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The funniest thing you've never seen! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 August 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Czlowiek którego tam nie bylo See more »Filming Locations:
Washington, District of Columbia, USAEdit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$1,379,502, 14 August 1983Gross USA:
$2,443,487Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,443,487Company Credits
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StereoColor:
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2.35 : 1
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In 2001, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen made an unrelated film with the same title, The Man Who Wasn't There (2001). See more »Goofs
There are several scenes where wires can easily be spotted holding up or moving props. As an example, when the invisible Sam is having a drink, you can see the wires holding the glass. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Let me confess. I found this video used and bought it because Guttenberg looked so sexy in his underwear on the jacket. But inside was another story. Besides the fact that the movie was basically a parody of "invisible-man" genre special effects (highly visible strings and other such paraphernalia), the script wasted no chance -- in fact it went out of its way -- in insulting all non-WASP races and real-or-imagined homosexuals. Every insult aimed at a person in the script was either homophobic or racist or both. It starts to grate on your nerves, along with the shaky sound, candid- camera style photography and melodramatic story. However, the end is somewhat of a surprise. But by the time you get there, you hardly care less. Too bad, it could been a reasonably good movie.