Mimic (1997)

For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now.

★ 6.1 1h 45m Horror · Science Fiction

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.

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Cast

Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Giancarlo Giannini, Charles S. Dutton, Josh Brolin, Alexander Goodwin, Alix Koromzay, F. Murray Abraham

Country

United States of America / Canada

Released

August 22, 1997