Mimic

"For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now."

Aug 22 1997 R 1h 45m
Horror, Sci-Fi

A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.

Plot

A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.

Written by

Donald A. Wollheim, Matthew Robbins, Guillermo del Toro

Directed by

Guillermo del Toro

Cast

Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Alexander Goodwin

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Miramax, Dimension Films

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

3 wins & 8 nominations total

Trailers
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59,334
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
56
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