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Mimic (1997)

Directed by Guillermo del Toro · Cinematography by Dan Laustsen

R105 min59 frames

HorrorScience Fiction

For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now.

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Mimic (1997) movie still: wide — A dimly lit museum hall features large dinosaur skeletons displayed against a textured wall. A man and a woman sit…Mimic (1997) movie still: wide — An abandoned subway platform features vaulted ceilings with broken glass skylights above. A single train car sits…Mimic (1997) movie still: fullbody — An industrial boiler room with exposed pipes and a door marked with caution tape. A man stands in the center of…Mimic (1997) movie still: medium — A subway platform features a moving train blurred in the background behind three people. A police officer…Mimic (1997) movie still: closeup — The interior of a vehicle is shrouded in darkness during the evening. An older man gazes toward the window with…Mimic (1997) movie still: closeup — A dark space at night with a person standing by a glass surface. The subject is seen in side profile against the…Mimic (1997) movie still: closeup — A teenager peers through an uneven, jagged hole cut into a thick textured surface. He looks downward with wide…Mimic (1997) movie still: establishing — A rain-slicked dark alleyway is framed by brick buildings with visible fire escapes. An orange neon cross…Mimic (1997) movie still: wide — A snowy playground at night is enclosed by dark vertical metal bars in the foreground. Two empty seesaws stand on…Mimic (1997) movie still: wide — A dark, cylindrical concrete tunnel stretches upward toward a bright, circular opening above. A lone figure is…Mimic (1997) movie still: closeup — A bright bathroom with light streaming through a window. A man and woman stand close together holding a small…Mimic (1997) movie still: medium — A dark wooden structure features slats that allow beams of blue light inside. A young boy in pajamas stands in…Mimic (1997) movie still: medium — A dark office illuminated by a single warm desk lamp at night. An older man in a sweater vest looks downward…Mimic (1997) movie still: wide — A dimly lit New York subway station features cream-colored subway tiles with dark decorative trim. Several…Mimic (1997) movie still: wide — A dark, cylindrical concrete sewer tunnel recedes into a distant illuminated opening. A circular metal grate sits…Mimic (1997) movie still: medium — A dark, cramped underground tunnel made of rough, wet stone walls. A man in a leather jacket holds a glowing…
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What is Mimic about?

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 is a 1997 American science-fiction horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro in his English-language film debut, written by del Toro and Matthew Robbins, and based on Donald A. Wollheim's short story of the same name. The film stars Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, F. Murray Abraham, and Charles S. Dutton. Its plot follows the creation of a genetically modified insect, designed to battle an infected cockroach infestation, that rapidly evolves and begins hunting humans.

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What does the cinematography of Mimic look like?

Across 58 sampled frames, Mimic builds its coverage from medium shots (34% of the sample), with wide compositions (29%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Dan Laustsen keeps 78% of it in low-key light. 72% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 60% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Mimic?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Mimic (1997) are #0d0e0f, #2e2e2b, #2f4b6a, #0f2c4b, #051a30, #2f2719 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #2e2e2b
  • #2f4b6a
  • #0f2c4b
  • #051a30
  • #2f2719

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