Hollow Man (2000)

When the leader of a team of scientists volunteers to be the test subject for their experiment in human invisibility, he slowly unravels and turns against them, with horrific consequences.

Director:

Paul Verhoeven

Writers:

Gary Scott Thompson (story), Andrew W. Marlowe (story)

Stars:

Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elisabeth Shue	...	Linda McKay
Kevin Bacon	...	Sebastian Caine
Josh Brolin	...	Matthew Kensington
Kim Dickens	...	Sarah Kennedy
Greg Grunberg	...	Carter Abbey
Joey Slotnick	...	Frank Chase
Mary Randle	...	Janice Walton
William Devane	...	Dr. Kramer
Rhona Mitra	...	Sebastian's Neighbor
Pablo Espinosa	...	Warehouse Guard
Margot Rose	...	Mrs. Kramer
Jimmie F. Skaggs	...	Wino
Jeffrey Scaperrotta	...	Boy in Car (as Jeffrey George Scaperotta)
Sarah Bowles	...	Girl in Car
Kelli Scott	...	Mom

Storyline

Having discovered they could turn animals invisible, a group of scientists test the subject on a human. Head of research, Dr. Sebastian Caine decides to use himself as the subject. After the experiment can't be reversed, it takes a toll on Caine's personality, causing him to hunt down and kill his colleagues

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Plot Keywords:

breasts | rape | nudity | good versus evil | experiment | 

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Taglines:

What would you do if you were invisible? How far would you go?

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality/nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Following the multi-layered and controversial Starship Troopers (1997), director Paul Verhoeven wanted to tone down the levels of sex and violence in his next film, aiming to make a more "conventionally commercial blockbuster".

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Goofs

Numerous problems inherent to the "invisible man" premise are completely ignored. Some examples: Since light passes through the retina Sebastian would be blind. The soles of his feet would be visible from the dirt picked up by walking barefoot. The food he eats becomes immediately invisible.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Sebastian: [another failed molecule design] Damn it!

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Alternate Versions

The Director's Cut is ~7min longer than the Theatrical release, mostly incorporated deleted scenes previously available as home video bonus extras. The Director's Cut is Unrated.

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Connections

Referenced in American Dad!: Four Little Words (2007)

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Soundtracks

Jaguar
Performed by Boss Hog

User Reviews

Goes from being a decent look at an interesting theme to a predictable B-grade slasher

This could, and should, have been an interesting look on the idea of invisibility. Unfortunately, somewhere along the line, they ran out of ideas and decided to just kill everyone off and have it end in huge explosions, demonstrating a total lack of creativity. Too bad. It could have been great, were it not for the total lack of good acting, the one-dimensional characters, the corny lines and the general lack of anything worthwhile in the movie at all, other than good special effects. I feel bad for Paul Verhoeven; he used to make great movies; RoboCop, Basic Instinct & Starship Troopers were all way better than this mainstream garbage. The only good thing about this movie is the special effects, and, believe me, they are good. They are just not good enough to distract the viewer from all the negative points about the movie. It's really too bad that they couldn't make a better movie about invisibility; we've never had a truly good movie dealing with the rush of power it would be to be invisible. This movie tries, but it just falls short. All those great special effects, and no good movie to back them up. I'd only recommend this to special effect nerds, people who'll watch a movie regardless of quality just to see good special effects. I can't imagine anyone else actually enjoying this movie. I gave it a 6/10, but only because of the special effects.

Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hollow Man

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$95,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$26,414,386, 6 August 2000

Gross USA:

$73,209,340

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$190,213,455

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 119 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

SDDS (8 channels) Dolby DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1