A cockroach-borne disease is killing Manhattan children. Entomologist Susan Tyler creates a mutant insect to kill the roaches, engineered to die after one generation. Three years later, she discovers the species has survived and evolved into a large monster that can mimic human form.
- Directors
- Guillermo del Toro
- Cast
- Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Giancarlo Giannini, Charles S. Dutton, Josh Brolin, Alexander Goodwin, Alix Koromzay, F. Murray Abraham, James Costa, Javon Barnwell, Norman Reedus, Ho Pak-Kwong, Glenn Bang, Margaret Ma, Warna Fisher, Alan Argue, Charles Hayter, Julian Richings, James Kidnie, Eve English
- Country
- United States of America, Canada
- Genre
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Release date
- 1997-08-22
- Studios
- Dimension Films
Mimic Plot and Cast
When a disease spread by common cockroaches begins killing children in Manhattan, entomologist Susan Tyler engineers a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid lethal to the roaches. The mutant breed is designed to die off after a single generation, but three years later Susan learns that the species has not only survived but evolved into a large, gruesome monster capable of mimicking human form.
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