Mimic
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.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Mira Sorvino
Susan Tyler
Jeremy Northam
Peter Mann
Alexander Goodwin
Chuy
Giancarlo Giannini
Manny
Charles S. Dutton
Leonard
Josh Brolin
Josh
Alix Koromzay
Remy
F. Murray Abraham
Dr. Gates
James Costa
Ricky
Javon Barnwell
Davis
Norman Reedus
Jeremy
Ho Pak-Kwong
Preacher
Glenn Bang
Yang
Margaret Ma
Chinese Woman
Warna Fisher
Bag Lady
Alan Argue
Skeletal Bum
Production
The details
Release
1997
Runtime
105 min
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