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| Tom Cruise | ... | Ethan Hunt | |
| Paula Patton | ... | Jane Carter | |
| Simon Pegg | ... | Benji Dunn | |
| Jeremy Renner | ... | William Brandt | |
| Michael Nyqvist | ... | Kurt Hendricks | |
| Vladimir Mashkov | ... | Anatoly Sidorov | |
| Samuli Edelmann | ... | Wistrom | |
| Ivan Shvedoff | ... | Leonid Lisenker | |
| Anil Kapoor | ... | Brij Nath | |
| Léa Seydoux | ... | Sabine Moreau | |
| Josh Holloway | ... | Trevor Hanaway | |
| Pavel Kríz | ... | Marek Stefanski | |
| Miraj Grbic | ... | Bogdan | |
| Ilia Volok | ... | The Fog | |
| Goran Navojec | ... | Burly Russian Prisoner | |
| Pavel Bezdek | ... | Prison Guard | |
| Ladislav Beran | ... | Control Room Guard | |
| Jan Pavel Filipensky | ... | Control Room Guard (as Jan Filipensky) | |
| Jiri Kraus | ... | Control Room Guard (as Jirí Kraus) | |
| Ales Putik | ... | Control Room Guard | |
| Tomás Valík | ... | Control Room Guard (as Tomas Valik) | |
| Pavel Cajzl | ... | Prisoner | |
| Randy Hall | ... | Prisoner | |
| Vitaly Kravchenko | ... | Scraggy Tooth (as Vitaliy Kravchenko) | |
| Andrej Bestcastnyj | ... | Kremlin Senate Building Desk Guard (as Andrey Bestchastney) | |
| Mike Dopud | ... | Kremlin Subcellar Hallway Guard (as Michael Dopud) | |
| Martin Hub | ... | Kremlin Gate Security Guard | |
| Ivo Novák | ... | Russian Agent | |
| Anastasiya Novikova | ... | Russian Hospital Nurse | |
| Marek Dobes | ... | Russian News Anchor | |
| Claudia Vaseková | ... | Russian News Anchor | |
| Brian Caspe | ... | British News Anchor | |
| Petra Lustigova | ... | Anna Lisenker | |
| Daniel Clarke | ... | Alex Lisenker | |
| April Stewart | ... | Swedish Translator | |
| Gina Hirsch | ... | IMF Operator | |
| Ghaleb El Saadi | ... | Dock Worker (as Ghalib Al Saady) | |
| Andreas Wisniewski | ... | The Fog's Contact | |
| Mustafa Al Yassri | ... | Doctor Setting Sidorov's Nose | |
| Michael Rys | ... | Russian Sub Captain | |
| Dmitry Chepovetsky | ... | Russian Sub Ensign | |
| Dawn Chubai | ... | San Francisco News Anchor | |
| Nicola Anderson | ... | Julia's Friend | |
| Keith Dallas | ... | Julia's Friend (as Keith Blackman Dallas) | |
| Tammy Hui | ... | Julia's Friend | |
| David Stuart | ... | Julia's Friend | |
| Sabrina Morris | ... | Julia's Friend | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Michelle Monaghan | ... | Julia Meade (uncredited) | |
| Ali Olomi | ... | Sheikh (uncredited) | |
| Ving Rhames | ... | Luther Stickell (uncredited) | |
| Tom Wilkinson | ... | IMF Secretary (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Brad Bird | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Josh Appelbaum | (written by) & | |
| André Nemec | (written by) | |
| Bruce Geller | (television series "Mission: Impossible") | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michael Giacchino | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Robert Elswit | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Paul Hirsch | |||
Casting by | |||
| April Webster | |||
| Alyssa Weisberg | |||
Production Design by | |||
| James D. Bissell | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Michael Diner | |||
| Helen Jarvis | (supervising art director) | ||
| Christa Munro | (supervising art director) | ||
| Michael Turner | |||
| Martin Vackar | |||
| Grant Van Der Slagt | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Rosemary Brandenburg | |||
| Andronico Del Rosario | |||
| Elizabeth Wilcox | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Michael Kaplan | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| David LeRoy Anderson | .... | special f/x makeup creation | |
| Michael Broom | .... | tattoo designer: AFX studio | |
| Michèle Burke | .... | makeup designer | |
| Michèle Burke | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Carmen Butts | .... | hair stylist: Mr. Cruise | |
| Diana Choi | .... | special makeup effects artist (as Diana Yun Soo Yoo) | |
| Jonathan Gording | .... | contact lenses: special | |
| Monica Huppert | .... | makeup department head | |
| Barbara Kichi | .... | hair stylist | |
| Natasha Ladek | .... | wig maker | |
| Joseph C. Pepe | .... | character makeup designer: AFX Studio ) | |
| Gabriela Polakova | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Claire Roddie | .... | assistant make up artist | |
| Forest Sala | .... | department head hair stylist: second unit, Canada | |
| Bobo Sobotka | .... | additional makeup artist: Czech Republic | |
| Sarah Jane Thompson | .... | makeup artist | |
| Michelle Waldron | .... | makeup artist | |
| Michael White | .... | hair stylist supervisor | |
| Krista Young | .... | makeup artist | |
| Kirsten Zäschke | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Beverlie Austine Fernandes | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Paolo Acri | .... | digital compositor: ILM | |
| Kevin Aguirre | .... | lead previsualization artist | |
| Beverley Joy Ang | .... | technical assistant | |
| Siau Yene Ang | .... | digital artist | |
| Joel Ashman | .... | digital compositor: Prologue | |
| David August | .... | interactive creative director: OOOii | |
| Kate Auld | .... | digital compositor | |
| Mike Bain | .... | cg supervisor: Fuel VFX | |
| Santhoshi Balasubramanian | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Geeta Basantani | .... | digital compositor | |
| Simeon Bassett | .... | sequence supervisor | |
| Jason Bath | .... | visual effects executive producer: Fuel VFX | |
| Joel Bautista | .... | digital compositor: ILM | |
| Nestor Benito | .... | digital compositor: ILM | |
| Frank Berbert | .... | digital compositor: ILM | |
| Jason Billington | .... | digital compositor: ILM | |
| Jeremy Bloch | .... | lookdev technical director: ILM | |
| Marten Blumen | .... | compositor | |
| Peter Bogatsky | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Florin Boieriu | .... | senior compositor: ILM | |
| Marie-Pierre Boucher | .... | visual effects production assistant: Rodeo FX | |
| Patrick Boucher | .... | programmer: Rodeo FX | |
| Gavin Boyle | .... | layout: ILM | |
| Jill Brooks | .... | visual effects executive producer: ILM | |
| Romain Buignet | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Jeremy Burns | .... | in-house lead compositor | |
| Brendan Byrd | .... | visual effects production assistant | |
| Owen Calouro | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Ben Campanaro | .... | lead compositor: Pixomondo | |
| Charmaine Chan | .... | assistant technical director: ILM | |
| Henry Kwok Ho Chan | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Kien Geay Chan | .... | digital artist | |
| Hunter Chase | .... | previz artist | |
| Georgie Chen | .... | digital artist | |
| Jon Chesson | .... | compositor | |
| Tan Chin Kok | .... | digital artist | |
| Francis Clément | .... | rotoscopy: Rodeo FX | |
| Alex Coble | .... | prep artist: Fuel VFX | |
| David Codeglia | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Gloria Cohen | .... | visual effects production assistant | |
| Cynthia Crimmins | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Nicholas Cross | .... | lighting artist: Fuel VFX | |
| Tyson Cross | .... | lighting technical director: ILM | |
| Francois Croteau | .... | matte painter: Rodeo FX | |
| Rocky Curby | .... | pre-visualization artist | |
| Jiri Cvancara | .... | data operator | |
| Patrick David | .... | digital compositor: Rodeo FX | |
| Lindy DeQuattro | .... | associate visual effects supervisor | |
| Eric J. Dima-ala | .... | matte painter: ILM | |
| Matthew Doll | .... | lead artist | |
| Tyson Donnelly | .... | digital compositor: uncredited | |
| Ian Doss | .... | location matchmove artist: ILM | |
| David Dozoretz | .... | senior pre-visualization supervisor | |
| Jorik Dozy | .... | digital matte painter: ILM | |
| Pierre Drolet | .... | digital artist | |
| Russell Earl | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Kane Elferink | .... | lighting artist: Fuel VFX | |
| Nino Ellington | .... | technical assistant | |
| Shawn Ewashko | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Devin Fairbairn | .... | layout: ILM | |
| Dan Feinstein | .... | digital compositor: ILM | |
| Sebastian Feldman | .... | digital compositor | |
| Aaron Ferguson | .... | digital artist | |
| Rodrigo Fiallega | .... | digital compositor | |
| Michael Robinson Fleming | .... | production assistant: ILM (as Michael Fleming) | |
| Bridgette Foo | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Jean-Francois Gagne | .... | digital compositor: Rodeo FX | |
| Thibault Gauriau | .... | effects technical director: ILM | |
| Thibault Gauriau | .... | fx technical director | |
| Tau Gerber | .... | digital compositor: ILM | |
| Bill Gilman | .... | digital artist: Prologue | |
| Annie Godin | .... | visual effects producer: Rodeo FX | |
| Mitch Gonzalez | .... | visual effects artist: Prologue Films | |
| Bridget Maria Goodman | .... | visual effects artist | |
| David Gottlieb | .... | digital compositor | |
| Jeff Grebe | .... | fx technical director: ILM | |
| Bryant Terrell Griffin | .... | lead matte painter | |
| Natalia Gubareva | .... | lighting td: Fuel VFX | |
| Jason Michael Hall | .... | pre-visualization artist | |
| Emile Harvey | .... | visual effects production assistant: Rodeo FX | |
| Gisela Hermeling | .... | production support | |
| Chad Hofteig | .... | pre-visualization artist | |
| Sunghwan Hong | .... | digital compositor | |
| Michael Honrada | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Nick Hsieh | .... | compositing supervisor: Base FX | |
| Zameer Hussain | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Brad Isdrab | .... | technical support | |
| Alex Jaeger | .... | senior visual effects art director: ILM | |
| Jeffrey Jasper | .... | technical lead: New Deal Studios | |
| Rikke Hovgaard Jørgensen | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Ara Khanikian | .... | compositing supervisor: Rodeo FX | |
| Christopher Kilshaw | .... | senior creature effects technical director: ILM Singapore | |
| John Kilshaw | .... | cg supervisor: ILM | |
| Alex Kim | .... | fx technical director: ILM | |
| John Knoll | .... | visual effects supervisor: ILM | |
| Jean Le Koh | .... | digital artist | |
| Teck Chee Koi | .... | effects artist: ILM | |
| Teck-chee Koi | .... | fx technical director: ILM | |
| TeckChee Koi | .... | effects artist: ILM | |
| Dean Koonjul | .... | digital compositor: ILM Singapore | |
| Justin Kosnikowski | .... | lead rotoscoper | |
| Ruud Kouwenberg | .... | digital compositor: Ghost | |
| Frankie Kwak | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Jasmine Labelle | .... | controller: Rodeo FX | |
| Zoe Lamaera | .... | senior compositor | |
| Nancy Lamontagne | .... | visual effects coordinator: Rodeo FX | |
| Xavier Lapointe | .... | programmer: Rodeo FX | |
| Yann Larochette | .... | digital compositor: ILM | |
| Asier Lavina | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Alex Lay | .... | digital compositor | |
| Claudia Lecaros | .... | visual effects producer: Fuel VFX | |
| Isabelle Leduc | .... | vfx assistant coordinator | |
| Adam Lee | .... | effects artist: ILM | |
| Mohen Leo | .... | visual effects supervisor: ILM Singapore | |
| Nelson Lim | .... | digital artist | |
| Nicholas Lim | .... | assistant technical director: ILM | |
| Katie Linahon | .... | production coordinator: New Deal Studios | |
| Marko Ljubez | .... | matte painter: ILM | |
| Owen Longstaff | .... | digital compositor: Fuel VFX | |
| Doug Luberts | .... | production & technical support: ILM | |
| Valy Lungoccia | .... | compositor | |
| Mike Marcuzzi | .... | visual effects: ILM | |
| Simon Marinof | .... | digital compositor | |
| Chulev Marko | .... | digital modeler: ILM | |
| Corey Robert Martinez | .... | digital opticals | |
| George McCarthy | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Daniel McCue | .... | pre-visualization artist | |
| Kevin McTurk | .... | model maker: New Deal Studios | |
| Tory Mercer | .... | digital compositor | |
| Christopher James Miller | .... | senior digital artist: Prologue | |
| James Mohan | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Shawn Monaghan | .... | digital compositor | |
| Thomas Montminy Brodeur | .... | digital compositor: Rodeo FX | |
| Jerome Moo | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Douglas L. Moore | .... | layout supervisor: ILM | |
| Sébastien Moreau | .... | visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX | |
| Jean-Francois Morissette | .... | lead matchmover: Rodeo FX | |
| Dave Morley | .... | visual effects supervisor: Fuel VFX | |
| David Manos Morris | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Jiun Yiing Mow | .... | lighting technical director: ILM | |
| Ramachari Murali | .... | effects technical director: ILM | |
| Guy A. Mussori | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Abishek Nair | .... | digital compositor: ILM | |
| Albin Ng | .... | technical assistant | |
| Jia-Hao Ng | .... | digital matte artist: ILM | |
| Sheau Horng Ng | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Lavanya Nobishwaran | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Thijs Noij | .... | digital compositor | |
| Danielle Norgate | .... | digital compositor: ILM | |
| Brett Northcutt | .... | digital matte artist | |
| Greg O'Connor | .... | digital artist: modeling and texturing | |
| Josiane O'Rourke | .... | project manager: Rodeo FX | |
| Pawel Olas | .... | technical director | |
| Shalena Oxley-Butler | .... | visual effects producer: Pixomondo | |
| Russell Paul | .... | digital model supervisor | |
| Kristian Pedlow | .... | digital artist | |
| Tom C. Peitzman | .... | visual effects producer (as Tom Peitzman) | |
| Dylan Penhale | .... | chief technical officer: Fuel VFX | |
| Phil Pham | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Jason Pomerantz | .... | production supervisor (IMAX Version) | |
| Etienne Poulin St-Laurent | .... | matchmover: Rodeo FX | |
| Alex Prichard | .... | senior digital artist: ILM | |
| Nick Provenzano | .... | production & technical support | |
| Christopher Puchta | .... | effects technical director: ILM | |
| Kevin Quatman | .... | compositor | |
| Michael Queen | .... | digital compositor: Fuel VFX | |
| Christin Quek | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Leigh H. Rens | .... | previs animator | |
| Steve Riera | .... | senior visual effects coordinator | |
| Simone Riginelli | .... | digital compositor | |
| Petr Rohr | .... | layout: ILM | |
| Drew Rosen | .... | render farm technician | |
| Johannes Saam | .... | effects technical director: Fuel VFX | |
| Christian Saenz | .... | creature technical director: ILM | |
| Diganta Saha | .... | systems administrator: Prologue | |
| Juan Ignacio Salgado | .... | digital compositor: Fuel VFX | |
| Ronald Samson | .... | digital artist | |
| Steve Sauers | .... | lead digital artist | |
| Victor Schutz | .... | lead artist: ILM | |
| Denis Scolan | .... | senior compositor: Fuel VFX | |
| Cameron Sharp | .... | visual effects editor: Fuel VFX | |
| Betty Shaw | .... | digital resource supervisor | |
| David Shorey | .... | visual effects | |
| Philip Sisk | .... | compositor | |
| Philip Sisk | .... | digital compositor | |
| Richard Skelton | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Lisa Skinner | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Cameron Smith | .... | senior compositor: ILM | |
| Jeff W. Smith | .... | matchmove supervisor | |
| Jakris Smittant | .... | production coordinator: Industrial Light & Magic | |
| Eric So | .... | digital compositor | |
| Jordan Soles | .... | chief technology officer: Rodeo FX | |
| Siyu Song | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Laurent Spillemaecker | .... | digital compositor: Rodeo FX | |
| Sam Stewart | .... | digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM | |
| Ondrej Stibinger | .... | telecine colorist dailies | |
| Mohinder Subramaniam | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Adam Swaab | .... | lead animator: Prologue (as Adam Schwab) | |
| Lionel Taillens | .... | digital matte painter: ILM | |
| Srikalyan Tallapragada | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| Jessica Teach | .... | senior staff: ILM | |
| Huai Yuan Teh | .... | effects artist: ILM | |
| Adrian Teng | .... | digital artist | |
| Philippe Thibault | .... | digital compositor: Rodeo FX | |
| Nicklas Thiesen | .... | digital compositor: Ghost VFX | |
| Meghan Thornton | .... | digital artist | |
| KarHung Tom | .... | system administrator: Rodeo FX | |
| Ruggero Tomasino | .... | digital compositor: Ghost VFX | |
| Benoit Touchette | .... | senior staff: Rodeo FX | |
| Marjolaine Tremblay | .... | senior staff: Rodeo FX | |
| Reuben Bulawin Uy | .... | assistant technical director | |
| Amy Vatanakul | .... | pre-visualization artist | |
| Todd Vaziri | .... | compositing supervisor: ILM | |
| Randy Vellacott | .... | digital compositor: Fuel VFX | |
| Collazo Versace | .... | digital compositor | |
| Colin Ware | .... | modeler and texture artist | |
| Ben Warner | .... | digital compositor: ILM | |
| Gregory Weiner | .... | creature technical director: ILM | |
| Alexandra Weir | .... | creature technical director | |
| Tom Westermann | .... | digital artist | |
| David B. Wolgemuth II | .... | digital compositor | |
| Don Wong | .... | effects artist: ILM | |
| Ross Woo | .... | data wrangler | |
| Mike Wood | .... | digital matte artist | |
| Joe Tsung-Yu Wu | .... | cg modeler: Fuel VFX | |
| Matthew Wynne | .... | compositing supervisor: fuelvfx | |
| Momo Yang | .... | layout artist | |
| Ben Ying | .... | compositor: Fuel VFX | |
| Vong Yonghow | .... | digital artist: ILM | |
| David Zbriger | .... | technical manager of global production: ILM | |
| Jason Michael Zimmerman | .... | compositing supervisor: Pixomondo | |
| Thomas Øhlenschlæger | .... | visual effects supervisor: Ghost VFX | |
| Anthony Barcelo | .... | compositor (uncredited) | |
| Mikhail Bayder | .... | systems administrator: Prologue (uncredited) | |
| Gregory Bellis | .... | matchmove artist: Fuel VFX (uncredited) | |
| Ian Carr | .... | technical support (uncredited) | |
| Jason Cuenco | .... | assistant technical director: modeling, ILM (uncredited) | |
| Carlos Fueyo | .... | cg supervisor: Svengali FX (uncredited) | |
| Mei Gangwen | .... | effects artist: ILM (uncredited) | |
| John Giang | .... | concept artist (uncredited) | |
| Sebastian Greese | .... | lighting artist: Fuel VFX (uncredited) | |
| John Kitching | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| YuanJing Lin | .... | technical assistant (uncredited) | |
| Cedric Lo | .... | lead animator: ILM Singapore (uncredited) | |
| Kevin Martel | .... | animator (uncredited) | |
| Lau E.H. Melvin | .... | technical assistant (uncredited) | |
| Lori C. Miller | .... | compositor (uncredited) | |
| Rachel Rose | .... | production and technical support (uncredited) | |
| Toshihiro Sakamaki | .... | modeler: Prologue (uncredited) | |
| Nicholas Tey Kai Guan | .... | digital artist: ILM (uncredited) | |
| Jeremy Therrien | .... | technical assistant (uncredited) | |
| Long Yinghan | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Joey Park | .... | animator | |
Casting Department | |||
| Maryellen Aviano | .... | extras casting coordinator: additional photography | |
| Allison Bader | .... | casting assistant | |
| Nancy Bishop | .... | casting: Europe | |
| Heike Brandstatter | .... | casting: Canada | |
| Andrea Brown | .... | extras casting director | |
| Sara Brown | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Jax Dyer | .... | extras casting director: Dubai | |
| Barbara Harris | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Jirí Hrstka | .... | extras casting: Czech Republic | |
| Coreen Mayrs | .... | casting: Canada | |
| Kevin Mockrin | .... | casting associate | |
| Amy Nygaard | .... | casting coordinator | |
| Laura Obenaus | .... | casting assistant | |
| Jessica F. Sherman | .... | casting assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Tom Dailey | .... | assistant editor | |
| Giovanni DiGiorgio | .... | digital intermediate assistant | |
| Ed Dobbs | .... | color timer: film dailies | |
| Gina Hirsch | .... | assistant editor | |
| Jennifer Horvath | .... | additional editor | |
| Matthew W. Johnson | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
| Andy Kaplan | .... | senior digital intermediate producer | |
| Dan Mitre | .... | colorist | |
| Harry Muller | .... | color timer | |
| Stephen Nakamura | .... | digital film colorist | |
| Jess Park | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Nathaniel Park | .... | editor: main title sequence | |
| Jessica Parks | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Thor Roos | .... | colorist: dailies | |
| Zack Rosenblatt | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Evan Schiff | .... | associate editor | |
| Julian Smirke | .... | assistant editor | |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
| Robert Stambler | .... | assistant editor | |
| Mark Tuminello | .... | assistant editor | |
| Colin Walter | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Leah Zaharoff | .... | post-production assistant | |
Music Department | |||
| Michael K. Bauer | .... | music editor | |
| Andrea Datzman | .... | score coordinator | |
| George Doering | .... | musician | |
| Tom Hardisty | .... | score mixing recordist | |
| Nicholas Jacobson-Larson | .... | additional score preparation | |
| Mark LeVang | .... | musician: Hammond B3/keyboards | |
| Alex Levy | .... | supervising music editor | |
| Tommy Lockett | .... | music editor | |
| Frank Macchia | .... | music preparation | |
| Aaron Meyer | .... | music preparation | |
| Dermot Mulroney | .... | musician: cello | |
| Bobbi Page | .... | choir contractor | |
| Lalo Schifrin | .... | composer: theme music | |
| Charles Scott IV | .... | additional music production | |
| Tim Simonec | .... | conductor | |
| Tim Simonec | .... | orchestrator | |
| Andrew Synowiec | .... | musician: guitar | |
| Chris Tilton | .... | orchestrator | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | music engineer | |
| Reggie Wilson | .... | orchestra contractor | |
| Michael Aarvold | .... | score engineer assistant (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Matt Brown | .... | transportation captain | |
| Nick Diomis | .... | unit driver | |
| Henry Dray | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Neville Dsouza | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Mark Hoeppner | .... | driver: cast | |
| David Holm | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Lukas Kaplan | .... | production assistant (as Lukás Kaplan) | |
| Rock LeRoy | .... | Los Angeles captain | |
| John Lybrand | .... | driver: cast | |
| Dave Miller | .... | driver: cast | |
| Carrie O'Bray | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Rick Rasmussen | .... | picture car coordinator: Canada | |
| Lada Vacik | .... | driver: camera truck, Czech Republic | |
| Tim Woods | .... | picture car coordinator | |
| Larry Yampolsky | .... | picture cars | |
Thanks | |||
| Josh Wood | .... | special thanks | |
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The long wait is finally over as Tom Cruise finally returns to the celluloid to reprise his epic role of the enigmatic IMF agent Ethan Hunt. The brilliance of Mission: Impossible III was marred by the infamous sacking of Tom Cruise by Paramount's owner and movie mogul Sumner Redstone, who blamed Cruise's bizarre sofa-hopping TV antics, and intransigent support of Scientology for movie's relatively poor show at the box office that resulted in losses of up to £75million in revenue. The sordid incident ensured that the wait for the next installment of the franchise had to be a long one. The half a decade lull that ensued saw Cruise's career sunk to a new nadir with movies like Lions for Lambs (2007), Valkyrie (2008), and Knight and Day (2010) failing to impress at the box office, while his contemporaries and coevals continued to tumble records at the box office, attaining new heights of fame and stardom. It is indeed ironic that Cruise's most impressive show in this interim has been his well-disguised cameo in Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder (2008) in which he plays a the foul-mouthed, hot-headed, half-bald studio executive. But, every coin has the other part that completes the picture. While the things have been going a bit rough on the professional front, Cruise's personal life has finally been witnessing a much needed sense of calmness and stability. Such stability on the personal front can often lift a person's morale providing him with a sense of rejuvenation that can help him fare well in all the facets of life. Tom Cruise's rejuvenated self is pretty much apparent in the latest installment of the MI franchise, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.
Ghost Protocol takes the viewer on a roller coaster of a ride from Moscow to Dubai, all the way to Mumbai, never allowing a breathing space, keeping him on the edge of the seat throughout. MI GP is indeed the quintessential action extravaganza that the ardent lovers of the genre perpetually anticipate to devour upon in order to satiate their ever growing hunger for unremitting action and adventure. Ethan Hunt is back in all his glory with some newly added dimensions to his old daredevilry that had established him as the greatest contemporary to Ian Fleming's larger than life human incarnate. As seen with Bond in Casino Royale, the key men behind the MI franchise have made conscious efforts to make the caricature of Hunt more vulnerable to danger and crises, and hence more human. MI GP delivers everything that an action-movie lover craves for: suspense, intrigue, passion, daredevilry, razzmatazz, and much more. The adrenaline filled action is well complemented by the dazzle of the geeky gadgets on display and it is this synergy that makes MI GP an incredibly sublime experience. The tremendous reputation that the high octane franchise carries meant the newly appointed director Brad Birdmostly renowned for his animation flicks The Incredibles and Ratatouillehad his work cut out for him. Brad Bird has indeed been up to the task and has lived well to the expectations of Cruise and the entire production team led by J.J. Adams, who directed the third movie of the series back in 2006. Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol is packed with a plethora of action sequences that includes a shootout in Budapest, an escape sequence from a Moscow Jail, a sandstorm chase in Dubai, and a classic brawl in an automated parking garage in Mumbai. However, the sequence that stands out is the one in which Tom Cruise climbs the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa by clinging to it from the outside using suction gloves, giving the Spiderman a run for his money.
After the splendidly executed siege of the Vatican in the third installment, Ethan and his IMF team are on the lookout for some classified information pertaining to a Russian extremist Kurt Hendricks, which takes their quest to Kremlin. The covert mission goes awry as their plan is sabotaged by the personal intervention of Hendricks, which turns the tables on Cruise and his team rendering them sequestered and helpless. The questionable events that unfold at Kremlin, forces the US President to invoke the Ghost Protocol leading to the disavowal of IMF. Ethan and his team, which includes the computer geek Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), agents Jane Carter (Paula Patton) and William Brandt (Jeremy Renner), despite their severe handicap are the only hope left at preventing the diabolical duo of Hendricks and his stalwart Wistrom from fulfilling their demonic mission of global destruction through a nuclear war. Simon Pegg as Benji is spot on with his persiflage, and his nonchalance adds a much needed levity to the otherwise tense plot. Paula Patton as Jane Carter is a treat to the sore eyes: her imperial gait, upright posture, predatory agility, dusky complexion, steamy mystique, athletic built, curvaceous figure, and apparent haughtiness make her an object of envy for males and females alike. Her ethereal presence undoubtedly leaves a lasting impression on the viewer. The introduction of Jeremy Renner as William Brandt adds another layer of intrigue to the plot of MI GP. Brandt's enigmatic part allows Renner to depict a wide array of emotions that his previous roles couldn't offer. The over-hyped inclusion of veteran Indian actor Anil Kapoor in the MI GP cast is undoubtedly movie's greatest disappointment, especially from the perspective of Indian cineastes, as the actor fails to make an impression during his ephemeral performance.
Overall, MI GP has managed to raise the bar for the Action genre. Indian movie-makers, who have recently started to delve into the genre, can look to take a note or two out of MI GP in order to iron out the usual glitches. Despite the occasional lack of coherence in the plot, MI GP works quite well at almost all the levels and promises to be a great entertainment. 8/10