Mimic 1997

Name: Mimic
Released: 1997-08-22
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Alexander Goodwin, Giancarlo Giannini, Charles S. Dutton

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.

Directed by:	Guillermo del Toro
Written by:	Guillermo del Toro & Matthew Robbins
Release date:	1997-08-22
Runtime:	105 minutes
Critics score:	61 / 100
Tagline:	For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now.
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