Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

Director:

John Carpenter

Writers (WGA):

H.F. Saint (book)
Robert Collector (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

28 February 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Women want him for his wit. The C.I.A. wants him for his body. All Nick wants is his molecules back.

Plot:

After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Fugitive | Male Female Relationship | Stock Broker | Accident

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Chevy Chase	...	Nick Halloway
Daryl Hannah	...	Alice Monroe
Sam Neill	...	David Jenkins
Michael McKean	...	George Talbot
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Warren Singleton
Jim Norton	...	Dr. Bernard Wachs
Pat Skipper	...	Morrissey
Paul Perri	...	Gomez
Richard Epcar	...	Tyler
Steven Barr	...	Clellan
Gregory Paul Martin	...	Richard
Patricia Heaton	...	Ellen
Barry Kivel	...	Drunk Businessman
Donald Li	...	Cab Driver
Rosalind Chao	...	Cathy DiTolla

Also Known As:

Aventures d'un homme invisible, Les (France)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:12 (2003) (uncut) | Iceland:L | Germany:6 (f) | UK:PG (1992) (cut) | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Alcor Films

Trivia:

Composer Jack Nitzsche who previously worked with Carpenter on Starman (1984) was the first choice of composer but he was unavailable. Producer Chevy Chase remembered seeing Shirley Walker conducting the orchestra when he was attending the scoring stage to his film Christmas Vacation (1989) so he suggested that they use Walker to score this film.

Goofs:

Nick often casts a shadow.

Quotes:

Dr. Bernard Wachs: Why are you doing this to me? All I know is that he exists.
David Jenkins: And that's already too much.

Movie Connections:

References Harvey (1950)

The first Chevy Chase movie that I ever saw...and it's in Movie Madness's horror section.

If you're walking through Movie Madness's horror section and see a Chevy Chase movie, you may think that it's either a joke, or that you're dreaming. Well, it's serious. "Memoirs of an Invisible Man" was actually the first Chevy Chase movie that I ever saw (and I even saw it in the theaters). Chase plays San Francisco stock analyst Nick Halloway, who becomes see-through after an accident. His only hope is documentary maker Alice Monroe (Daryl Hannah), but CIA agent David Jenkins (Sam Neill) has his eye on Nick (not literally, of course).

Much of the movie has Nick running away from people. Some scenes are just straight comedy, like his dream of undressing. But most of the movie portrays the grim world that Nick is forced to inhabit. Maybe this was an allusion to the malaise that had taken over the country during Bush Sr's presidency. I wouldn't call this John Carpenter's best movie ever, but I did find it interesting, if only to see Chevy Chase in a non-goofy role.