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Mimic

  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
53K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,681
810
Mimic (1997)
Trailer
Play trailer0:26
4 Videos
99+ Photos
HorrorSci-Fi
Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind.Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind.Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
53K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,681
810
  • Director
    • Guillermo del Toro
  • Writers
    • Donald A. Wollheim(based on the short story "Mimic" by)
    • Matthew Robbins(screen story by)
    • Guillermo del Toro(screen story by)
  • Stars
    • Mira Sorvino
    • Jeremy Northam
    • Alexander Goodwin
  • Director
    • Guillermo del Toro
  • Writers
    • Donald A. Wollheim(based on the short story "Mimic" by)
    • Matthew Robbins(screen story by)
    • Guillermo del Toro(screen story by)
  • Stars
    • Mira Sorvino
    • Jeremy Northam
    • Alexander Goodwin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 205User reviews
    • 140Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations

    Videos4

    Mimic
    Trailer 0:26
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    Trailer 1:51
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    Mimic
    Trailer 1:35
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    How 'Pan's Labyrinth' Inspired 'Scary Stories'
    Clip 2:49
    Watch How 'Pan's Labyrinth' Inspired 'Scary Stories'

    Photos155

    Mira Sorvino in Mimic (1997)
    Mira Sorvino in Mimic (1997)
    Josh Brolin in Mimic (1997)
    Mira Sorvino in Mimic (1997)
    Mira Sorvino and Jeremy Northam in Mimic (1997)
    Mira Sorvino in Mimic (1997)
    Mira Sorvino in Mimic (1997)
    Mira Sorvino in Mimic (1997)
    Josh Brolin in Mimic (1997)
    Charles S. Dutton in Mimic (1997)
    Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Charles S. Dutton, and Giancarlo Giannini in Mimic (1997)
    Jeremy Northam, Charles S. Dutton, and Giancarlo Giannini in Mimic (1997)

    Top cast

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    Mira Sorvino
    Mira Sorvino
    • Susan Tyler
    Jeremy Northam
    Jeremy Northam
    • Dr. Peter Mann
    Alexander Goodwin
    Alexander Goodwin
    • Chuy
    Giancarlo Giannini
    Giancarlo Giannini
    • Manny
    Charles S. Dutton
    Charles S. Dutton
    • Leonard
    Josh Brolin
    Josh Brolin
    • Josh
    Alix Koromzay
    Alix Koromzay
    • Remy
    F. Murray Abraham
    F. Murray Abraham
    • Dr. Gates
    James Costa
    • Ricky
    Javon Barnwell
    • Davis
    Norman Reedus
    Norman Reedus
    • Jeremy
    Pak-Kwong Ho
    Pak-Kwong Ho
    • Preacher
    Glenn Bang
    Glenn Bang
    • Yang
    • (as Glen Bang)
    Margaret Ma
    • Chinese Woman
    Warna Fisher
    • Bag Lady
    Alan Argue
    • Skeletal Bum
    Charles Hayter
    • Homeless Man
    Julian Richings
    Julian Richings
    • Workman
    • Director
      • Guillermo del Toro
    • Writers
      • Donald A. Wollheim(based on the short story "Mimic" by)
      • Matthew Robbins(screen story by) (screenplay by)
      • Guillermo del Toro(screen story by) (screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Director Guillermo del Toro disowned the film after constant clashes with Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein. The latter complained that early footage of the film wasn't scary enough, and would frequently visit the set to make unreasonable demands about what should be shot, deviating away from the script. When that did not solve the matter, Weinstein threatened to fire del Toro and replace him with another director. However, del Toro was saved by the intervention of Mira Sorvino, who was a recent Oscar winner for Mighty Aphrodite (1995) (produced by Weinstein's company Miramax). She threatened to quit the film if del Toro's vision wasn't respected, and she received support from her then-boyfriend Quentin Tarantino, who has made several films for Miramax. The Weinsteins finally agreed to let del Toro stay on, but they oversaw the final cut of the film. Since then, del Toro has never worked with the Weinsteins again, but he made his peace with the film after creating a Director's Cut that was closer to his vision.
    • Goofs
      When Susan goes into the abandoned subway office looking for Manny, she calls out "Chuy?" and not "Manny?" Chuy is hiding in the office, but at that point in the film she doesn't know it yet; she has no reason to expect to encounter Chuy and no reason to call his name. In fact, as far as we know, she shouldn't even know his name.
    • Quotes

      Peter Mann: Leonard, have you ever seen anything like this before?

      Leonard: Why you asking me if I've seen some shit like this before? Do I look like I've seen some shit like this before? Hell, no I a'int never seen no shit like this before. Who the fuck would wanna climb up one of these walls and hang one of these? Musta been a big elephant-ass motherfucker.

    • Alternate versions
      Guillermo del Toro released a director's cut in 2011. It runs at 112 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Blood Pact: Making of Blade II (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Give Me Central 209
      By Robert Ellen

      Used with permission by Molique Music

      c/o Warner Chappell Music Canada

    User reviews205

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    A Guillermo Del Toro Monster Movie
    The first time I saw this movie was in 2001 on VHS and the younger me saw a really good monster movie that made me fear Cockroaches and other such insects after seeing them evolve in this movie to a bigger and more disgusting insectoid.

    I recently rewatched this movie in 2019 after someone told me it's actually a Guillermo Del Toro movie and as a big fan of his movies I wanted to see what I had missed all those years ago and honestly I have a bigger appreciation for this movie as an adult and movie buff what I thought was a simple monster movie was actually a lot more interesting and thought out than I realised with great cinematography suspence and a dark and gritty look to the movie that after watching the characters move around in disgusting wet and moldy subway tunnels makes you wanna take a shower afterwards.

    The movie follows Dr Susan Taylor (Mira Sorvino) a scientist and insect specialist and her husband Dr Peter Mann (Jeremy Northam) who is a specialist on diseases for the CDC who after an outbreak of a deadly disease that is carried by Cockroaches that is deadly to children they work together to create a new breed of Cockroache that when released into the insect population kills all other Cockroaches then dies unable to breed or survive longer than designed to three years pass and all signs of the disease have vanished but now people have been dissappearing in the subways of the city and Susan comes across a new breed of Cockroache with the same genetic markers as the ones she created only these are much bigger smarter and have evolved to mimic there predators humans now she and her husband take to the subway tunnels to find out how the Cockroaches survived and undo the mess they created.

    I highly recommend this movie to any horror movie fan and fans of monster movies Del Toro brings his unique style of writing and directing to this movie and even though this is considered a B movie and Del Toros early work its still worth your time and gives the effort of an A movie.

    I recommend getting the 2017 Directors Cut release of the movie either on Blu Ray or DVD it is much better than the theatrical release and has added scenes and is remastered for better quality also the special features and interviews with Del Toro are interesting and in them he is quoted as saying "This version of the movie is what I wanted to create from the start"
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    FAQ6

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    • Is 'Mimic' based on a book?
    • Is Strickler's disease real?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Judus
    • Filming locations
      • Lower Bay Station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada(subway station)
    • Production companies
      • Dimension Films
      • Baltimore Pictures
      • Miramax
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,480,490
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,818,208
      • Aug 24, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,480,803
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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