Mimic
1997 · TMDB 6.1
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
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.
Why it matters
A genetically engineered insect, designed to stop a disease, evolves to mimic human form and begins to prey on the population of New York City.
From When Nature Turns
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Released
- 1997-08-22
- Studio
- Dimension Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.1
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