Mimic (1997)
58%RT Audience Score: 37%
Awards & Nominations: 3 wins & 8 nominations
Mimic finds director Guillermo del Toro struggling to inject his unique sensibilities into a studio picture – and delivering just enough genre thrills to recommend
Mimic is a movie that will make you want to call your exterminator ASAP. It’s a creepy, crawly ride that will have you squirming in your seat. But don’t worry, you won’t be alone – even the characters in the movie are freaking out about the giant killer cockroaches. The settings are perfectly atmospheric, with flickering tunnels and murky flashlight beams adding to the eerie unease. And while it may be derivative of those classic sci-fi horror Big Bug films from the fifties, it still manages to entertain with artistic moments. Just make sure you have some bug spray handy before hitting play.
Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros., Malpaso Productions,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Lower Bay Station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for terror/violence and language
Year of Release
1997
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital SDDS
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English, Italian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 22, 1997 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2002
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
starring Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, Giancarlo Giannini, Charles S Dutton, Alexander Goodwin, directed by Guillermo del Toro, written by Donald A Wollheim, Matthew Robbins, Guillermo del Toro, produced by Ole Bornedal, B.J Rack, Bob Weinstein, horror, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Carol Buckland, Owen Gleiberman, Susan Wloszczyna, Susan Stark, Marc Savlov, Mick LaSalle, David Nusair, MPAA rating R, cockroach-spread plague, evolutionary biologist, Judas bugs, diseased roaches, infiltrate, mimic, humans, terror, language, violence, Dolby SR, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Worldwide gross: $25,480,803
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $47,498,277
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,356
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 5,179,747
US/Canada gross: $25,480,490
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $47,497,694
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,098
US/Canada opening weekend: $7,818,208
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $14,573,772
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 806
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $30,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $55,922,426
Production budget ranking: 719
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $30,114,226
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$38,538,375
ROI to date (est.): -45%
ROI ranking: 1,652
Jeremy Northam – Peter Mann
Josh Brolin – Josh
Giancarlo Giannini – Manny
Charles S. Dutton – Officer Leonard Norton
Alexander Goodwin – Chuy
Director(s)
Guillermo del Toro
Writer(s)
Donald A. Wollheim, Matthew Robbins, Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins, Guillermo del Toro
Producer(s)
Ole Bornedal, B.J. Rack, Bob Weinstein
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
3 wins & 8 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (42) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (27) | Rotten (15)
Mimic will have entomophobes in the audience yearning to bug out, and scare-seekers squirming in their seats.
January 5, 2018
Carol Buckland
CNN.com
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B+
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
A dark, dank and derivative horror ride only an Orkin man could truly love.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4
Susan Wloszczyna
USA Today
TOP CRITIC
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 1/4
Susan Stark
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3.5/5
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
…a picture revolving around human-sized killer cockroaches should be less of a slog and much more fun than this.
October 19, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
The atmospheric settings are the most spectacular elements, perfectly utilizing flickering tunnels, moist walkways, noisy air vents, and murky flashlight beams.
September 14, 2020 | Rating: 6/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
It seems Del Toro was given free rein to rework the film AND share candidly about the process that forced him to compromise so much in his original theatrical version.
April 1, 2020
Ed Travis
Hollywood Jesus
A dark story that entertains with artistic moments until it fizzles as it becomes derivative of those standard sci-fi horror Big Bug films from the fifties.
April 26, 2017 | Rating: C+
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
It comes off smarter and creepier than I recall the original, less about scares than a sustained atmosphere of eerie unease and skittery threats.
May 19, 2012
Sean Axmaker
Seanax.com
Viewers will be forgiven for wanting to rush next door and douse their neighbor with RAID.
May 8, 2012 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing…
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.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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