Mission: Impossible

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Overview

After he is framed for the death of several colleagues and falsely branded a traitor, a secret agent embarks on a daring scheme to clear his name in the spy adventure Mission: Impossible. Though it drew its name from the familiar television series, director Brian DePalma's big-budget adaptation shares little more with the original show than the occasional self-destructing message and the name of team leader Jim Phelps Jon Voight. The film focuses not on Phelps but his protégé, Ethan Hunt a reserved Tom Cruise, ...
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Overview

After he is framed for the death of several colleagues and falsely branded a traitor, a secret agent embarks on a daring scheme to clear his name in the spy adventure Mission: Impossible. Though it drew its name from the familiar television series, director Brian DePalma's big-budget adaptation shares little more with the original show than the occasional self-destructing message and the name of team leader Jim Phelps Jon Voight. The film focuses not on Phelps but his protégé, Ethan Hunt a reserved Tom Cruise, who becomes a fugitive after taking the blame for a botched operation. He responds by banding together with a group of fellow renegades, and he is soon maneuvering his way through a twisted series of double crosses that mainly serve as excuses for spectacular high-tech action sequences. Much of the activity revolves around a missing computer disk, with the film's most famous scene depicting Hunt's delicate efforts to retrieve the disk from a secure, well-alarmed room in CIA headquarters.
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A superior summer blockbuster in nearly every respect, this Brian De Palma-helmed adaptation of the '60s TV series provoked a lot of unnecessary head-scratching at the time for having a plot that actually required attention to follow (a criticism its inferior 2000 sequel apparently took to heart). But even those put off by David Koepp, Steve Zaillian, and Robert Towne's twisty screenplay still had plenty to enjoy: a charismatic lead performance from Tom Cruise, a well-chosen supporting cast, and some unforgettable set pieces to rank with the best of De Palma's career. Not that the film itself does. Clever without really being about more than its action sequences, nifty gadgets, and memorable locations (although it might be argued that all those surveillance devices tap into some familiar themes), this is clearly De Palma working as a director-for-hire. But like the best hired help, he gets the job done and then some.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/12/1999
  • UPC: 097361556802
  • Original Release: 1996

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  • Source: PARAMOUNT
  • Format: VHS

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Tom Cruise Ethan Hunt
Jon Voight Jim Phelps
Emmanuelle Béart Claire
Henry Czerny Kittridge
Jean Reno Krieger
Ving Rhames Luther
Andrzej Borkowski Kiev Room Agent
Laura Brook Margaret Hunt
Ion Caramitru Zozimov
Ingeborga Dapkunaite Hannah
Morgan Deare Donald Hunt
Karel Dobry Matthias
Maya Dokic Kiev Room Agent
Susan Doucette CIA Agent
Sam Douglas Kiev Room Agent
Dale Dye Frank Barnes
Emilio Estevez Jack
Oleg Fedorov Kiev Room Agent
Bob Friend Sky News Man
Graydon Gould Public Official
Garick Hagon CNN Reporter
Mark Houghton Denied Area Security Guard
Marcel Iures Golitsyn
Melissa Knatchbull Air Stewardess
Helen Lindsay Female Executive in Train
Carmela Marner Kiev Room Agent
John McLaughlin TV Interviewer
Annabel Mullion Flight Attendant
Nathan Osgood Kittridge Technician
Randall Paul CIA Escort Guard
Rudolf Pechan Mayor Brandl
David Phelan Steward on Train
Mimi Potworowska Kiev Room Agent
Vanessa Redgrave Max
Michael Rogers Large Man
Ricco Ross Denied Area Security Guard
Rolf Saxon CIA Analyst William Donloe
David Schneider Train Engineer
David Shaeffer Diplomat Rand Housman
Richard Sharp CIA Lobby Guard
Pat Starr CIA Agent
Gaston Subert Jaroslav Reid
Kristin Scott Thomas Sarah Davies
Jirina Trebicka Cleaning Woman
Marek Vasut Drunken IMF Agent
Tony Vogel M15 Agent
Andreas Wisniewski Max's Companion
Valentina Yakunina Drunken IMF Agent
Technical Credits
Brian De Palma Director
Rob Bottin Makeup
Stephen H. Burum Cinematographer
David Crozier Sound/Sound Designer
Tom Cruise Producer
Danny Elfman Score Composer, Songwriter
Mali Finn Casting
Paul Hirsch Editor
Paul Hitchcock Executive Producer
Fred Hole Art Director
Willard Huyck Screenwriter
Industrial Light & Magic Special Effects
Gloria Katz Screenwriter
David Koepp Screenwriter
Patsy Pollock Casting
Norman Reynolds Production Designer
Penny Rose Costumes/Costume Designer
Lalo Schifrin Score Composer
Chris Soldo Asst. Director
Robert Towne Screenwriter
Paula Wagner Producer
Steven Zaillian Screenwriter
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Average Rating 4.5
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Simply a masterpice

    The first time I watched this movie, my thoughts included, "Huh?" "What?" and often "I'm SO confused!" But, enthralled by the flawless acting, I decided to watch it again. And again. And again. And again, until my thoughts of, "wait, I don't get it," were replaced by, "WOW! This is such a great movie!!!" Every time you watch this movie, you pick up more pieces of the intracate plotline, which is so complex that I, who have watched it countless times, am still learning new things. Even if you're not crazy about seamless plots of deceptions, betrayals, revenge... (I could go on and on) you will probably be on the edge of your seat wondering if Ethan Hunt will ever find out who framed him. Not only is the storyline flawless, the action is breathtaking. I mean, Tom Cruise dangling mere inches away from the ground as a drop of perspiration threatens to set off the security system? A helicopter navigating through a tunnel? In this movie, nothing is impossible.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    The Mission Impossible wasn't so impossible for Ethan Hunt!!!

    This movie was great! I didn't get to actualy see it till 2003. So, I saw Minority Report with Tom Cruise in it before I saw this. Both are great movies but Mission Impossible is, by far, the best one!!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Screw Woo

    John Woo should win an award for how masterfully he turned this potentially great franchise into a caricature of not only itself, but every other movie he's ever made. The orignal had intrigue, wit, and relavance that are long forgotten by Woo's old tricks in the sequel: a nice linear (read: predictable) plot, lots of pigeons, and hours of slow-motion. The sequel would have been 40 minutes long had he cut out the spinning-car scene. Stick with this first movie, an action movie that needs to be seen, but isn't as self-aware as its illegitimate younger brother.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    I love the movie!

    I'm a major Mission: Impossible fan. This movie is awesome. The action/adventure, the characters the plot (and tom cruise) makes this movies amazing. If this movie had anyother action but Tom, it still wouldn't be as good!

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