Mission Impossible (1996)

Director: Brian De Palma  Starring: Tom Cruise  Jon Voight  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Paramount Home Video
Format: DVD
UPC: 00097361549729
Buy.com Sku: 201982315
Item#: V26MFU
Category Keywords: Action  Adventure  Betrayal  Blockbuster  Deception  Heroes  Recommended  Spies  Theatrical Release  Thriller 
Rating: 
 
 


Editor's Note

Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, leader of a crack squad of intelligence operatives, in this labyrinthine action-thriller based on the hit 1960s-'70s television series. When a dangerous mission in Prague goes inexplicably wrong, Hunt finds himself out in the cold. A mole has infiltrated the CIA, and suspicions are that it's Hunt. His only chance: Find out who the real mole is and turn the tables. The plan takes him on an incredibly suspenseful infiltration of CIA security, leading to a spectacular chunnel climax that would make Hitchcock proud. Thanks to crisp, inventive direction from Brian De Palma and Danny Elfman's dynamite electronica score (including a catchy update of the original Lalo Schifrin theme), this mission is great fun. The talented roster of stars backing Cruise includes Ving Rhames, Vanessa Redgrave, John Voight, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Jean Reno. A witty script by Robert Towne (CHINATOWN, SHAMPOO) and David Koepp keeps the ball rolling in unexpected directions, with the paranoia always set to high. A box-office record-setter during its original release, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE led to a well-deserved sequel, also with Cruise and Rhames.


Plot Summary

The Impossible Mission Force is called into action and then into question in this thriller based on the hit television series. Big-budget special effects and action sequences propel the complex story, as does the unmistakable musical score.

 
Features
Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection




 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Release Date: 11/17/1998
Running Time: 110 minutes
Original Release Date: 1996
Catalog ID: 154972D
UPC: 00097361549729
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Vanessa Redgrave
Tom Cruise
Jon Voight
Kristin Scott Thomas
Jean Reno
Ving Rhames
Emmanuelle Beart
Henry Czerny
Danny Elfman - Composer
Robert Towne - Screenwriter
Steven Zaillian - Screenwriter
Rob Bottin - Special Makeup Effects
Paul Hirsch - Editor
Tom Cruise - Producer
David Koepp - Screenwriter
Stephen H. Burum - Director of Photography
Norman Reynolds - Production Designer
Paula Wagner - Producer
Brian De Palma - Director

 
Professional Reviews
Sight and Sound
"...MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE is an explosion of pleasures..." 07/01/1996 p.46-8

USA Today
"...Stylish, brisk..." -- 3 out of 4 stars 05/22/1996 p.1D

Entertainment Weekly
"...A Rubik's cube that keeps on twisting..." -- Rating: B 06/07/1996 p.44

Variety
"...Cruise tackles the action genre even more convincingly than he did in TOP GUN....And he looks great, too..." 05/20/1996

New York Times
"...A sleek, whooshingly entertaining update of the vintage television series....MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE catapults you into the wildest movie ride of the year..." 05/22/1996 p.C13

Los Angeles Times
"...MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE has lots going for it -- a charismatic star in Tom Cruise, Brian De Palma's sleek, elegant direction, a first-rate cast, a superb suspense sequence, lots of action capped by a breathtaking stunt at the climax..." 05/21/1996 p.F1

Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "Jacking his own paranoid angst into this slicked-up spy thriller, Brian De Palma maxes suspense and style to cut the template for post-Bond techno-blockbusters." 07/01/2006 p.127

  
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