Mission: Impossible (1996)

Mission: Impossible (1996)
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After he is framed for the death of several colleagues and falsely branded a traitor, a secret agent embarks on a daring scheme to clear his name in this spy adventure. Though it drew its name from the familiar television series, director Brian DePalma's big-budget adaptation shares little more with the original show than the occasional self-destructing message and the name of team leader Jim Phelps (Jon Voight). The film focuses not on Phelps but his protégé, Ethan Hunt (a reserved Tom Cruise), who becomes a fugitive after taking the blame for a botched operation. He responds by banding together with a group of fellow renegades, and he is soon maneuvering his way through a twisted series of double crosses that mainly serve as excuses for spectacular high-tech action sequences. Much of the activity revolves around a missing computer disk, with the film's most famous scene depicting Hunt's delicate efforts to retrieve the disk from a secure, well-alarmed room in CIA headquarters. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Tom CruiseJon Voight, (more)
Director(s):
Brian De Palma
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
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Synopsis of Mission: Impossible

After he is framed for the death of several colleagues and falsely branded a traitor, a secret agent embarks on a daring scheme to clear his name in this spy adventure. Though it drew its name from the familiar television series, director Brian DePalma's big-budget adaptation shares little more with the original show than the occasional self-destructing message and the name of team leader Jim Phelps (Jon Voight). The film focuses not on Phelps but his protégé, Ethan Hunt (a reserved Tom Cruise), who becomes a fugitive after taking the blame for a botched operation. He responds by banding together with a group of fellow renegades, and he is soon maneuvering his way through a twisted series of double crosses that mainly serve as excuses for spectacular high-tech action sequences. Much of the activity revolves around a missing computer disk, with the film's most famous scene depicting Hunt's delicate efforts to retrieve the disk from a secure, well-alarmed room in CIA headquarters. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
110 mins

Complete Cast of Mission: Impossible


Director(s):
Brian De Palma
Writer(s):
Willard HuyckDavid KoeppGloria Katz
Producer(s):
Paula WagnerTom Cruise
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13(Profanity, Adult Situations, Violence)
Categories:
Action / Adventure
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Matthew G.

Definately the best of the 3. Fast, kept me guessing, great acting. The 3rd was better than the 2nd.

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Triston M.

I really liked this film when it was in the theaters. Now that I'm a whee bit older, it's still good but not exactly something I'll watch again. Nice, clean fun, but nothing new.

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Andy W.

Mission Impossible 1 is one of my all time favorites. Don't read the synopsis if you haven't already-it gives too much away. This movie combines Hitchcock suspense and paranoia with slam bang action sequences and features one of the best plots you'll ever find in a summber blockbuster. Mission Impossible 1 is A plus, 5 star entertainment. In my humble opinion this first Mission Impossible movie is a thousand times better than MI 2.

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