Impostor (2001)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Gary Fleder

Writers (WGA):

Philip K. Dick (short story "The Impostor")
Scott Rosenberg (adaptation)

Release Date:

4 January 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller | Action | Drama

Tagline:

In the Future, not everyone is who they seem to be.

Plot:

An engineer creates the ultimate weapon in a battle against aliens, only to be suspected as an alien himself...

Plot Keywords:

Android | Slit Throat | Fugitive | Shot In The Chest | Interrogation

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Gary Sinise	...	Spencer Olham
Madeleine Stowe	...	Maya Olham
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Hathaway
Tony Shalhoub	...	Nelson Gittes
Tim Guinee	...	Dr. Carone
Mekhi Phifer	...	Cale
Gary Dourdan	...	Captain Burke
Lindsay Crouse	...	Chancellor
Elizabeth Peña	...	Midwife (as Elizabeth Pena)
Jason Beck	...	Gang Boy #2
Judy Jean Berns	...	Disgruntled Woman
Veena Bidasha	...	Frowning Nurse
Ellen Bradley	...	Nursing Mother
Shane Brolly	...	Lt. Burrows
Golden Brooks	...	Cale's Sister

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sci-fi violence, some sensuality and language. (rerating); Rated R for violence and some language. (director's cut)

Runtime:

95 min | USA:102 min (R-rated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:AA | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (certificate #37922) | USA:R (director's cut) | USA:R (original rating 2000) | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

First movie to include actors from all three of the CSIs 1. Gary Sinise - Detective Mac Taylor from CSI New York 2. Gary Dourdan - Warrick Brown from CSI 3. Adam Rodriguez - Eric Delko from CSI Miami

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Captain Burke is explaining to Major Hathaway why they can't get a scan on the building, his lips don't match his words.

Quotes:

[Talking about Spencer at the end of the movie]
Cale's sister: You knew him?
Cale: I'd like to think so.

Movie Connections:

References Armageddon (1998/I)

Soundtrack:

Boom Boom

very,solid,well done sci/fi entry(one of the best i have seen so far)

this is a terrific,well acted movie.it has plenty of action,a very good storyline and is also realistic.it asks many questions and leaves the viewer to answer most of them.i was drawn into this movie right from the beginning until the very end.there are some great,and unexpected (for me,anyway)plot twists.the ending i thought was brilliant.i felt the writers really captured the look and feel of a futuristic earth at war with the enemy.i also liked the fact that you never really know who the enemy is,until the very end.even then,i wasn't sure.if you are looking to be entertained,you should give this movie a try.if you like compelling and thought provoking action and drama,you should also give this movie a try.this movie has some intelligence behind it,which many movies today are sorely lacking.this is one of the best movies of the Sci/Fi genre i have seen to date. i wouldn't call it a masterpiece,but it is a very solid,well done film.My vote for "Imposter" is 9/10