Cinematic background from Mimic 1997 - 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.

Mimic

1997

Horror, Sci-Fi

Directors:
Guillermo del Toro
Writers:
Donald A. Wollheim, Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins
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Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A view of a city at night from a helicopter; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A woman walking down a train track at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man in a dark room holding a flashlight; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A woman in a black jacket is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – An older man is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A police officer sitting in the dark with a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A young boy is looking into the light; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A group of people standing in a dark room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – An older man and a young woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man wearing glasses and a black shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man is holding a flashlight in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – An old man in a kitchen with an oven and a refrigerator; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man and a woman standing in front of a bathroom door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – Two people sitting in front of a stained glass window in a library; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A woman's face in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man holding a candle in a dimly - lit room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person holding a flashlight; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A train traveling under a bridge at night time; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – An aerial view of a city with a lot of snow on the ground; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man holding a gun standing in a dark tunnel; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A young man looking into a hole in the ground; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man kneeling on the ground in the middle of a dark alley; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man standing on a train track in a tunnel; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A woman in a black coat standing in a tunnel; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – An older man with a mustache looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A train traveling down train tracks through a tunnel; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man is holding a flashlight in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A woman standing in a subway tunnel looking at the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A woman is standing in front of microphones; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man in a vest and tie looking at another man in a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person wearing glasses and smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – Two people standing next to each other near a train; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A woman looking into a mirror while standing in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man sitting in a chair with a woman in a bathroom; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A view of a city skyline at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A woman walking down a staircase in a room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person is standing in a dark tunnel; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – An urban area with a lot of trash and buildings; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A young boy looking into a hole in the ground; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man holding a cell phone in the dark; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – An older man with a mustache wearing a vest and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man standing in front of a window with his arms outstretched; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man holding a cell phone in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – An older man is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – An empty train station at night with graffiti on the walls; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A round window in the wall of an old building; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A woman's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A group of men sitting next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person wearing glasses and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A boy in a red shirt and a green sweater looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A young boy standing in a dark room with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man in a white shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man in a black jacket standing next to another man in a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A train track in the middle of a subway tunnel; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – An older man sitting in front of a woman holding a sandwich; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A woman sitting at a table writing on papers; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person with a light in their face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person's hands playing a piano; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A woman with curly blonde hair is standing in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A young boy sitting on a couch in front of a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man holding a lit candle in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person wearing a helmet in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person with a pipe in his mouth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man and a woman are hugging in a bathroom; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A man with glasses is lighting a candle; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mimic” (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro – A little girl laying in a hospital bed with an oxygen mask on; Close Up shot, Low angle