Mimic

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-08-22

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (34304 Reviews)

Director:

Guillermo del Toro

Genres:

Horror Sci-Fi

Cast:

Mira Sorvino Jeremy Northam Alexander Goodwin Giancarlo Giannini

Writer:

Donald A. Wollheim (short story "Mimic")

Matthew Robbins (screen story)

Guillermo del Toro (screen story)

Matthew Robbins (screenplay)

Guillermo del Toro (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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.

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