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About this movie

Genres:
Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Language:
English
Running time:
1:45:40
Partner rating:
NO RATING
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Mira Sorvino Susan Tyler
  2. Jeremy Northam Peter Mann
  3. Alexander Goodwin Chuy
  4. Giancarlo Giannini Manny
  5. Charles S. Dutton Leonard
  6. Josh Brolin Josh
  7. Alix Koromzay Remy
  8. F. Murray Abraham Dr. Gates

Directors

  1. Guillermo del Toro

Producers

  1. Ole Bornedal
  2. Bob Weinstein
  3. Harvey Weinstein
  4. B.J. Rack

Writers

  1. Donald A. Wollheim
  2. Matthew Robbins
  3. Guillermo del Toro

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Mimic: The Director's Cut

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While one would imagine that the average New Yorker would be used to dealing with bugs after years of apartment dwelling, a scientific experiment gone wrong results in an insect that even Raid can't handle in this sci-fi/horror thriller. In Manhattan, cockroaches are spreading a deadly disease that is claiming hundreds of the city's children, so entomologist Susan Tyler (Mira Sorvino) uses genetic engineering techniques to create what she and ... While one would imagine that the average New Yorker would be used to dealing with bugs after years of apartment dwelling, a scientific experiment gone wrong results in an insect that even Raid can't handle in this sci-fi/horror thriller. In Manhattan, cockroaches are spreading a deadly disease that is claiming hundreds of the city's children, so entomologist Susan Tyler (Mira Sorvino) uses genetic engineering techniques to create what she and her colleague (and husband) Peter Mann (Jeremy Northam) call the Judas Breed, a large insect that will feed on the disease carrying roaches. Since the Judas bugs have been designed so that they can't breed, the mutated species should die out in a matter of a few years. However, Susan, Peter, and their staff severely underestimated the cockroach's ability to adapt to its conditions. The Judas Breed has indeed found a way to reproduce itself, but more importantly, the insect has grown remarkably large (sometimes reaching six feet in length), has developed a taste for meat, and can mimic the appearance and behavior of other creatures with uncanny accuracy -- including humans. Susan and Peter have learned that huge swarms of the Judas Breed are living beneath the city in the subway system, and with the help of Leonard (Charles S. Dutton), a transit system employee who knows the labyrinth of subway tunnels like the back of his hand, they search out the humanoid insects before they can take over the city. Mimic also features Giancarlo Giannini, Josh Brolin, and F. Murray Abraham.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

61%Tomatometer score: 61% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today A dark, dank and derivative horror ride only an Orkin man could truly love.

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    Mimic (4/9) Movie CLIP - A Bug Problem (1997) HD

    Mimic Movie Clip - watch all clips http://j.mp/zbodCN click to subscribe http://j.mp/sNDUs5 Dr. Tyler (Mira Sorvino) is attacked and flown away by the menac...

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    Mimic (7/9) Movie CLIP - Bug Food (1997) HD

    Mimic Movie Clip - watch all clips http://j.mp/zbodCN click to subscribe http://j.mp/sNDUs5 Little Chuy (Alexander Goodwin) witnesses his grandfather, Manny...

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    Mimic (8/9) Movie CLIP - Leonard's Last Stand (1997) HD

    Mimic Movie Clip - watch all clips http://j.mp/zbodCN click to subscribe http://j.mp/sNDUs5 Mortally wounded, Leonard (Charles S. Dutton) creates a diversio...

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    Mimic (2/9) Movie CLIP - Subway Slaying (1997) HD

    Mimic Movie Clip - watch all clips http://j.mp/zbodCN click to subscribe http://j.mp/sNDUs5 Searching for bug specimens to sell, young Davis (Javon Barnwell...

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    Mimic (1/9) Movie CLIP - Entomology 101 (1997) HD

    Mimic Movie Clip - watch all clips http://j.mp/zbodCN click to subscribe http://j.mp/sNDUs5 Dr. Tyler (Mira Sorvino) explains the structure of insect societ...

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    Mimic (9/9) Movie CLIP - Lighting a Spark (1997) HD

    Mimic Movie Clip - watch all clips http://j.mp/zbodCN click to subscribe http://j.mp/sNDUs5 Having finally discovered the breeding nest for the bugs, Dr. Ma...

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    Mimic (5/9) Movie CLIP - No Escape (1997) HD

    Mimic Movie Clip - watch all clips http://j.mp/zbodCN click to subscribe http://j.mp/sNDUs5 Josh TM & © Miramax Films (2012) Cast: Josh Brolin Director: Gu...

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    Mimic (3/9) Movie CLIP - There's Some Weird Sh*t Here (1997) HD

    Mimic Movie Clip - watch all clips http://j.mp/zbodCN click to subscribe http://j.mp/sNDUs5 Leonard (Charles S. Dutton) goes on a rant after being asked a s...

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    Mimic (6/9) Movie CLIP - These Things Can Imitate Us (1997) HD

    Mimic Movie Clip - watch all clips http://j.mp/zbodCN click to subscribe http://j.mp/sNDUs5 Realizing that the bugs have evolved to mimic people, Dr. Tyler ...

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