A brilliant scientist's discovery renders him invisible, but transforms him into an omnipotent, dangerous megalomaniac.A brilliant scientist's discovery renders him invisible, but transforms him into an omnipotent, dangerous megalomaniac.A brilliant scientist's discovery renders him invisible, but transforms him into an omnipotent, dangerous megalomaniac.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 15 nominations total
- Boy in Car
- (as Jeffrey George Scaperotta)
Storyline
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- TriviaAn anatomically correct, totally working computer model was created of Kevin Bacon's entire body - down to the last capillary. The 3-D model has since been donated to scientific researchers.
- GoofsWhen the latex mask is being poured over Caine's face, it's smooth on top as if he were bald, instead of getting caught up in his hair.
- Quotes
Sebastian: Did you ever hear the one about Superman and Wonder Woman?
Matt: Stop clowning around
Sebastian: No come on this is a good one. Superman's flying around metropolis and he's horny as hell. He's checking out the rooftops and all of a sudden he sees Wonder Woman sunning herself on the roof of the Justice League. I mean she is lying there buck naked and spread eagle. Looks like she wants to get fucked right? So Superman starts thinking to himself, "Man I gotta get myself some of that wonderpussy." and then he realizes that he can fly down, do a little fast pumping and be gone before she even sees him. Because he's Superman. he's faster than a speeding bullet, right? So Superman, he swoops down, he fucks her so quick, she doesn't even see him. Wonderwoman sits up and says, "What the fuck was that?" and The Invisible Man says "I don't know but my asshole is killing me." That's funny right?
Matt: hmm
Sebastian: C'mon, guys. That's funny.
- Alternate versionsThe Director's Cut is ~7min longer than the Theatrical release, mostly incorporated deleted scenes previously available as home video bonus extras. The Director's Cut is Unrated.
- ConnectionsEdited into Saw II (2005)
- SoundtracksPower Struggle
Written by Jon Harris
Performed by Sunna
Courtesy of Virgin Records, Ltd./Melankolic
From director Verhoven the norm is to expect great special effects and violence. He has also been known to integrate themes and good stories into these mainly effects driven films. On this occasion however he fails to really do that and is left with a fast paced and enjoyable film that makes up in effects what it lacks in substance. The plot is pretty basic and never goes deeper Sebastian's descent into madness is not really a descent so much as a short trip that is not really built to so much as just delivered. In it's placed though, the effects are really impressive and make the film worth seeing simply because, not only are they great, but they are also used very well in the action rather than just being the film in themselves.
The cast is OK but don't really have much to work with in terms of material. Bacon is much more interesting when not on screen than when he is. His character is too thin and he fails to portray any sort of `descent' in his character's behaviour. Shue is pretty good and seems to enjoy running round with a flamethrower. The rest of the cast are OK but basically just act as fodder in the way that a normal slasher movie will have actors to be disposed of as the film rolls.
Overall I really enjoyed this film as it is a very expensive special effects movie which relies on spectacle to keep things moving. The effects are great and take the mind away from the lack of real substance and the action at the end is very enjoyable. A really good special effects movie as long as you don't expect anything more.
- bob the moo
- Nov 13, 2003
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- Also known as
- Невидимка
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- Budget
- $95,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $73,209,340
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $26,414,386
- Aug 6, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $190,213,455
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1