In the future, an alien race uses androids as bombs to attack Earth. A government weapons specialist is accused of being one such android and sets out to prove his innocence.In the future, an alien race uses androids as bombs to attack Earth. A government weapons specialist is accused of being one such android and sets out to prove his innocence.In the future, an alien race uses androids as bombs to attack Earth. A government weapons specialist is accused of being one such android and sets out to prove his innocence.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Midwife
- (as Elizabeth Pena)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaYoung Spencer Olham is played by Mac Sinise, Gary Sinise's son.
- GoofsThe bullet holes in Spencer's ESA jacket move around.
- Quotes
Spencer Olham: [recounting the history of the atomic bomb] Oppenheimer sees the madness and urges the U.N. to gain control of thermonuclear development. The government turns around and calls him a Communist sympathizer. And when it was all over, Einstein said, "Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
- Alternate versionsThe movie faced several release dates that were changed many times and one of those times resulting in editing and some reshoots. This was done to edit it down to PG-13 from a previous R rating.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Impostor Files: The Making of 'Impostor' (2002)
- SoundtracksBoy from Ipanema
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim / Norman Gimbel / Vinicius de Moraes
Published by Universal Duchess Music Corporation (BMI)
And New Thunder Music, Inc. (BMI)
Performed by Crystal Waters
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
The core of these stories by Dick has to do with the nature of reality and Impostor is no exception. If we have memories implanted in our minds, how can we tell what is real and what is an artificial memory? Added to this in the movie is the change in a society that comes from years of war. Can we have freedom and human rights when anyone can be a spy? This combines two great traditions in sci-fi; illusion vs. reality (Total Recall) meets taking over our minds and bodies by an alien power (Invasion of the Body Snatchers).
Add to the great story concepts is superior acting by Gary Sinise and Madeleine Stowe. The supporting cast is good with Vincent D'Onofrio playing a complex character. Is he a villain? Nothing is as it seems.
With all of these positive comments, I cannot give the film a 10/10. This is a low budget film which first started as a short film and grew into a feature. While the story of Impostor IMHO is superior in some ways to Minority Report and much better than typical sci-fi, the lack of money for Impostor shows.
The director, Gary Fleder is no Speilberg, Ridley Scott or even Paul Verhoeven. Sometimes the pace of the film seemed to need tighter editing. The script in the central part of the film could have used more work to learn more about this world. And the music was just ok in supporting the action and emotion of the film.
Still Miramax was right to decide on making this a feature film rather than a short subject or straight to TV film. Impostor has some great sci-fi story ideas and good performances. 8.5/10
- BB-15
- Jan 13, 2003
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Прибулець
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,285,176
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,022,523
- Jan 6, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $8,694,320
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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