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Mimic (1997)

R08/22/1997Horror, Science Fiction1h 45m
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For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Mira Sorvino

    Susan Tyler

  2. Cast 1

    Jeremy Northam

    Peter Mann

  3. Cast 1

    Alexander Goodwin

    Chuy

  4. Cast 1

    Giancarlo Giannini

    Manny

  5. Cast 1

    Charles S. Dutton

    Leonard

  6. Cast 1

    Josh Brolin

    Josh

  7. Cast 1

    Alix Koromzay

    Remy

  8. Cast 1

    F. Murray Abraham

    Dr. Gates

  9. Cast 1

    James Costa

    Ricky

This is quite an entertaining little sci-fi thriller about a worm that turned! "Tyler" (Mira Sorvino) is a distinguished scientist who created a bug that could kill cockroaches that were carriers for a deadly disease. Thing is, though, these super-bugs have started to get a bit out of control, and it isn't long before they decide that it's time to turn the tables on their creators - despite some supposedly limiting genetic engineering developed to inhibit precisely that! People are quite literally dropping like flies, so she and "Peter" (Jeremy Northam) have to come up with a solution before m...