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The Last Mimzy

  • 20072007
  • PGPG
  • 1h 30m
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Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys. Soon the kids, their parents, and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world and find a tas... Read allTwo siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys. Soon the kids, their parents, and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine!Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys. Soon the kids, their parents, and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine!

IMDb RATING
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22K
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  • Director
    • Robert Shaye
  • Writers
    • Bruce Joel Rubin(screenplay)
    • Toby Emmerich(screenplay)
    • James V. Hart(screen story)
  • Stars
    • Joely Richardson
    • Rainn Wilson
    • Timothy Hutton
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  • Director
    • Robert Shaye
  • Writers
    • Bruce Joel Rubin(screenplay)
    • Toby Emmerich(screenplay)
    • James V. Hart(screen story)
  • Stars
    • Joely Richardson
    • Rainn Wilson
    • Timothy Hutton
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    • 139User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 7 nominations

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    Chris O'Neil in The Last Mimzy (2007)
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    Top cast

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    Joely Richardson
    Joely Richardson
    • Jo Wilderas Jo Wilder
    Rainn Wilson
    Rainn Wilson
    • Larry Whiteas Larry White
    Timothy Hutton
    Timothy Hutton
    • David Wilderas David Wilder
    Chris O'Neil
    Chris O'Neil
    • Noah Wilderas Noah Wilder
    Rhiannon Leigh Wryn
    Rhiannon Leigh Wryn
    • Emma Wilderas Emma Wilder
    Kathryn Hahn
    Kathryn Hahn
    • Naomi Schwartzas Naomi Schwartz
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    • Nathanial Broadmanas Nathanial Broadman
    Kirsten Alter
    Kirsten Alter
    • Sheila Broadmanas Sheila Broadman
    • (as Kirsten Williamson)
    Irene Snow
    • Teacher in Meadowas Teacher in Meadow
    Marc Musso
    Marc Musso
    • Harryas Harry
    Nicole Muñoz
    Nicole Muñoz
    • Kid with Bracesas Kid with Braces
    Scott E. Miller
    Scott E. Miller
    • School Guardas School Guard
    • (as Scott Miller)
    Megan McKinnon
    Megan McKinnon
    • Wendyas Wendy
    Randi Lynne
    Randi Lynne
    • Julie the Babysitteras Julie the Babysitter
    Tom Heaton
    Tom Heaton
    • Future Scientistas Future Scientist
    John Burnside
    • Future Scientist's Co-Workeras Future Scientist's Co-Worker
    Sam Polin
    • Armed Cyborgas Armed Cyborg
    • (as Samuel Polin)
    Phillip Brooks
    • Armed Cyborgas Armed Cyborg
    • Director
      • Robert Shaye
    • Writers
      • Bruce Joel Rubin(screenplay)
      • Toby Emmerich(screenplay)
      • James V. Hart(screen story)
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    Storyline

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    The siblings Noah and Emma travel with their mother Jo from Seattle to the family cottage in Whidbey Island to spend a couple of days while their workaholic father David Wilder is working. They find a box of toys from the future in the water and bring it home, and Emma finds a stuffed rabbit called Mimzy, and stones and a weird object, but they hide their findings from their parents. Mimzy talks telepathically to Emma and the siblings develop special abilities, increasing their intelligence to the level of genius. Their father becomes very proud when Noah presents a magnificent design in the fair of science and technology, and his teacher Larry White and his mystic wife Naomi Schwartz become interested in the boy when he draws a mandala. When Noah accidentally assembles the objects and activates a powerful generator creating a blackout in the state, the FBI arrests the family trying to disclose the mystery. But Emma reveals the importance to send Mimzy back to the future. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; reviewed by Daniele Romanoni, Pavia, Italy
    • female protagonist
    • toy
    • soundwave
    • strong female
    • new line cinema
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The future is trying to tell us something.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Family
      • Fantasy
      • Sci-Fi
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for some thematic elements, mild peril and language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The giant cockroaches that cover the surveillance camera lens at 71:47 on the DVD are not Computer Generated. Director Robert Shaye mentions in the commentary that the production employed three "cockroach wranglers" to handle the insects.
    • Goofs
      When the Wilders are going to Whidbey Island from Seattle the ferry is shown leaving downtown Seattle (at 06:30 on the DVD) where the only destinations are west going to Bremerton or Bainbridge Island. To take a ferry to Whidbey Island you need to drive 20 miles north to leave from Mukilteo. There is also a ferry from Port Townsend to Whidbey, but to take it the Wilders would have to take the Bainbridge Island ferry 7 miles, drive north 50 miles to Port Townsend, and take that ferry 5 miles east to Whidbey.
    • Quotes

      Noah Wilder: This stuff could be dangerous.

      Emma Wilder: Maybe we should tell someone.

      Noah Wilder: I showed the green glass thing to mom. She thought it was a paperweight. Maybe other people don't see what we see.

    • Crazy credits
      The title of the film does not appear until the end credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: The Last Mimzy (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Hello (I Love You)
      Performed by Roger Waters

      Written by Roger Waters and Howard Shore

      Produced by Roger Waters, James Guthrie and Howard Shore

      Roger Waters appears courtesy of Columbia Records

      Special vocal appearance by Rhiannon Leigh Wryn

    User reviews139

    Review
    Top review
    We're Doomed
    I have a soft place in my heart for the Alice in Wonderland stories. They're deep. Oh they're not just deep in a Charlie Brown or Norman Rockwell sort of way, where we imput wisdom. They're pretty bottomless: logic, semiotics, geometric cosmology. I've spent a lot of time with them, and been uniformly rewarded.

    Part of the wisdom in them concerns how people get things wrong when they "explain" them. There's something about logic that it runs out of its own sense quickly. So its a special amusement of mine to see how movies use Alice, and the various ways they twist in the wrong directions. It has its own magnetic force that forbids you from avoiding looking like an idiot. That's the joke.

    The word around which this was built "Mimzy," is actually "mimsy." Its in a poem usually considered sonorous nonsense, in fact celebrated precisely for its nonsense. In fact, it was written while Carroll was a child and is a mix of Saxon and French words reflecting his father's obsession with the "pollution" of the homeland's language. This reaches into the Alice stories which came later by faking a photo that has Alice Liddell (for whom the stories were written) holding a stuffed animal identical to the one that features in the story. Presumably, Alice's toy was one of the earlier mimsies which though it made the girl brilliant, failed in its mission to return to the future with some unspecified payload.

    My gosh, let's see. There's some Tibetan mysticism, mixed paranormal phenomenon and ordinary magic involved, yet strangely unmagical tasks are required. Oh, and it needs regular old electricity, lots of it. This prompts the national police to confound things. Michael Clarke Duncan plays the top cop, a sort of daft fellow bordering on affirmative action satire. A new age couple is clearly humorous.

    I can't recall a bigger mess. The only thing not repulsive is the notion that magic is visible, has geometry and does not respect gravity.

    Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.
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    • Aug 31, 2007

    FAQ1

    • Does "Last Mimzy" have anything to do with Carroll's novel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 23, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Остання Мімзі
    • Filming locations
      • Seattle, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Michael Phillips Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,471,047
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,200,000
      • Mar 25, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $27,308,918
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • 2.39 : 1

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