MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN (DVD) DVD

Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Chevy Chase stars, though not always visibly, as Nick Halloway, a low-level businessman with an acerbic approach to life and work, whose humdrum existence utterly bores him. Nick gets an unexpected jolt of excitement when, nursing a hangover, he's the only one not to evacuate an office building that becomes a disaster area after a mishap involving nuclear testing equipment. An unexpected by-product of the accident is that it turns the molecules of the building, as well as Nick and the clothes he's wearing, transparent. When a team of shady government agents, led by David Jenkins (Sam Neill), notices that a human has been turned invisible, they try to take him into custody, planning to use him as the most dangerous secret intelligence agent the world has ever known. Distrusting their motives, the frantic and confused Nick escapes, and quickly begins learning new information about his unusual condition, such pragmatic details as trying to sleep when he can see through his eyelids and any unprocessed food he eats will give him away. Soon, however, he discovers that the scientist in charge of the experiments (Jim Norton) has no idea how to return him to normal, and begins plotting how best to live a semblance of a normal life while steering clear of his pursuers. Nick involves a beautiful woman he met the night before the accident (Daryl Hannah) in his dilemma, and soon she too becomes a target. Memoirs of an Invisible Man was adapted from a book by H.F. Saint. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

Cast Chevy Chase as Nick Halloway Daryl Hannah as Alice Monroe Sam Neill as David Jenkins Michael McKean as George Talbot Stephen Tobolowsky as Warren Singleton Jim Norton as Dr. Bernard Wachs

Crew Bruce Crone - Art Director Joe Tompkins - Costume Designer John Carpenter - Director Marion Rothman - Editor Shirley Walker - Composer (Music Score) Lawrence G. Paull - Production Designer William A. Fraker - Cinematographer Bruce Bodner - Producer Dan Kolsrud - Producer Arnon Milchan - Producer Lauren Polizzi - Set Designer Rick Simpson - Set Designer Elizabeth Lapp - Set Designer Scott E. Anderson - Special Effects Bruce Nicholson - Special Effects James R. Alexander - Sound/Sound Designer James M. Halty - Stunts Chuck Picerni, Jr. - Stunts William Goldman - Screenwriter Dana Olsen - Screenwriter Robert Collector - Screenwriter H.F. Saint - Book Author Ted Chu - Assistant Camera

Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Those who viewed the underrated Memoirs of an Invisible Man as a comedy without any laughs, and subsequently trashed it, got it all wrong. Despite the presence of funnyman Chevy Chase and a mis-categorization at the video store, this isn't a comedy at all; the involvement of director John Carpenter should have been a firm tip-off that it was meant as an effects hriller about the weird or unknown. On that score, it's a tight little package that touches on most of the fascinating issues about invisibility, notably the central conundrum that theoretically unlimited freedom is an empty proposition when it requires loneliness and loss of identity. Most invisibility movies are just a pretext for special effects wizards to visualize what things look like when handled, worn, or knocked over by a person who can't be seen, and Memoirs of an Invisible Man doesn't always delve deeper than this surface gimmick. But the script, by William Goldman, Robert Collector, and Dana Olsen, exists as a generally intelligent chase story that never stretches suspension of disbelief beyond the basic premise. Chase's gumshoe narration typifies his sober approach to the material, and in a way, it's regrettable that his attempts received such a critical slap in the face because he hasn't since ventured beyond pratfalls and one-liners. It's no classic, but Memoirs of an Invisible Man has ten times the intellect and soul of Paul Verhoeven's big-budget slasher approach to the same topic, the maddening dud Hollow Man (2000). ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DDS: Dolby Digital Surround Additional Features: cc Several minutes of intriguing outtakes, including a droll dream sequence How to Become Invisible: The Dawn of Digital FX Visual Effects featurette Interactive menus Theatrical trailer Scene access Languages: English & Français Subtitles: English, Français & Español MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 99 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Unseen Storyteller [3:39] 2. Artist at Work [1:25] 3. Alice [5:28] 4. Magnascopics [1:37] 5. The Accident [2:59] 6. Floating in a Dream [3:48] 7. Trust Us [3:42] 8. Catching a Cab [4:46] 9. Hard to Digest [2:33] 10. Home Invasion [4:46] 11. Not As Envisioned [3:10] 12. "I Want My Molecules Back." [3:32] 13. Profile: Doubly Invisible [1:55] 14. Vital Parts Missing [1:56] 15. In Their Midst [1:49] 16. Of Immeasurable Value [5:33] 17. Summer House Hideout [2:43] 18. Unexpected Company [2:30] 19. My Good Friends [2:28] 20. Seducer on the Rebound [3:40] 21. Undressing for Alice [2:10] 22. The One That Kills People [1:32] 23. Nest Egg Plans [3:55] 24. Not Alone Anymore [4:20] 25. Romance in the Rain [2:46] 26. Cornered on the Train [4:23] 27. The Exchange [4:44] 28. Face Chase [2:52] 29. Fall from a Tight Spot [2:45] 30. Keeping Track of Our Kids [1:18] 31. End Credits [4:00]