Impostor (2001)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.0/10   

Réalisateur:

Gary Fleder

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

4 janvier 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller | Action | Drame

Accroche:

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

Plot:

An engineer creates the ultimate weapon in a battle against aliens, only to be suspected as an alien himself...

Plot Keywords:

Android | Husband Wife Relationship | Elevator Scene | Fugitive | Mistaken Identity

Awards:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Quite superb... captures PKD's visions well.

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

Autre(s) titre(s):

Impostor (France) [fr]
L'imposteur (Canada: French title) [fr]

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)

Aspect Ratio:

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

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

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

Company:

Dimension Films

Anecdotes:

The medical scanner is a redesign of the surgery robot in Logan's Run (1976).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: 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:

Major D.H. Hathaway: Oh, I see you've learned to patronize, as well.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bu san (2003)

Soundtrack:

Tribal Flight 1

Quite superb... captures PKD's visions well.

I have no idea why this movie is such underrated. Yes, Gary Fleder is no Steven Spielberg or Ridley Scott. He doesn't have the excellent imagery or visual wonders of the other directors' films. But at the same time, he has been more faithful to the original short story than Scott or Spielberg could have been. He has added only one major twist which made the film rather more interesting. And one major credit of the film is that it could capture quite obviously the feel of paranoia that's been the mainstay of Philip Dick's most stories.

Gary Sinise is always pleasure to watch on screen. And in this case his performance is flawless. D'Onofrio plays the tough security officer with enough passion. Madeline Stowe is rather frigid in her role.

In short, 'Impostor' is a gripping tale with solid plot and enough substance. A must see for every genre fan, regardless of the fact that one of the greatest sci-fi writer has penned the story.