Mission: Impossible (1996) - The Motion Picture
Mission: Impossible (1996)
An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.
Director: Brian De Palma
Writers: Bruce Geller (television series), David Koepp (story)
Stars: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart
Mission: Impossible is a 1996 American action spy film directed by Brian De Palma and produced by and starring Tom Cruise. Based on the television series of the same name, its plot follows Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his mission to uncover the mole who has framed him for the murders of his entire Impossible Missions Force (IMF) team.
Work on the script had begun early with filmmaker Sydney Pollack on board, before De Palma, Steven Zaillian, David Koepp, and Robert Towne were brought in. Mission: Impossible went into pre-production without a shooting script: De Palma devised several action sequences, but Koepp and Towne were dissatisfied with the story that led up to those events. U2 band members Larry Mullen, Jr. and Adam Clayton produced a dance rendition of the original theme music, which became a top-ten hit in the US (receiving gold record certification) and six other countries and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.
Mission: Impossible was a commercial success upon its release, eventually becoming the third highest-grossing film of 1996, and received a mixed-to-favorable response from critics. Its success spawned the Mission: Impossible film series.