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Mimic (1997)
Country
of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1997
Running Times: 101 mins (South Africa -
theatrical) 101 mins 2 sec (UK - video ) 105
mins (Argentina; USA - theatrical) 105
mins 48 sec (UK - theatrical) 106
mins (Australia - theatrical)
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby Digital SDDS
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Dimension Films / Miramax Films
Executive Producer: Michael Phillips
Co-Executive Producers: Stuart Cornfeld, Harvey Weinstein
Producers: Ole Bornedal, B.J. Rack, Bob Weinstein
Co-Producers: Cary Granat, Richard Potter, Andrew Rona,
Scott Shiffman, Michael Zoumas
Associate Producer: Clark Henderson
Production Manager: Dennis Chapman
Production Co-Ordinator: Robin Sarafinchan, Ron Schmidt
SCRIPT
Script: Matthew Robbins, Guillermo del Toro, John Sayles (uncredited),
Steven Soderbergh (uncredited)
Screen Story: Matthew Robbins, Guillermo del Toro
Short Story: Donald A. Wollheim
DIRECTION
Director: Guillermo del Toro
2nd Unit Directors: Jeff J.J. Authors, Rick Bota, Robert
Rodriguez
Assistant Director: Walter Gasparovic
Trainee Assistant Director: Kirsteen McLean
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Dan Laustsen
Camera Operator: Gilles Corbeil
Gaffer: Bryan Forde
Rigging Gaffer: Robert McRae
2nd Unit Best Boy: Malcolm Nefsky
2nd Unit Dolly Grip: Tracy Shaw
Colour Timer: Bob McMillian
Colour: DeLuxe
Cameras: Panavision Cameras and Lenses
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Patrick Lussier
Editor (Opening Title Sequence): Fred Fouquet
MUSIC
Music: Marco Beltrami
Songs: Robert Ellen (Give Me Central 209); Jim Latham
(Wake Up This Morning); Alec Gould (By the Stream)
Songs Performed By: Doug MacLeod (Wake Up This Morning)
Orchestrators: Pete Anthony, William Boston
SOUND
Sound Designer: Steve Boeddeker
Sound: Glen Gauthier
Supervising Sound Editor: Phil Benson
Sound Mix Technicians: Jurgen Scharpf, Kent Sparling
Re-Recording: Fred Clemons, Ronald G. Roumas
Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Minkler
Digital Sound Transfers: Jonathan Greber, Dee Selby
MAKE UP AND
COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Marie-Sylvie Deveau
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Hybride Technologies; The Character Shop
Bug Creatures Designers: Rob Bottin, Tyruben Ellington
Bug Creatures Created By: Rich Lazzarini, The Creature
Shop
Special Effects Co-Ordinator: Al Broussard
Special Effects: Thomas Rasada, Kenneth VanOrder
2nd Unit Special Effects Director: Rick Bota
Steadicam Operator: Gilles Corbeil
Effects Key: Jason Board
2nd Unit Effects Key: Tony Kenny
Special Effects Technician: Pamela Cveticanin
Special Effects 1st Assistant: Arthur Langevin
2nd Unit Pyrotechnic Effects Supervisor: Vincent
Montefusco
Conceptual Artist: Robert J. Lewis
Key Model Maker: Dave Axford
Puppeteer: Dana Klaren
VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Gajdecki Visual Effects
CG Mimics: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Special Visual Effects Supervisor: Brian Jennings
Visual Effects Co-Ordinator: Mark Savela
Visual Effects Supervisor (End Sequence): Jon Campfens
Animation Directors: John Mariella, Bob Munroe
Inferno Compositor: Sébastien Moreau
Matte Artist: Jesse Silver
Effects Unit Director of Photography: Tom Turnbull
Rear Projectionist: Ray McMillan
DIGITAL EFFECTS
Digital Effects Supervisor: Craig Seitz
Digital Compositor: Gudrun Heinze
Cine-Byte
Imaging Inc
Digital Film Recording: Dennis Berardi
C.O.R.E. Digital
Pictures
Production Co-Ordinator: Sara Fillmore
Senior Animators: Bret Culp, Colin Cunningham
Digital Paint Artist: Tracey Vaz
Optical
Illusions
Visual Effects Supervisor: Jeff Matakovich
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Carol Spier
Art Director: Tamara Deverell
Set Decorator: Elinor Rose Galbraith
Assistant Set Decorator: Danielle Fleury
Property Master: Christopher Geggie
Property Master (New York): Steven Kreuch
Prop Buyer: Carlos Caneca
Illustrator: Guy Dyas
Storyboard Artists: Robert J. Lewis, Gary Thomas
(uncredited)
Title Designers: Imaginary Forces, Kyle Cooper, Dana Yee,
Karin Fong
MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Dug Rotstein
Production Accountant: David Crockett
Production Office Co-Ordinator: Kimberly Bradley
Assistant Production Office Co-Ordinator: Beth Gilinsky
Assistant to Director: Kimberlee Morley
Machine Room Operator: Fred Clemons
Transportation Co-Ordinator: Dave Staples
Additional Shooting Transportation Co-Ordinator (Los
Angeles): Antonio Molina
Driver Captain: Mitchel Stewart
Fire Protection and Safety: Alan Sutton; 1st Unit Fire
and Safety Inc
LOCATIONS
Locations: Bay subway station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
Los Angeles, California, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Location Manager: David Flaherty
Assistant Location Manager: Brad Alexander
STUNTS
Stunts: Keith Campbell, John Escobar (uncredited), Cris
Thomas-Palomino
CASTING
Casting: Kerry Barden, Billy Hopkins, Suzanne Smith
CAST
Mira Sorvino (Susan Tyler)
Jeremy Northam (Peter Mann)
Alexander Goodwin (Chuy)
Giancarlo Giannini (Manny)
Charles S. Dutton (Leonard)
Josh Brolin (Josh)
Alix Koromzay (Remy)
F. Murray Abraham (Dr Gates)
James Costa (Ricky)
Javon Barnwell (Davis)
Norman Reedus (Jeremy)
Pak-Kwong Ho (preacher)
Glen Bang (Yang)
Margaret Ma (Chinese woman)
Warna Fisher (bag lady)
Alan Argue (skeletal bum)
Charles Hayter (homeless man)
Julian Richings (workman)
James Kidnie (subway repairman)
Eve English (homeless woman)
Bill Lasovich (Long John)
Doug Jones ('Long John' no. 2)
Roger Clown ('Long John' no. 3)
Rocco Salata (SWAT team leader - uncredited)
PLOT SUMMARY
Children in Manhattan
are dying from a virulent disease carried carried by
cockroaches. In an attempt to eradicate the disease,
entomologist Susan Tyler genetically engineers a strain
of mutant insect that secretes a fluid deadly to
cockroaches. The bugs are released and the plan seems to
work spectacularly. The new bugs were meant to die off
after a single generation, but they survive and evolve.
Three years later, Tyler finds that her bugs are alive
and well and have evolved into a predatory monster that
can mimic the shape and behaviour of humans.
AVAILABILITY
Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Lider Films
Belgium
Theatrical Distributor: RCV Film Distribution
Finland
Theatrical Distributor: Scanbox Finland
Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Kinowelt Filmverleih
Video Distributor: VCL Communications GmbH
MAWA Film und Medien (54498)
Luxembourg
Theatrical Distributor: RCV Film Distribution
Netherlands
Theatrical Distributor: RCV Film Distribution
Portugal
Theatrical Distributor: Filmes Castello Lopes
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Lauren Film
UK
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International
Video Distributor: Buena Vista; Cinema Club (CC8063)
Television Distributor: Front Row TV
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Dimension Films / Miramax Films
Laserdisc Distributor: Pioneer (PLFEB 37571); Miramax
(14343 AS); Miramax (13137 AS)
DVD Distributor: Dimension Home Video (14251)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Argentina
Rating: 16
Australia
Rating: M
Belgium
Rating: KNT
Brazil
Rating: 12
Chile
Rating: 18
Finland
Rating: K-16
Germany
Rating: 16
Netherlands
Rating: 16
Norway
Rating: 15
Portugal
Rating: M/16
South Africa
Rating: 16
Spain
Rating: 13
Sweden
Rating: 15
UK
Rating: 15
USA
Rating: R (for terror / violence and language)
AWARDS
1997
Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges, Spain
Best Film (Guillermo del Toro) - nominated
1998
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA
(Saturn Awards)
Best Make-Up (Rick Lazzarini, Gordon J. Smith) - winner
International
Monitor Awards
Opens, Closes & Titles - Best Achievement (Chip
Houghton, Bebra Kaufman) - winner
Opens, Closes & Titles - Editor (Fred Fouquet) -
winner
TIMELINE
1997
August
22: USA - theatrical release
September
2: Italy - shown at the Venice Film Festival
6: France - shown at the Deauville Film Festival
24: France - theatrical release
October
9: Spain - theatrical release
10: Mexico - theatrical release
November
6: Singapore - theatrical release
20: Hong Kong - theatrical release
27: Australia - theatrical release
December
12: Brazil - theatrical release
1998
February
21: Portugal - shown at the Fantasporto Film Festival
26: Germany - theatrical release
March
9: UK - rated 15 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)
24: Netherlands - video release
April
15: USA - laserdisc release (Miramax (14343 AS); Miramax
(13137 AS))
21: USA - DVD release (Dimension Home Video (14251))
May
1: Sweden - theatrical release
June
12: Portugal - theatrical release
19: Denmark, Switzerland (in German speaking region) -
theatrical release
26: Finland - theatrical release
26: UK - theatrical release
July
3: Norway - theatrical release
16: Argentina - theatrical release
17: Iceland - theatrical release
23: Slovenia - theatrical release
November
6: UK - rated 15 by the BBFC (for video release - closed
caption version)
December
Day Unknown: USA - laserdisc release (Pioneer (PLFEB
37571))
1999
January
30: South Korea - theatrical release
February
5: Thailand - theatrical release
May
20: UK - rated 15 by the BBFC (for video on demand
release)
July
29: Hungary - theatrical release
October
15: UK - version rated 15 by the BBFC (for video release)
2000
October
2: UK - video release (Cinema Club (CC8063))
2002
January
13: USA - television broadcast (on Sci-Fi)
POSTER TAGS
For thousands of years, man has been
evolution's greatest creation... until now.
This summer, brace yourself for the
ultimate battle between man and nature.
A Bold Experiment. A Deadly Mistake! (DVD
cover)
We protect ourselves by destroying our
enemies but evolution has a way of keeping things alive.
Evolution has a way of keeping things
alive.
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Judus - working title
LINKS
SEQUEL
Mimic 2: Hardshell (2001)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Cinefantastique June 1997 p.4 (USA)
note
Correio da Manhã 12 June
1998
review (by Vitoriano Rosa)
Dagens Nyheter 30 April
1998
review (Blott och bart efterapningar by Helena Lindblad)
Diário de Notícias, DNmais 7
November 1998
review (by João Antunes)
Empire July 1998 p.37
review (by Ian Nathan)
Film Review July 1998
p.19
review (by Ian Calcutt)
Imágenes November 1997
p.122
review (by Ángel Sala)
Première (France)
October 1997 p.42
review (by Éric Libiot)
Studio October 1997 p.25
review (by Thierry Valletoux)
Svenska Dagbladet 30
April 1998
review (Klet och kladd by Jeanette Gentele)
Total Film July 1998 p.90
review (by Simon Crook)
Video Watchdog 46
pp.12-13
review KEYWORDS
scientist; cockroaches; insects; dissection; epidemics; diseases; mutations;
genetic engineering; giant insects; subways; viruses; children; shape-shifters;
short story into film
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