Mission: Impossible (1996)

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers (WGA):

Bruce Geller (television series)
David Koepp (story) ...

Release Date:

22 May 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Expect the Impossible

Plot:

An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.

Plot Keywords:

Mission | Spy | Stealing | Traitor | Espionage

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Ethan Hunt
Jon Voight	...	Jim Phelps
Emmanuelle Béart	...	Claire Phelps (as Emmanuelle Beart)
Henry Czerny	...	Eugene Kittridge
Jean Reno	...	Franz Krieger
Ving Rhames	...	Luther Stickell
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Sarah Davies (as Kristin Scott-Thomas)
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Max
Dale Dye	...	Frank Barnes
Marcel Iures	...	Alexander Golitsyn
Ion Caramitru	...	Zozimov
Ingeborga Dapkunaite	...	Hannah Williams
Valentina Yakunina	...	Drunken Female IMF Agent
Marek Vasut	...	Drunken Male IMF Agent
Nathan Osgood	...	Kittridge Technician

Also Known As:

Mission Impossible
Misión imposible (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Missão Impossível (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Mission: Impossible (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Mission: Impossible (Austria) (Germany) [de]
лХЯЯХЪ мЕБШОНКМХЛЮ (Russia) [ru]
Epikindyni apostoli (Greece) [el]
Görevimiz tehlike (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Misija - Nemogoce (Slovenia) [sl]
Missió: Impossible (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Mission Impossible: misión imposible (Spain) [es]
Mission: Impossible (Slovakia) [sk]
Mission: Impossible (Czech Republic) [cs]
Mission: Impossible (Denmark) [da]
Mission: Impossible (Italy) [it]
Nemoguca misija (Serbia) [sr]
Vaarallinen tehtävä (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some intense action violence.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:PG | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:Livre | New Zealand:M | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

When Jim Phelps is getting his mission on the airplane, his team is shown one by one. In the dossiers there are aliases. The aliases are as follows: for Jack Harmon (Emilio Estevez), his alias is "Tony Baretta" (the character from the cop show "Baretta" (1975). For Sarah Davies ('Kristin Scott-Thomas'), her alias is "'Sarah Walker'", Hannah Williams' (Ingeborga Dapkunaite) alias is Pauline Brady, and Ethan Hunt's (Tom Cruise) alias is Phillipe Douchette.

Goofs:

Continuity: Ethan has blood on his hands after finding Sarah and Golitsyn dead, then wipes them off in the phone box while talking to Kettridge. When he throws the chewing gum bomb at the fish tank his hands are clean but when he arrives at the hotel he proceeds to wash blood off them.

Quotes:

Ethan Hunt: [Ethan narrates someone getting into the vault] The only person allowed inside has to pass through a series of security checks. First is voiceprint identification
CIA Analyst William Donloe: William Donloe.
Ethan Hunt: Then, he has to put in a 6 digit code.
[Donloe enters the outer room]
Ethan Hunt: That only gets him into the outer room. Next, he is positively identified by retinal scan.
[Donloe passes the retinal scan]
Ethan Hunt: Finally, the security measures are only deactivated after insertion of a double electronic keycard... which we won't have.
[Donloe then enters the vault]
Ethan Hunt: Once inside the vault, there are 3 security systems in operation whenever the technician is out of the room. First is sound sensitive; anything above a whisper will set it off. The second is temperature-sensitive. Even the body heat of an unauthorized person inside the vault can trigger the alarm if the temperature rises just a single degree. And that temperature is controlled by an air conditioning vent 30 feet above the vault floor. That vent is guarded by a laser net.
[Donloe leaves the vault, security measures activate]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Movie (2002)

Soundtrack:

Theme From Mission: Impossible

At first some may consider it confusing, but its really not that bad

Again the original is usually the best. And in my opinion, so far, "Mission Impossible" is no different. With a blend of action, mystery and some spy techniques, "Mission Impossible" is actually really good. The whole movie may seem to be too much at once when first viewed for some, but it really isn't. All it is, is an action movie with some decent twists that could easily throw some people off, but they are actually really simple.

Now, I'm not a fan of Tom Cruise and his lifestyle, as a matter of fact I hate to keep tabs on any celebrities life style, it makes me feel depressed that this is what it has come to. But I am a fan of Tom Cruise the actor. I have mentioned this before and sincerely believe that he is a great actor, even if he has starred in more action movies than any other genre, but he has proved that he can be good in other movies such as "Jerry Maguire", or "Inteview With the Vampire".

"Mission Impossible" is really better than most action films out there, because it actually keeps a believable plot without throwing in some excessively strong hero and a country sized army that gets killed with one magazine from a G36K. It is believable, it is memorable, and it keeps you involved and curious as to what is going on. The only problem is I usually like to watch action movies to laugh, but this one actually tried to keep it serious.

Anyway, I enjoyed this one, so if you like action movies see if this is any better.