Impostor (2001)

Réalisateur:

Gary Fleder

Scénaristes (WGA):

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

Date de sortie:

4 janvier 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Science-Fiction | Thriller | Action | Drame

Accroche:

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

Intrigue:

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

Récompenses:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Better Than I Would Have Thought.

Ensemble

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)

Durée:

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

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

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

Lieux de tournage:

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

Société:

Dimension Films

Anecdotes:

In the opening narration, some shots from _Armageddon (1998)_, Starship Troopers (1997) and other science fiction-/disaster movies are used.

Goofs:

Audio/Video non synchronisé: 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.

Guillemet:

Spencer Olham: I stopped building rockets.
Spencer Olham: There was no need for them.
Spencer Olham: I built weapons instead.

Connexions De Film:

Références Total Recall (1990)

Bande son:

Boy from Ipanema

Better Than I Would Have Thought.

Impostor is a Sci-Fi movie mixed with some elements of action & mystery. This was better than I thought it would be. I even put off watching it for awhile because I did not have very high hopes for it, but it turned out pretty decent.

Gary Sinise plays Spencer Olham, a doctor along with his wife, Maya, played by Madeleine Stowe. Spencer wakes up and goes to work the next morning to find that he is a wanted man. It appears that the military and the U.S. Defense department think that he is actually a cyborg with a bomb placed in it's heart, with a mission to kill the Chancellor! Pretty far out stuff. The visuals explaining this were pretty cool, too.

Spencer manages to escape but always has the military hot on his trail. This is where the mystery comes in. The viewer is forced to wonder whether or not Spencer is actually himself, or the cyborg programmed to be Spencer. The movie does an excellent job of placing doubt in the minds of those watching, no matter which way they are leaning. If they think Spencer is really himself, it still makes you wonder. Major Hathaway, played by Vincent D'Onofrio, claims that the cyborg is merely programmed to act human, as if it really wants to live.

The special effects here are pretty good as well. At the beginning, I thought we would have another Starship Troopers (visually) on our hands. Since the story takes place in the year 2079, it would not be a good science fiction without the cool household gadgets and such. We see plenty of that here, especially in the beginning. Parts of the movie reminded me of I, Robot, Demolition Man and at times, even Star Wars. This comes recommended for science fiction fans.