Mission: Impossible

Theatrical Release Date: 1996 05 22 (USA)

UPC: 097361198941

Studio: Paramount

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Profanity]

Summary: 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 prot?g?, 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, Rovi

Category: Action

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Mission: Impossible

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 05/22/2007

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 110 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Mission: Impossible
1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13

Keith Phipps

A superior summer blockbuster in nearly every respect, this Brian De Palma-helmed adaptation of the '60s TV series provoked a lot of unnecessary head-scratching at the time for having a plot that actually required attention to follow (a criticism its inferior 2000 sequel apparently took to heart). But even those put off by David Koepp, Steve Zaillian, and Robert Towne's twisty screenplay still had plenty to enjoy: a charismatic lead performance from Tom Cruise, a well-chosen supporting cast, and some unforgettable set pieces to rank with the best of De Palma's career. Not that the film itself does. Clever without really being about more than its action sequences, nifty gadgets, and memorable locations (although it might be argued that all those surveillance devices tap into some familiar themes), this is clearly De Palma working as a director-for-hire. But like the best hired help, he gets the job done and then some. ~ Keith Phipps, Rovi

Cast and Crew: David Schneider  Actor 
Emilio Estevez  Actor 
Jirina Trebicka  Actor 
Melissa Knatchbull  Actor 
Rudolf Pechan  Actor 
Andrzej Borkowski  Actor 
Michael Rogers  Actor 
Carmela Marner  Actor 
Karel Dobry  Actor 
Annabel Mullion  Actor 
Helen Lindsay  Actor 
Richard Sharp  Actor 
Sam Douglas  Actor 
Ingeborga Dapkunaite  Actor 
Maya Dokic  Actor 
Mimi Potworowska  Actor 
Tony Vogel  Actor 
Morgan Deare  Actor 
Marcel Iures  Actor 
Bob Friend  Actor 
Gaston Subert  Actor 
Ion Caramitru  Actor 
Ricco Ross  Actor 
Dale Dye  Actor 
Rolf Saxon  Actor 
Randall Paul  Actor 
Nathan Osgood  Actor 
Garick Hagon  Actor 
Kristin Scott Thomas  Actor 
Marek Vasut  Actor 
Laura Brook  Actor 
David Phelan  Actor 
Vanessa Redgrave  Actor 
Pat Starr  Actor 
Valentina Yakunina  Actor 
Oleg Fedorov  Actor 
Susan Doucette  Actor 
David Shaeffer  Actor 
Andreas Wisniewski  Actor 
Graydon Gould  Actor 
John McLaughlin  Actor 
Mark Houghton  Actor 
Brian De Palma  Director 
Tom Cruise  Producer 
Danny Elfman  Composer (Music Score) 
Willard Huyck  Screenwriter 
Gloria Katz  Screenwriter 
David Koepp  Screenwriter 
Lalo Schifrin  Composer (Music Score) 
Steven Zaillian  Screenwriter 
Paul Hitchcock  Executive Producer 
Paula Wagner  Producer 
Robert Towne  Screenwriter 
Tom Cruise  Actor 
Jon Voight  Actor 
Emmanuelle Béart  Actor 
Henry Czerny  Actor 
Jean Reno  Actor 
Ving Rhames  Actor 

Country: USA