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Mission: Impossible (film series)
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Mission: Impossible
Missionimpossibleblurayboxset.jpg
Blu-ray box set of the first three films

Directed by
Brian De Palma (1)
John Woo (2)
J.J. Abrams (3)
Brad Bird (4)
Christopher McQuarrie (5)
Produced by
Tom Cruise (1–4)
Paula Wagner (1–3)
 J. J. Abrams (4-5)
Bryan Burk (4-5)
Screenplay by
David Koepp (1)
Robert Towne (1–2)
Alex Kurtzman (3)
Roberto Orci (3)
 J. J. Abrams (3)
André Nemec (4)
Josh Appelbaum (4)
 Will Staples (5)
Story by
David Koepp (1)
Steven Zaillian (1)
Ronald D. Moore (2)
Brannon Braga (2)
 Alex Kurtzman (3)
 Roberto Orci (3)
 J. J. Abrams (3)
 André Nemec (4)
 Josh Appelbaum (4)
Based on
Mission: Impossible
 by Bruce Geller
Starring
Tom Cruise
Music by
Danny Elfman (1)
Hans Zimmer (2)
Michael Giacchino (3–4)
Cinematography
Stephen H. Burum (1)
Jeffrey L. Kimball (2)
Dan Mindel (3)
Robert Elswit (4)
Edited by
Paul Hirsch (1, 4)
 Steven Kemper (2)
Christian Wagner (2)
Maryann Brandon (3)
Mary Jo Markey (3)
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)
1996 – present
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$500 million
Box office
$2,096,647,856
The Mission: Impossible films are a series of action spy films based on the television series of the same name, produced by and starring Tom Cruise as IMF agent Ethan Hunt. The series is the 16th highest grossing film series of all time with over $2 billion worth of worldwide gross.[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Films 1.1 Mission: Impossible
1.2 Mission: Impossible II
1.3 Mission: Impossible III
1.4 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
1.5 Mission: Impossible 5
2 Principal cast
3 Crew 3.1 Video games
4 Reception 4.1 Box office performance
4.2 Critical reaction
4.3 Controversy
5 Change to theme song
6 References

Films[edit]
Mission: Impossible[edit]
Main article: Mission: Impossible (film)
Released in 1996. Ethan Hunt is framed for not only the murder of his fellow IMF agents during a Prague Embassy mission gone wrong, but is also wrongly accused of selling government secrets to a mysterious international criminal known only as "Max".
Mission: Impossible II[edit]
Main article: Mission: Impossible II
Released in 2000. Ethan Hunt sends Nyah Nordoff-Hall undercover to stop an ex-IMF agent's mad scheme to steal a deadly virus and sell the antidote to the highest bidder.
Mission: Impossible III[edit]
Main article: Mission: Impossible III
Released in 2006. Ethan Hunt, retired from being an IMF team leader and engaged to be married, assembles a team to face a ruthless arms and information broker intending to sell a mysterious dangerous object known as "The Rabbit's Foot".
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol[edit]
Main article: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Released in 2011. Ethan Hunt, as well as the entire IMF are placed with the blame of the bombing of the Kremlin. He and three others must stop a man bent on starting a global nuclear war.
Mission: Impossible 5[edit]
A fifth Mission: Impossible will be directed by Christopher McQuarrie[2] and Drew Pearce will be writing the film.[3] Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions have signed a deal with Tom Cruise to reprise the role of Ethan Hunt and produce.[4] Jeremy Renner is reported to return as William Brandt.[5] On November 13, 2013, a release date of December 2015 was announced.[6] On November 19, 2013, Simon Pegg confirmed that he will reprise his role as Benji.[7] On April 24, 2014, it was rumored that Jessica Chastain was being considered for a lead role in the film.[8] On May 9, 2014, Paramount, Skydance and Cruise have tapped Will Staples to work on the script for the fifth film.[9] On May 29 Cruise confirms the fifth installment of the film will shoot in London.[10] On June 6 Renner confirmed he'll return for the fifth installment.[11]
Principal cast[edit]

Character
Film

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible III
Mission: Impossible –
Ghost Protocol
Mission: Impossible 5

Ethan Hunt
Tom Cruise
Luther Stickell
Ving Rhames  
Benjamín "Benji" Dunn
  Simon Pegg
Julia Meade
  Michelle Monaghan  
William Brandt
  Jeremy Renner
Jim Phelps
Jon Voight  
Claire Phelps
Emmanuelle Béart  
Eugene Kittridge
Henry Czerny  
Franz Krieger
Jean Reno  
Sarah Davies
Kristin Scott Thomas  
Max
Vanessa Redgrave  
Jack Harmon
Emilio Estevez  
Hannah Williams
Ingeborga Dapkunaite  
Frank Barnes
Dale Dye  
Max's Companion
Andreas Wisniewski  
Sean Ambrose
  Dougray Scott  
Nyah Nordoff-Hall
  Thandie Newton  
Hugh Stamp
  Richard Roxburgh  
Billy Baird
  John Polson  
John C. McCloy
  Brendan Gleeson  
Dr. Nekhorvich
  Rade Šerbedžija  
Swanbeck
  Anthony Hopkins 
Wallis
  William Mapother 
Ulrich
  Dominic Purcell 
Owen Davian
  Philip Seymour Hoffman  
John Musgrave
  Billy Crudup  
Declan Gormley
  Jonathan Rhys Meyers  
Lindsey Farris
  Keri Russell  
Zhen Lei
  Maggie Q  
Theodore Brassel
  Laurence Fishburne  
Brownway
  Eddie Marsan  
Jane Carter
  Paula Patton  
Kurt Hendricks
  Michael Nyqvist  
Trevor Hanaway
  Josh Holloway  
Brij Nath
  Anil Kapoor  
Sabine Moreau
  Léa Seydoux  
The Secretary
  Tom Wilkinson  
Marius Wistrom
  Samuli Edelmann  
Crew[edit]

Film
Director
Producer
Writer
Composer
Editor
Cinematographer
Mission: Impossible Brian De Palma Tom Cruise
Paula Wagner screenplay:
David Koepp
Robert Towne
story:
David Koepp
Steven Zaillian Danny Elfman Paul Hirsch Stephen H. Burum
Mission: Impossible II John Woo screenplay:
Robert Towne
story:
Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga Hans Zimmer Steven Kemper
 Christian Wagner Jeffrey L. Kimball
Mission: Impossible III J.J. Abrams Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & J.J. Abrams Michael Giacchino Maryann Brandon
Mary Jo Markey Dan Mindel
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Brad Bird Tom Cruise
J.J. Abrams
Bryan Burk Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec Paul Hirsch Robert Elswit
Video games[edit]
with the same name
Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma
Reception[edit]
Box office performance[edit]

Film
Release date
Box office revenue
Box office ranking
Budget
Reference

United States
Foreign
Worldwide
All time domestic
All time worldwide
Mission: Impossible May 22, 1996 $180,981,856 $276,714,503 $457,696,359 #152
 #148(A) #119 $80 million [12]
Mission: Impossible II May 24, 2000 $215,409,889 $330,978,216 $546,388,105 #102
 #156(A) #82 $125 million [13]
Mission: Impossible III May 5, 2006 $134,029,801 $263,820,211 $397,850,012 #294 #153 $150 million [14]
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol December 16, 2011 (Limited)
 December 21, 2011 $209,397,903 $485,315,477 $694,713,380 #109 #49 $145 million [15]
Total
$739,811,483 $1,356,836,373 $2,096,647,856 N/A N/A $500 million N/A
List indicator(s) (A) indicates the adjusted totals based on current ticket prices (calculated by Box Office Mojo).

Critical reaction[edit]

Film
Rotten Tomatoes
Metacritic
Mission: Impossible 61% (49 reviews)[16] 60 (16 reviews)[17]
Mission: Impossible II 57% (141 reviews)[18] 60 (33 reviews)[19]
Mission: Impossible III 70% (218 reviews)[20] 66 (38 reviews)[21]
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol 93% (227 reviews)[22] 73 (38 reviews)[23]
Average ratings
71%
65

Controversy[edit]
Some fans of the TV series were upset that Jim Phelps, team leader in the series, became a traitor in the first movie, selling the details of government agents to an arms dealer. Actor Greg Morris, who portrayed Barney Collier in the original television series, was so disgusted with the film's treatment of the Phelps character that he walked out of the theater before the film ended.[24] Martin Landau, who portrayed Rollin Hand in the original series, was equally negative concerning the films. In an MTV interview in October 2009, Landau stated: "When they were working on an early incarnation of the first one – not the script they ultimately did – they wanted the entire team to be destroyed, done away with one at a time, and I was against that", he said. "It was basically an action-adventure movie and not 'Mission.' 'Mission' was a mind game. The ideal mission was getting in and getting out without anyone ever knowing we were there. So the whole texture changed. Why volunteer to essentially have our characters commit suicide? I passed on it. The script wasn't that good either."[25]
Peter Graves turned down an offer to portray Jim Phelps in the 1996 film due to the fact Phelps was going to be revealed as an antagonist.[26]
Change to theme song[edit]
The television version is in a rarely used 5/4 (5 beats to a measure) time and is difficult to dance to, as was proven by a memorable segment of American Bandstand in which teenage dancers were caught off-guard by Dick Clark's playing of the Lalo Schifrin single release.[27]
The opening theme music for the first three films are stylized renditions of Lalo Schifrin's original iconic theme, preserving the 5/4 rhythm, by Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer, and Michael Giacchino respectively by the films' chronology. Most of the versions included in the score also retained the 5/4 time signature.[27]
However, for Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen, Jr.'s remix featured on the first film's motion picture soundtrack, the time signature was changed to standard pop 4/4 (4 beats to a measure) time to make it more dance-friendly, although the intro is still in 5/4 time.[27] Also, the Limp Bizkit song "Take a Look Around" from the soundtrack to the second film was set to a similar 4/4 modification of the theme, with an interlude in 5/4.
References[edit]
 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mission: Impossible (film series).

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1.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
2.Jump up ^ Christopher McQuarrie Confirmed for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 5
3.Jump up ^ 'Iron Man 3' Writer Drew Pearce to Pen Next 'Mission: Impossible' (Exclusive)
4.Jump up ^ http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=103854
5.Jump up ^ Elavsky, Cindy (2013-08-18). "Celebrity Extra". King Features. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
6.Jump up ^ Elavsky, Cindy (November 24, 2013). "Celebrity Extra". King Features. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
7.Jump up ^ Recent reports suggest that Rosamund Pike and Channing Tatum are slated for inclusion as well.Kenya and Singapore are confirmed as shooting locations. Simon Pegg Confirms That He'll Return for Mission: Impossible 5
8.Jump up ^ "Jessica Chastain Rumored for Female Lead in 'Mission: Impossible 5'". firstshowing.net. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
9.Jump up ^ Kit, Borys (May 9, 2014). "'Mission: Impossible 5' Taps New Writer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
10.Jump up ^ "Tom Cruise returns to London to film Mission Impossible 5". telegraph. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
11.Jump up ^ "‘Mission: Impossible 5′: Jeremy Renner Confirms Return". slashfilm. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
12.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible (1996)". Box Office Mojo. August 31, 2012.
13.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible II (2000)". Box Office Mojo. August 31, 2012.
14.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible III (2006)". Box Office Mojo. August 31, 2012.
15.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)". Box Office Mojo. August 31, 2012.
16.Jump up ^ "Mission Impossible". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
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20.Jump up ^ "Mission Impossible III". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
21.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible III". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
22.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
23.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
24.Jump up ^ 'Mission: Impossible' TV stars disgruntled. CNN. May 29, 1996.
25.Jump up ^ Martin Landau Discusses 'Mission: Impossible' Movies, MTV Movies Blog, October 29, 2009
26.Jump up ^ Eric Ditzian (March 15, 2010). "Peter Graves And The Legacy Of 'Mission: Impossible'". MTV.com. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
27.^ Jump up to: a b c They Shot, He Scored by Dave Karger. Published June 7, 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2011.


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Mission: Impossible (film)
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For other uses, see Mission: Impossible (disambiguation).

Mission: Impossible
MissionImpossiblePoster.jpg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Brian De Palma
Produced by
Tom Cruise
Paula Wagner
Screenplay by
David Koepp
Robert Towne
Story by
David Koepp
Steven Zaillian
Based on
Mission: Impossible
 by Bruce Geller
Starring
Tom Cruise
Jon Voight
Emmanuelle Béart
Henry Czerny
Jean Reno
Ving Rhames
Kristin Scott Thomas
Vanessa Redgrave
Music by
Danny Elfman
Cinematography
Stephen H. Burum
Edited by
Paul Hirsch
Production
   company
Cruise/Wagner
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)
May 22, 1996

Running time
110 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$80 million
Box office
$457,696,359 (worldwide)
Mission: Impossible (also known in the Blu-ray release as M:I) is a 1996 American action spy film directed by Brian De Palma, produced by and starring Tom Cruise. Based on the television series of the same name, the plot follows a new agent, Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his mission to uncover the mole who has framed him for the murders of his entire 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 came up with some 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 an electronic dance version of the original theme song. The song went into top ten of music charts around the world and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. The film was the third-highest-grossing of the year and received positive reviews from film critics. The film marked the beginning of a film series, with sequels Mission: Impossible II, III and Ghost Protocol released in 2000, 2006 and 2011, respectively. A fifth film is in development with Cruise reprising his role.[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Reaction 4.1 Original cast
4.2 Box office
4.3 Critical response
5 Music 5.1 Score album
6 References
7 External links

Plot[edit]
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is part of an Impossible Missions Force (IMF) team led by Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) to prevent the theft of the non-official cover (NOC) list from the American embassy in Prague. The mission goes hopelessly wrong, with several team members killed and the NOC list stolen. Hunt sees Phelps, via Phelps' video glasses, being shot more than once, and Phelps' wife Claire (Emmanuelle Béart) die in a car bomb, leaving him the only surviving member. After Phelps got shot, he fell into the water. Phelps is presumed dead. Hunt does not have time to search for Jim's body. Hunt later regroups with IMF director Eugene Kittridge (Henry Czerny) to debrief, but learns that the job was a setup and the NOC list a fake by IMF to lure out a mole within IMF, who IMF believed would sell the NOC list to an arms dealer known as "Max" as part of "Job 314". As Hunt is the only member left, Kittridge suspects him of being the mole, but Hunt creates a distraction to flee before his capture.
Hunt returns to the Prague safe house and realizes "Job 314" refers to the Bible verse, Job 3:14, with "Job" as an agent of Max. Claire arrives at the safe house, explaining that she escaped the car bomb in time after Phelps ordered the then-remaining team members to abort the mission and walk away (orders which Ethan had ignored). Hunt is unsure at first, but Claire's reaction to the news of her husband's death convinces him to trust her. Hunt is able to communicate with Max via online Bible forums, and arranges a meeting. Hunt is taken to Max (Vanessa Redgrave), and warns her the NOC list she possesses has a tracking device that will lure the CIA there, while promising to deliver the real NOC list for $10 million and the identity of Job. Hunt, Max, and her agents escape just as a CIA team arrives, and Max agrees to give Ethan a small upfront payment for the list in gratitude for warning her.
Hunt recruits two disavowed IMF agents: computer expert Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) and obsessive pilot Franz Krieger (Jean Reno). The four successfully infiltrate CIA's headquarters in Langley, Virginia and steal the NOC list before fleeing to London, though their theft is detected by Kittridge. Kittridge arranges for Hunt's mother and uncle to be falsely arrested for drug trafficking and provide wide media coverage of it, forcing Hunt to call Kittridge. Hunt times the call to allow the CIA to trace him to London before hanging up, but when he is done, Hunt is surprised to find Phelps nearby.
Phelps recounts the story of how he survived the shooting, saying Kittridge is the mole and culprit who set them up in Prague. Though he verbally agrees, Hunt actually realizes to himself that Phelps is likely the mole and Max's "Job". Hunt also suspects Krieger had killed the other IMF members on the Prague job, but remains hesitant on whether or not Claire was involved. Hunt makes arrangements with Max to exchange the NOC list aboard the TGV high-speed train to Paris the next day, while sending tickets for the train to Kittridge.
On the train, Hunt remotely directs Max to the list. Max verifies the list and gives Hunt the keycode to a briefcase containing his payment along with Job in the baggage car. Ethan then calls Claire and tells her to meet him in the baggage car. Meanwhile, Stickell uses a jamming device to prevent Max from uploading the data to her servers. When Claire reaches the baggage car, she finds Phelps there, telling him Ethan will arrive shortly. She questions whether killing Ethan is a good idea, since they'll need a fall guy if they want to take the money for themselves. To Claire's surprise, Phelps then reveals himself to be Ethan in disguise, exposing her as a co-conspirator. Moments later, the real Phelps arrives and takes the money at gunpoint. Hunt's disappointed with Jim because Jim was like a father to Ethan. Hunt dons a pair of video glasses that relays Phelps' existence to Kittridge, proving him innocent of being Job and the mole.
With his cover blown, Phelps tries to escape with the money; Claire intervenes but Phelps kills her and climbs to the roof of the train, where Krieger is waiting with a helicopter with a tether. Hunt and Phelps fight, and Hunt is able to connect the tether to the train itself, forcing Krieger to pilot the helicopter into Channel Tunnel after the train. Hunt is able to place a piece of explosive chewing gum - a relic of the Prague mission - to destroy the helicopter, killing Phelps and Krieger. Aboard the train, Kittridge arrests Max and recovers the NOC list before it could be sent. Afterwards, Kittridge reinstates Hunt and Stickell as IMF agents, but Hunt resigns. As he flies home, a flight attendant approaches him and asks, through a coded phrase, if he is ready to take on a new mission.
Cast[edit]
Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
Jon Voight as Jim Phelps
Emmanuelle Béart as Claire Phelps
Henry Czerny as Eugene Kittridge
Jean Reno as Franz Krieger
Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell
Kristin Scott Thomas as Sarah Davies
Vanessa Redgrave as Max
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė as Hannah Williams
Emilio Estevez as Jack Harmon (uncredited)
Karel Dobrý as Matthias
Olegar Fedoro as Kiev Agent
Dale Dye as Frank Barnes
Production[edit]
Paramount Pictures owned the rights to the television series and had tried for years to make a film version but had failed to come up with a viable treatment. Tom Cruise had been a fan of the show since he was young and thought that it would be a good idea for a film.[2] The actor chose Mission: Impossible to be the first project of his new production company and convinced Paramount to put up a $70 million budget.[3] Cruise and his producing partner, Paula Wagner, worked on a story with filmmaker Sydney Pollack for a few months when the actor hired Brian De Palma to direct.[4] They went through two screenplay drafts that no one liked. De Palma brought in screenwriters Steve Zaillian, David Koepp, and finally Robert Towne. According to the director, the goal of the script was to "constantly surprise the audience."[4] Reportedly, Koepp was paid $1 million to rewrite an original script by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz. According to one project source, there were problems with dialogue and story development. However, the basic plot remained intact.[5]
The film went into pre-production without a script that the filmmakers wanted to use.[4] De Palma designed the action sequences but neither Koepp nor Towne were satisfied with the story that would make these sequences take place. Towne ended up helping organize a beginning, middle and end to hang story details on while De Palma and Koepp worked on the plot.[4] De Palma convinced Cruise to set the first act of the film in Prague, a city rarely seen in Hollywood films at the time.[3] Reportedly, studio executives wanted to keep the film's budget in the $40–50 million range, but Cruise wanted a "big, showy action piece" that took the budget up to the $62 million range.[5] The scene that takes place in a glass-walled restaurant with a big lobster tank in the middle and three huge fish tanks overhead was Cruise's idea.[3] There were 16 tons in all of the tanks and there was a concern that when they detonated, a lot of glass would fly around. De Palma tried the sequence with a stuntman, but it did not look convincing and he asked Cruise to do it, despite the possibility that the actor could have drowned.[3]
The script that Cruise approved called for a final showdown to take place on top of a moving train. The actor wanted to use the famously fast French train the TGV[3] but rail authorities did not want any part of the stunt performed on their trains.[4] When that was no longer a problem, the track was not available. De Palma visited railroads on two continents trying to get permission.[4] Cruise took the train owners out to dinner and the next day they were allowed to use it.[3] For the actual sequence, the actor wanted wind that was so powerful that it could knock him off the train. Cruise had difficulty finding the right machine that would create the wind velocity that would look visually accurate before remembering a simulator he used while training as a skydiver. The only machine of its kind in Europe was located and acquired. Cruise had it produce winds up to 140 miles per hour so it would distort his face.[3] Most of the sequence, however, was filmed on a stage against a blue screen for later digitizing by the visual effects team at Industrial Light & Magic.[6]
The filmmakers delivered the film on time and under budget with Cruise doing most of his own stunts.[2] Initially, there was a sophisticated opening sequence that introduced a love triangle between Phelps, his wife and Ethan Hunt that was removed because it took the test audience "out of the genre", according to De Palma.[4] There were rumors that the actor and De Palma did not get along and they were fueled by the director excusing himself at the last moment from scheduled media interviews before the film's theatrical release.[2]
Apple Computer had a $15 million promotion linked to the film that included a game, print ads and television spot featuring scenes from the TV show turned into the feature film; dealer and in-theater promos; and a placement of Apple personal computers in the film. This was an attempt on Apple's part to improve their image after posting a $740 million loss in its fiscal second quarter.[7]
Reaction[edit]
Original cast[edit]
Several cast members of the original 1966–73 TV series reacted negatively to the film.
Actor Greg Morris, who portrayed Barney Collier in the original television series, was reportedly disgusted with the film's treatment of the Phelps character, and he walked out of the theater before the film ended.[8] Peter Graves, who played Jim Phelps in the original series as well as in the late-1980s revival, also disliked how Phelps turned out in the film.[9] Graves had been offered a role playing Phelps, but turned it down when he learned his character was going to be revealed to be a traitor.
Martin Landau, who portrayed Rollin Hand in the original series, expressed his own disgust concerning the film. In an MTV interview in October 2009, Landau stated, "When they were working on an early incarnation of the first one — not the script they ultimately did — they wanted the entire team to be destroyed, done away with one at a time, and I was against that. It was basically an action-adventure movie and not Mission. Mission was a mind game. The ideal mission was getting in and getting out without anyone ever knowing we were there. So the whole texture changed. Why volunteer to essentially have our characters commit suicide? I passed on it." He added, as a condemnation of the writers, "The script wasn't that good either."[10]
Box office[edit]
Mission: Impossible opened on May 22, 1996, in 3,012 theaters—the most ever up to that point—and broke the record for a film opening on Wednesday with US$11.8 million, beating the $11.7 million Terminator 2: Judgment Day made in 1991.[11] The film also set house records in several theaters around the United States.[12] Mission: Impossible grossed $75 million in its first six days, surpassing the previous record holder, Jurassic Park, and took in more than $56 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend, beating out previous record holder, The Flintstones.[13] Cruise deferred his usual $20 million fee for a significant percentage of the box office.[13] The film went on to make $180.9 million in North America and $276.7 million in the rest of the world for a worldwide total of $457.6 million.[14]
Critical response[edit]
The film has a 61% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 60 metascore for Metacritic. Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "This is a movie that exists in the instant, and we must exist in the instant to enjoy it."[15] In his review for The New York Times, Stephen Holden addressed the film's convoluted plot: "If that story doesn't make a shred of sense on any number of levels, so what? Neither did the television series, in which basic credibility didn't matter so long as its sci-fi popular mechanics kept up the suspense."[16] USA Today gave the film three out of four stars and said that it was "stylish, brisk but lacking in human dimension despite an attractive cast, the glass is either half-empty or half-full here, though the concoction goes down with ease."[17] However, Hal Hinson, in his review for The Washington Post, wrote, "There are empty thrills, and some suspense. But throughout the film, we keep waiting for some trace of personality, some color in the dialogue, some hipness in the staging or in the characters' attitudes. And it's not there."[18] Time magazine's Richard Schickel wrote, "What is not present in Mission: Impossible (which, aside from the title, sound-track quotations from the theme song and self-destructing assignment tapes, has little to do with the old TV show) is a plot that logically links all these events or characters with any discernible motives beyond surviving the crisis of the moment."[19] Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "B" rating, and Owen Gleiberman wrote, "The problem isn't that the plot is too complicated; it's that each detail is given the exact same nagging emphasis. Intriguing yet mechanistic, jammed with action yet as talky and dense as a physics seminar, the studiously labyrinthine Mission: Impossible grabs your attention without quite tickling your imagination."[20] The film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million.
American Film Institute recognition:
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains: Ethan Hunt — Nominated Hero[21]

Music[edit]
Main article: Mission: Impossible (soundtrack)
This film utilizes the original television theme music by Lalo Schifrin. However, originally Alan Silvestri was earmarked to do the incidental music and had, in fact, recorded somewhere around 23 minutes of the score. During post-production, due to creative differences, Silvestri's music was rejected and replaced by new music by composer Danny Elfman. Silvestri's music does exist and bootlegs of this have been released on CD. In addition, clips of the film with the original Silvestri score in appropriate places are available on the Internet.[22] According to some sources Silvestri had to quit because of Tom Cruise.[23]
U2 bandmates Larry Mullen, Jr. and Adam Clayton were fans of the TV show and knew the original theme music well, but were nervous about remaking Lalo Schifrin's legendary theme song.[24] Clayton put together his own version in New York City and Mullen did his in Dublin on weekends between U2 recording sessions. The two musicians were influenced by Brian Eno and the European dance club scene sound of the recently finished album Passengers. They allowed Polygram to pick its favorite and they wanted both. In a month, they had two versions of the song and five remixed by DJs. All seven tracks appeared on a limited edition vinyl release.[24]
The song entered the top 10 of music charts around the world, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1997, and was a critical and commercial success.[citation needed]
Score album[edit]
Elfman's score was released on June 28, 1996 by POINT Music. Some of Elfman's cues are also included on the soundtrack album.
1."Sleeping Beauty" – 2:28
2."Mission: Impossible Theme" by Lalo Schifrin – 1:02
3."Red Handed" – 4:21
4."Big Trouble" – 5:33
5."Love Theme?" – 2:21
6."Mole Hunt" – 3:02
7."The Disc" – 1:54
8."Max Found" – 1:02
9."Looking for 'Job'" – 4:38
10."Betrayal" – 2:46
11."The Heist" – 5:46
12."Uh-Oh!" – 1:28
13."Biblical Revelation" – 1:33
14."Phone Home" – 2:25
15."Train Time" – 4:11
16."Menage a Trois" – 2:55
17."Zoom A" – 1:53
18."Zoom B" – 2:54
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "TOLDJA: Christopher McQuarrie Confirmed To Helm ‘Mission: Impossible 5′". Deadline.com. Penske Media Corporation. August 5, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c Portman, Jamie (May 18, 1996). "Cruise's Mission Accomplished". The Gazette (Montreal). p. E3.
3.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Penfield III, Wilder (May 19, 1996). "The Impossible Dream". Toronto Sun. p. S3.
4.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Green, Tom (May 22, 1996). "Handling an impossible task A 'Mission' complete with intrigue". USA Today. p. 1D.
5.^ Jump up to: a b Brennan, Judy (December 16, 1995). "Cruise's Mission". Entertainment Weekly.
6.Jump up ^ Wolff, Ellen (May 22, 1996). "Mission Uses Sound of Silence". Variety.
7.Jump up ^ Enrico, Dottie (April 30, 1996). "Apple's mission: Hollywood Computer ads take new turn". USA Today. p. 4B.
8.Jump up ^ 'Mission: Impossible' TV stars disgruntled, CNN, May 29, 1996.
9.Jump up ^ "Interview with Maggie Q". CNN. November 14, 2007.
10.Jump up ^ Martin Landau Discusses 'Mission: Impossible' Movies (blog), MTV, October 29, 2009.
11.Jump up ^ Thomas, Karen (May 24, 1996). "'Mission' is successful, breaks Wednesday record". USA Today. p. 1D.
12.Jump up ^ Hindes, Andrew (May 24, 1996). "Mission Cruises to B.O. Record". Variety. p. 1.
13.^ Jump up to: a b Weinraub, Bernard (May 28, 1996). "Cruise's Thriller Breaking Records". The New York Times. p. 15.
14.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
15.Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger (May 31, 1996). "Mission: Impossible". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
16.Jump up ^ Holden, Stephen (May 22, 1996). "Mission: Impossible". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
17.Jump up ^ Clark, Mike (May 22, 1996). "Should you decide to accept it, plot works". USA Today. p. 1D.
18.Jump up ^ Hinson, Hal (May 22, 1996). "De Palma's Mission Implausible". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
19.Jump up ^ Schickel, Richard (May 27, 1996). "Movie: Improbable". Time. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
20.Jump up ^ Gleiberman, Owen (May 31, 1996). "Mission: Impossible". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
21.Jump up ^ AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains Nominees
22.Jump up ^ "Climactic train scene with the original Alan Silvestri score", YouTube, Google.
23.Jump up ^ Thaxton, Ford A; Larson, Randall D (17 February 2009), "Composer Alan Silvestri Disavowed", Soundtrack Magazine (EU: Run movies) 19 (74).
24.^ Jump up to: a b Gunderson, Edna (May 15, 1996). "U2 members on a 'Mission' remix". USA Today. p. 12D.
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Mission: Impossible II
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Mission: Impossible II
Mission Impossible II.jpg
Theatrical teaser poster

Directed by
John Woo
Produced by
Tom Cruise
Paula Wagner

Screenplay by
Robert Towne
Story by
Ronald D. Moore
Brannon Braga

Based on
Mission Impossible
 by Bruce Geller
Starring
Tom Cruise
Dougray Scott
Thandie Newton
Ving Rhames
Richard Roxburgh

Music by
Hans Zimmer
Lalo Schifrin (main theme)

Cinematography
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by
Christian Wagner
Steven Kemper
Stuart Baird
Tony Ciccone

Production
   company
Cruise/Wagner
Munich Film Partners & Company
MI2 Productions

Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)
May 24, 2000

Running time
123 minutes
Country
United States
 Australia
Language
English
Budget
$125 million[1]
Box office
$546,388,105
Mission: Impossible II (marketed as M:I-2 and in the new Blu-ray release, Mission: Impossible 2) is a 2000 American action spy film directed by John Woo and starring Tom Cruise, who also served as the film's producer. It is the sequel to Brian De Palma's 1996 film Mission: Impossible and has Cruise reprising his role as agent Ethan Hunt of the IMF, a top-secret espionage and clandestine operation agency. The film is the second installment of the Mission: Impossible film series and was followed by Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011).


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Music
4 Reception 4.1 Box office
4.2 Critical response
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Plot[edit]
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), while vacationing, is alerted by the IMF that someone has used his identity to assist Russian bio-chemical expert Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich (Rade Serbedzija) of Biocyte Pharmaceuticals to enter the United States, but purposely crashed the commercial airliner en route. Nekhorvich, an old friend of Ethan, had forewarned the IMF of his arrival, planning to deliver a new virus called Chimera and its cure, Bellerophon, both of which he was forced to develop by Biocyte, into the IMF's hands. With the crash of the plane, IMF is worried that the virus is out in the open, believing that rogue IMF agent Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott) is behind the incident. IMF assigns Ethan to recover it. Ethan is told that he can use two members of his team to help him, but the third person to help him must be Nyah Nordoff-Hall (Thandie Newton), a professional thief presently operating in Seville, Spain as she will be able to get close to Ambrose, being an ex-girlfriend of his.
After recruiting Nyah, Ethan meets his team, computer expert Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) and pilot Billy Baird (John Polson) in Sydney, Australia, where Biocyte laboratories are located along with Ambrose's headquarters. As Ethan and the others stake out Biocyte, Nyah gets close to Ambrose and begins to find any information related to the Chimera virus. At a horse racing event, Ambrose quietly meets with Biocyte's CEO, John C. McCloy (Brendan Gleeson), and shows him a video of the Chimera virus affecting one of Nekhorvich's colleagues taken from Biocyte, using the footage to force McCloy to cooperate with them. Nyah is able to steal the video footage long enough to transfer it to Ethan and his team, who learn that the Chimera virus has a 20-hour dormant period before it causes death through mass destruction of the victim's red blood cells. This is depicted through several increasingly graphic pictures, which show the victim dead after 34 hours. Bellerophon can only save the victim if used within the 20-hour window.
The IMF team kidnaps McCloy and learns that Nekhorvich had actually injected himself with Chimera, the only way he could smuggle the virus from Biocyte, and had all the known samples of Bellerophon, now presently in Ambrose's hands. Ambrose has blackmailed McCloy to sell him the virus for £37,000,000 and promising to return the samples of Bellerophon. Ethan's team plans to break into Biocyte and destroy the virus. Ambrose, posing as Ethan, tricks Nyah into revealing Ethan's plan. Ambrose secures Nyah and prepares to raid Biocyte himself to secure the virus. Ethan is able to destroy all but one sample of the virus before Ambrose interrupts him, and an ensuing firefight begins. Ethan learns that Ambrose is holding Nyah and stops firing, during which Ambrose orders Nyah to retrieve the last sample. When she does so, she injects herself with it, thus preventing Ambrose from simply killing her to get it. As Ambrose takes Nyah, Ethan escapes from the laboratory and starts a 20-hour countdown before the virus takes over Nyah's body.
Ambrose opts to let Nyah wander the streets of Sydney in a daze, and orders McCloy to effectively hand over enough control of Biocyte to make him the majority shareholder, or else Nyah's infection will cause a pandemic that will kill 17 million people in Australia alone; Ambrose's plan is to make a fortune when prices of Biocyte's stock skyrocket due to demand for Bellerophon. Ethan's team is able to locate and infiltrate the meeting, stealing the samples of Bellerophon while taking out many of Ambrose's men. Luther and Billy locate Nyah who has wandered to a cliff side, intent on killing herself to prevent Chimera from spreading. As the two IMF agents bring Nyah to Ethan, he and Ambrose engage in a fist fight. With little time left on the 20-hour countdown, Ethan finally gains the upper hand over Ambrose and shoots him dead, and then Luther injects Nyah with Bellerophon. Ethan reports to IMF on the successful mission. IMF clears Nyah's criminal record, and allows Ethan to continue his vacation with her in Sydney.
Cast[edit]
Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
Dougray Scott as Sean Ambrose
Thandie Newton as Nyah Nordoff-Hall
Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell
Richard Roxburgh as Hugh Stamp
Roland Krönmeyer as Jon Tomson
John Polson as Billy Baird
Brendan Gleeson as John C. McCloy
Anthony Hopkins as Mission Commander Swanbeck (uncredited)
Rade Šerbedžija as Dr. Nekhorvich (as Radé Sherbedgia)
William Mapother as Wallis
Dominic Purcell as Ulrich
Mathew Wilkinson as Michael
Nicholas Bell as Accountant
Cristina Brogers as Flamenco Dancer
Kee Chan as Chemist
Kim Fleming as Larrabee
Sam Jones as Plane Passenger
Tory Mussett (uncredited)
Jeremiah Boogle as Fugiter's Head
Production[edit]
The studio expressed concern over the safety of filming Ethan Hunt's entrance in the film, where he is free solo climbing. Cruise refused to drop the idea because he could not think of a better way to reintroduce the character. There was no safety net as he filmed the sequence, but he did have a harness. He tore his shoulder when performing Hunt's jump from one part of the cliff to another.[2]
The first trailer to the film was released in November 1999 and was later shown before Pokemon: The First Movie.
Music[edit]
Main articles: Mission: Impossible II (score) and Mission: Impossible II (soundtrack)
The film's original score was composed by Hans Zimmer and features vocals performed by Lisa Gerrard.[3] In addition, the film includes contemporary music such as Limp Bizkit's rendition of Lalo Schifrin's Mission: Impossible theme entitled "Take a Look Around" as well as Metallica's "I Disappear".[4]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
The film was a financial success. In its North American opening weekend the film grossed $57,845,297. The film eventually grossed $215,409,889 in its North American release and $330,978,216 in other territories, totaling $546,388,105 worldwide, the best performance of 2000.[1]
Critical response[edit]
Mission: Impossible II received generally mixed to positive reviews from film critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes indicates the film was certified as "Rotten" with overall approval rating of 57% based on 141 reviews, with an average score of 6/10.[5] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 60% based on 33 reviews.[6]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times said that "if the first movie was entertaining as sound, fury, and movement, this one is more evolved, more confident, more sure-footed in the way it marries minimal character development to seamless action."[7] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly felt the film was a "throwaway pleasure" but also "a triumph of souped-up action."[8] Ella Taylor of LA Weekly said that "every car chase, every plane crash, every potential drop off a cliff is a masterpiece of grace and surprise."[9] Desson Howe of The Washington Post said that "[John] Woo [...] takes complete command of the latest technology to create brilliant action sequences."[10] Lou Lumenick of the New York Post said, "Check your brains at the popcorn stand and hang on for a spectacular ride."[11]
J. Hoberman of The Village Voice called the film "a vaguely absurd thriller filled with elaborately superfluous setups and shamelessly stale James Bond riffs."[12] Dennis Harvey of Variety said the film is "even more empty a luxury vehicle than its predecessor" and that it "pushes the envelope in terms of just how much flashy packaging an audience will buy when there's absolutely nada inside."[13] Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader said that "no hero or villain winds up carrying any moral weight at all."[14]
Some fans considered Mission: Imposible II was the darkest and weakest installment in the series, even though its predecessor received controversy over the fact Jim Phelps from the television series was revealed to be a traitor.[15] While applauding Tom Cruise's performance and the fast-paced action scenes, many criticized the plot, dialogue, little resemblance to its source material and lack of substance. It was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards at the 2000 ceremony, including Worst Remake or Sequel and Worst Supporting Actress for Thandie Newton.[16]
A comedy short titled Mission: Improbable was shown during the 2000 MTV Movie Awards. It is a mockumentary of the behind-the-scenes stunts of Mission: Impossible II, and stars Tom Cruise, Ben Stiller and John Woo.
See also[edit]
Mission: Impossible, the television series that served as an inspiration for the film series.
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "Mission: Impossible II (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
2.Jump up ^ "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: Series 16: Episode 1". BBC iPlayer. January 23, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
3.Jump up ^ "Filmtracks: Gladiator (Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard)". Filmtracks.com. October 27, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
4.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible 2 [Original Soundtrack]". Allmusic. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
5.Jump up ^ "Mission Impossible 2 (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
6.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible II". Metacritic.
7.Jump up ^ Roger Ebert (May 24, 2000). "Mission: Impossible II". Chicago Sun-Times.
8.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)", Owen Gleiberman, June 2, 2000, Entertainment Weekly, Time Inc.
9.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible II review, Ella Taylor, LA Weekly[dead link]
10.Jump up ^ "'M:I-2': Mission Accomplished", Desson Howe, May 26, 2000, The Washington Post.
11.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible II review, Lou Lumenick, New York Post.[dead link]
12.Jump up ^ "Smoke and Mirrors", J. Hoberman, May 30, 2000, The Village Voice.
13.Jump up ^ "Mission: Impossible 2", Dennis Harvey, May 23, 2000, Variety.
14.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible II review, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
15.Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117060/reviews?start=10
16.Jump up ^ "2000 RAZZIE Nominees & 'Winners'". Golden Raspberry Award Foundation. December 4, 2005. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
External links[edit]
Mission: Impossible II at the Internet Movie Database
Mission: Improbable at the Internet Movie Database
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Mission Impossible 2 at Rotten Tomatoes
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Mission: Impossible III
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Mission: Impossible III
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Theatrical release poster

Directed by
J.J. Abrams
Produced by
Tom Cruise
Paula Wagner
Screenplay by
Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
 J.J. Abrams
Based on
Mission Impossible
 by Bruce Geller
Starring
Tom Cruise
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Ving Rhames
Billy Crudup
Michelle Monaghan
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Keri Russell
Maggie Q
Laurence Fishburne
Music by
Michael Giacchino
Lalo Schifrin (Themes)
Cinematography
Dan Mindel
Edited by
Maryann Brandon
Mary Jo Markey
Production
   company
Cruise/Wagner
 MI 3 Film
China Film Co-Production Corporation
 The Fourth Production Company Film Group
China Film Group Corporation
Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)
May 5, 2006 (US)

Running time
125 minutes
Country
United States
 Germany
 China
Language
English
Budget
$150 million[1]
Box office
$397,850,012 (worldwide)
Mission: Impossible III (marketed as M:i:III, M:I-3, or Mission: Impossible 3) is a 2006 American action spy film co-written and directed by J.J. Abrams, his first film as a director, starring Tom Cruise, who also served as a producer, in the role of IMF agent Ethan Hunt. The film was first released on April 26, 2006, at the Tribeca Film Festival, and widely released in the United States on May 5, 2006. The film was a box office success, and it received mostly positive critical reviews.[2] The film is the third installment of the Mission: Impossible film series and was preceded by Mission: Impossible II (2000) and followed by Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011).
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from field work for the Impossible Missions Force (IMF) and trains new recruits. Ethan is sent back into action to track down arms dealer Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman).


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Development
3.2 Filming
3.3 Music
4 Distribution 4.1 Marketing
4.2 "Trapped in the Closet" controversy
5 Reaction 5.1 Box office
5.2 Critical response
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from active field work for the Impossible Missions Force (IMF) and instead trains new recruits while settling down with his fiancée Julia Meade (Michelle Monaghan), a nurse at a local hospital who is unaware of Ethan's past. Ethan is approached by fellow IMF agent John Musgrave (Billy Crudup) about a mission for him: rescue one of Ethan's protégés, Lindsey Farris (Keri Russell), who was captured while investigating arms dealer Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Musgrave has already prepared a team for Ethan, consisting of Declan Gormley (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Zhen Lei (Maggie Q), and his old partner Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames), in Berlin, Germany.
The team raids the warehouse where Lindsey is kept. They rescue Lindsey and collect two computer laptops during their escape. As they flee on a helicopter, Ethan discovers a micro-explosive implanted in Lindsey's head. Before Ethan can use a defibrillator to disable the device, it kills her. Ethan and Musgrave are reprimanded by IMF director Theodore Brassel (Laurence Fishburne). Ethan learns that Lindsey mailed him a postcard before her capture, and discovers a magnetic microdot under the stamp.
IMF technician Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) recovers enough from the damaged laptops to determine that Davian will be in Vatican City to obtain a mysterious object called the "Rabbit's Foot". Ethan plans the mission to capture Davian without seeking Brassel's or Musgrave's approval. Before leaving, he and Julia have an impromptu wedding at the hospital's chapel. The team successfully infiltrates Vatican City and captures Davian.
On the flight back to the United States, Davian threatens to kill Ethan and his loved ones. Ethan then threatens to drop Davian out of the plane (during which Davian overhears Luther calling Ethan by his first name). After landing, Ethan learns that the microdot contains a video of Lindsey warning that she believes Brassel is working with Davian. Then the convoy taking Davian across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is suddenly attacked, and Davian escapes. Ethan worries for Julia's safety and races to the hospital, arriving to find that she already has been taken. Davian calls Ethan to give him 48 hours to recover the Rabbit's Foot for Julia's life, but then Ethan is captured by IMF for his rogue actions.
Musgrave takes part in Ethan's interrogation, but discreetly mouths instructions for Ethan to lip-read about Shanghai, China where the Rabbit's Foot is located, and provides him with the means to escape IMF. Ethan and his team raid the building where the Rabbit's Foot is secured, and inform Davian that they have the Rabbit's Foot. Ethan goes to deliver the Rabbit's Foot alone, and is forced to take a tranquilizer. After he comes to, a micro-explosive is implanted in his head. The restrained Ethan sees Davian apparently holding Julia at gunpoint (the full scene opens the movie). Despite Ethan asserting that he brought the real Rabbit's Foot, Davian apparently kills Julia and leaves.
Musgrave then arrives and explains to Ethan that the woman killed by Davian was not the real Julia, but Davian's head of security (Bahar Soomekh) in a mask — the execution carried out for failing to protect Davian in Vatican City, and the mask was used in order to force Ethan to confirm the authenticity of the Rabbit's Foot — and that the real Julia is alive. Musgrave reveals himself as the mole, having arranged for Davian to acquire the Rabbit's Foot to sell to terrorist groups, after which IMF would have reason to launch a preemptive strike. Musgrave then asks Ethan about the microdot Lindsey sent. Musgrave dials his phone for Ethan to hear Julia's voice. Ethan then bites on Musgrave's hand and knocks him unconscious, ultimately freeing himself and stealing Musgrave's phone, using it to track down the location of Musgrave's last call. Ethan finds Davian there and pushes him into the path of a truck, but not before Davian triggers the countdown of the micro-explosive. Freeing Julia, he instructs her to electrocute him in order to deactivate the explosive, and then revive him. He also instructs her in using a gun for her protection. While attempting to revive Ethan, Julia shoots and kills Musgrave. Julia successfully revives Ethan, and he explains his true IMF career to her as they leave.
Back in the US Brassel congratulates Ethan as he leaves for his honeymoon with Julia. Ethan is unsure if he will return to the IMF. Brassel promises that he will tell Ethan what the Rabbit's Foot is if Ethan will promise to return. Ethan smiles and walks off with Julia.
Cast[edit]
Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Owen Davian, the most infamous black market dealer
Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell, member of Ethan's team
Billy Crudup as John Musgrave, IMF Operations Director
Michelle Monaghan as Julia "Jules" Meade, Ethan's fiancée/wife
Keri Russell as Lindsey Farris, IMF agent trained by Ethan
Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Declan Gormley, member of Ethan's team
Maggie Q as Zhen Lei, member of Ethan's team
Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn, IMF Technician
Eddie Marsan as Brownway, Davian's henchman
Laurence Fishburne as Theodore Brassel, head of the IMF
Bellamy Young as Rachael
Jeff Chase as Davian's Bodyguard
Erin Cahill as Elisa, Davian's henchwoman
Bahar Soomekh as Davian's Translator
George Cheung as Shanghai Game Player (uncredited)
Ty Williams as Thug (uncredited)
Sasha Alexander as Melissa Meade
Aaron Paul as Rick Meade
Production[edit]
Development[edit]



"I think the problem with third movies is the people who are financing them are experts on how they should be made and what they should be. At that point, when you own a franchise like that, you want to get rid of any extraneous opinions."
—David Fincher, on contributing to a film series[3]
In 2002, director David Fincher was slated to direct the next installment of the Mission: Impossible film series for a summer of 2004 release date.[4] Fincher, however, dropped out in favor of another film,[5] later citing creative differences over the direction of the series.[3] Replacing Fincher was director Joe Carnahan, who worked on developing the film for 15 months.[6] Under his involvement, the film was to feature "Kenneth Branagh playing a guy who's based on Timothy McVeigh," as well as Carrie-Anne Moss and Scarlett Johansson in other roles.[7] Thandie Newton was offered to reprise her role as Nyah Nordoff-Hall from Mission Impossible II she declined however.
After a dispute over the film's tone, Carnahan quit in July 2004.[5] Tom Cruise then called J.J. Abrams, offering the directorial role for the film after having binge-watched the first two seasons of Alias.[8] Abrams ultimately signed on, with production delayed a year due to his contractual obligations with Alias and Lost.[9] During this time, Branagh, Moss, and Johansson departed from the project because of the many delays in production.[5][10] On June 8, 2005, Paramount Pictures gave the film the green-light after a new cast of actors was hired and the film's budget was redeveloped, with Cruise taking a major pay cut.[10]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began in Rome, Italy on July 18, 2005 and ended in October. Location filming took place in China (Shanghai and Xitang), Germany (Berlin), Italy (Rome and Caserta), the United States (California and Virginia), and Vatican City. The night scenes involving the skyscrapers were filmed in Shanghai, while some of the Shanghai filming was also done in Los Angeles.[8]
Music[edit]
Main article: Mission: Impossible III (album)
The film's musical score was composed by Michael Giacchino. He is the third composer to take on the series, following Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer. The score album was released on May 9, 2006 by Varèse Sarabande Records. Unlike the previous installments, no soundtrack album featuring the film's contemporary music was released. Despite this, the film features a song by Kanye West entitled "Impossible" that also features Twista and Keyshia Cole.[11]
Distribution[edit]
Marketing[edit]
To promote the film, Paramount rigged 4,500 randomly selected Los Angeles Times vending boxes with digital audio players which would play the theme song when the door was opened. The audio players did not always stay concealed, and in many cases came loose and fell on top of the stack of newspapers in plain view, with the result that they were widely mistaken for bombs. Police bomb squads detonated a number of the vending boxes and even temporarily shut down a veterans hospital in response to the apparent "threat". Despite these problems, Paramount and the Los Angeles Times opted to leave the audio players in the boxes until two days after the movie's opening.[12]
"Trapped in the Closet" controversy[edit]
Main article: Trapped in the Closet (South Park)
A blog entry of Hollywoodinterrupted.com in March 2006 alleged that Viacom (parent of Paramount and Comedy Central) canceled the rebroadcast of the South Park episode "Trapped in the Closet" due to threats by Cruise to refuse to participate in the Mission: Impossible III publicity circle.[13][14] These assertions were soon also reported by E! News and American Morning.[14][15] Fox News attributed threats from Tom Cruise, stating, "to back out of his Mission: Impossible III promotional duties if Viacom didn't pull a repeat of the episode", as evidence of "bad blood" between Cruise and Viacom.[16] The Washington Post reported that South Park fans "struck back", in March 2006, and threatened to boycott Mission: Impossible III until Comedy Central put "Trapped in the Closet" back on its schedule.[17] Melissa McNamara of CBS News later questioned whether this boycott hurt the Mission: Impossible III box office debut.[18] Even political blogger Andrew Sullivan encouraged a boycott of the movie, based on claims that Cruise allegedly forced Comedy Central to censor a South Park episode about Scientologists. "Make sure you don't go see Paramount's Mission: Impossible III, Cruise's upcoming movie," Sullivan wrote. "I know you weren't going to see it anyway. But now any money you spend on this movie is a blow against freedom of speech. Boycott it. Tell your friends to boycott it."[19]
When asked in ABC's Primetime about his involvement with stopping the episode rebroadcast on Comedy Central, Cruise stated "First of all, could you ever imagine sitting down with anyone? I would never sit down with someone and question them on their beliefs. Here's the thing: I'm really not even going to dignify this. I honestly didn't really even know about it. I'm working, making my movie, I've got my family. I'm busy. I don't spend my days going, 'What are people saying about me?'"[20] A representative of Cruise had also denied any involvement of Cruise with the issue, specifically responding to allegations of Cruise's reputed corporate power play.[21]
Reaction[edit]
Box office[edit]


Opening in 4,054 theaters all across the United States,[22] the fourth largest opening ever up to that point,[23] the film topped the box-office in its opening weekend. It made $16.6 million on its opening day and $47.7 million in its opening weekend,[22] a solid opening yet almost $10 million lower than the franchise's previous installment.[24] The film remained at number one with $25 million during its second weekend, ahead of Poseidon's gross of $22.2 million.[22] The movie remained in the Top 10 at the box office for the remainder of its first six weeks of release.[22] Mission: Impossible III ended its initial domestic run on July 20, 2006, taking in a total of $134 million.[22] It was the second movie in 2006 to pass the $100,000,000 mark in the box office, following Ice Age: The Meltdown.[citation needed] The $134 million domestic run was significantly lower than that of Mission Impossible II,[22] as well as box office analysts' expectations.[who?][citation needed]
Outside of the USA, the sequel grossed $70 million for the first five days (in some Asian countries, Mission: Impossible III opened two days ahead of its North American release date) and was easily the box-office champion in many countries.[22] As of February 11, 2007, M:I-III's international box office gross has reached $263.8 million, for a combined worldwide gross of $397.9 million, the lowest so far of the series.[22]
In the Netherlands, the film debuted in the week of May 4–10 at No. 1, grossing a total of € 532,384 in that week. The following week, the film remained on the top position. In its third week, the film dropped to No. 2 and the following week, fell to No. 4. Next it maintained the No. 4 position to drop to No. 6 (in the week of June 6 - June 14). In total, the film has grossed over € 2,141,162.[25]
Critical response[edit]
 Mission: Impossible III received positive reviews from critics. The film holds a 70% "Fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes, with an average of 6.6, based on 218 reviews, the second best rating of the four films.[26] It holds a similar rating on Metacritic, with an average score of 66/100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on a normalized average of 38 reviews.[2]
On the television show Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper gave Mission: Impossible III a "thumbs up", while Roger Ebert gave it a marginal "thumbs down".[27] In Ebert's print review, he gave the film a score of two and a half stars (out of four), saying: "Either you want to see mindless action and computer-generated sequences executed with breakneck speed and technical precision, or you do not. I am getting to the point where I don't much care." He felt "surprised that the plot hangs together more than in the other two films."[28]
Keith Phipps of The Onion's A.V. Club said the film is "business as usual, but it's the best kind of business as usual, and it finds everyone working in top form."[29] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly called Mission: Impossible III "a gratifyingly clever, booby-trapped thriller that has enough fun and imagination and dash to more than justify its existence."[30] Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle said that "it's all poppycock, of course, but it's done with such vim and vigor and both narrative and visual flair that you care not a jot."[31] James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film a score of two and a half stars (out of four), saying that it "provides lots of action, but too little excitement."[32]
Ian Nathan of Empire said that Mission: Impossible III has "an inspired middle-hour pumped by some solid action" but added that "we now live in a post-Bourne, recalibrated-Bond universe, where Ethan Hunt looks a bit lost."[33] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times said that "Hoffman enlivens Mission: Impossible III" but criticized the film's "maudlin romance" and "Abrams's inability to adapt his small-screen talent to a larger canvas."[34] Rob Nelson of the Dallas Observer said that "Abrams's movie is too oppressive, too enamored of its brutality to deliver anything like real thrills; its deeply unpleasant tone nearly makes you long even for [Mission: Impossible II director John] Woo's cartoon absurdities."[35]
Claudia Puig of USA Today said that "Mission: Impossible III delivers" despite "a sense that the franchise is played out and its star over-exposed."[36] Maitland McDonagh of TV Guide described the film as "breezy, undemanding, and a carefully balanced blend of the familiar and the not-quite-what-you-expected."[37] Lawrence Toppman of The Charlotte Observer said that Mission: Impossible III is "plenty of fun" despite being "overwrought and overplotted."[38]
Pete Vonder Haar of Film Threat said that "you may be mildly entertained, but damned if you'll remember any of it five minutes later."[39] Stephanie Zacharek of Salon.com said that "Cruise is the single bright, blinking emblem of the failure of Mission: Impossible III."[40] William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer remarked that "the latest [Mission: Impossible film] is just this side of insultingly stupid."[41] Shawn Levy of The Oregonian said that Mission: Impossible III "feels like one of the more forgettable James Bond films—saddled, moreover, with a star who's sliding into self-parody."[42]
See also[edit]
Mission: Impossible, the television series that served as an inspiration for the film series.
References[edit]
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2.^ Jump up to: a b Mission: Impossible III, Metacritic.
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4.Jump up ^ "Fincher in frame for Mission: Impossible 3". The Guardian. April 12, 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
5.^ Jump up to: a b c "Scarlett Aborts "Mission"". E! Online. May 9, 2005.
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7.Jump up ^ "Joe Carnahan: "My 'Mission: Impossible' Was Better"". Hollywood.com. April 4, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
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9.Jump up ^ Foreman, Liza (August 12, 2004). "Cruise halts ‘Mission 3’ for Spielberg film". NBC News. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
10.^ Jump up to: a b Susman, Gary (June 8, 2005). "War of the Wallets". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
11.Jump up ^ "Kanye West's Mission Impossible". IGN. February 8, 2006. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
12.Jump up ^ "Mission Illogical: Movie Promotion Puts Lives 'at Risk'". May 5, 2006.
13.Jump up ^ Ebner, Mark (March 16, 2006). "Scientologist Tom Cruise Blackmails Viacom into Pulling the "Trapped in the Closet" Episode of South Park". Hollywood, Interrupted.
14.^ Jump up to: a b Ryan, Joel (13 March 2006). ""The Closet," the Controversy--and Cruise". E! Online. Retrieved 2007-06-16.[dead link]
15.Jump up ^ O'Brien, Soledad; John Roberts (March 21, 2006). "Storms Blanket Midwest; Insurgents Launch Full-Scale Attack on Iraqi Police". American Morning. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
16.Jump up ^ Friedman, Roger (August 23, 2006). "Cruise Ambushed by 'Broke' Studio?". Fox News Channel.
17.Jump up ^ de Moraes, Lisa (March 23, 2006). "'South Park' Responds: Chef's Goose Is Cooked". The Washington Post. p. C07.
18.Jump up ^ McNamara, Melissa (May 10, 2006). "Did Bloggers Doom 'M:i:III'?". CBS News. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
19.Jump up ^ http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2006/03/cruise_control.html
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21.Jump up ^ Nathan, Sara (2006-03-17). "Cruise axe for South Park". The Sun (London). Retrieved 2006-11-04.[dead link]
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29.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, Keith Phipps, The A.V. Club, May 3, 2006
30.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly.
31.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, Marc Savlov, The Austin Chronicle.
32.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, James Berardinelli, ReelViews.
33.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, Ian Nathan, Empire.
34.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, Manohla Dargis, The New York Times.
35.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, Rob Nelson, Dallas Observer.
36.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, Claudia Puig, USA Today.
37.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide
38.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, Lawrence Toppman, The Charlotte Observer.
39.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, Pete Vonder Haar, Film Threat
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41.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
42.Jump up ^ Mission: Impossible III review, Shawn Levy, The Oregonian.
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Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
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Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Mission impossible ghost protocol.jpg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Brad Bird
Produced by
Tom Cruise
J. J. Abrams
Bryan Burk
Screenplay by
André Nemec
Josh Appelbaum
Based on
Mission: Impossible
 by Bruce Geller
Starring
Tom Cruise
Jeremy Renner
Simon Pegg
Paula Patton
Music by
Michael Giacchino
Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Edited by
Paul Hirsch
Production
   company
Skydance Productions
Bad Robot Productions
TC Productions
 FilmWorks
 Stillking Productions
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)
December 7, 2011 (Dubai premiere)
December 15, 2011 (United States, limited)

Running time
132 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$145 million[2]
Box office
$694,713,380[2]
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (also known as Mission: Impossible IV – Ghost Protocol or simply Mission: Impossible IV) is a 2011 American action spy film. It is the fourth film in the Mission: Impossible series. It stars Tom Cruise, who reprises his role of IMF Agent Ethan Hunt, and is director Brad Bird's first live-action film.[3] Ghost Protocol was written by André Nemec and Josh Appelbaum, and produced by Cruise, J. J. Abrams (the third film's director) and Bryan Burk. It saw the return of the first film's editor, Paul Hirsch, and is also the first Mission: Impossible film to be partially filmed using IMAX cameras. The film was released in North America by Paramount Pictures on December 16, 2011.
Upon release, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol became a critical and commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing Mission: Impossible film,[4] and the highest-grossing film starring Tom Cruise.[5][6][7]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack 4.1 Track listing
5 Distribution 5.1 Marketing
5.2 Theatrical release
5.3 Home media
6 Reaction 6.1 Critical response
6.2 Box office
6.3 Accolades
7 Sequel
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

Plot[edit]
During a mission in Budapest to intercept a courier working for a person code-named "Cobalt", IMF agent Trevor Hanaway is killed by assassin Sabine Moreau. Hanaway's team leader, Jane Carter, and newly promoted field agent Benji Dunn extract Ethan Hunt and Ethan's source, Bogdan, from a Moscow prison. Ethan is recruited to lead Jane and Benji to infiltrate secret Moscow Kremlin archives and locate files identifying Cobalt. During the mission, someone broadcasts across the IMF frequency, alerting the Russians to Ethan's team. Although Benji and Jane escape, a bomb destroys the Kremlin and SVR agent Anatoly Sidorov arrests Ethan, suspecting him as a key player in the attack.
The IMF extracts Ethan from Moscow. Russia considers the attack an undeclared act of war, and the U.S. President activates "Ghost Protocol", a black operation contingency that disavows the IMF. Ethan and his team are to take the blame for the attack but will be allowed to escape from government custody in order to track down Cobalt. Before Ethan can escape, the IMF Secretary is killed by Russian security forces led by Sidorov, leaving Hunt and intelligence analyst William Brandt to find their own way out. Brandt identifies Cobalt as Kurt Hendricks, a Swedish-born Russian nuclear strategist who plans to start a nuclear war. Hendricks bombed the Kremlin in order to acquire a Russian nuclear launch-control device; however, he now needs the activation codes from the Budapest courier in order to launch nuclear missiles at the United States.
The exchange between Moreau and Hendricks' right-hand man, Wistrom, is due to take place at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. There, Ethan's team members separately convince Moreau and Hendricks' right-hand-man, Wistrom, that they have made the exchange with one another. However, Moreau identifies Brandt as an agent. While Ethan chases Wistrom—only to realize that Wistrom is actually Hendricks in disguise, escaping with the codes—Jane detains Moreau. Moreau attempts to kill the inexperienced Benji, and Jane kicks her out a window to her death. Brandt accuses Jane of compromising the mission for revenge against Moreau, but Ethan accuses Brandt of keeping secrets from them, as he has demonstrated skills decidedly atypical of a mere analyst. While Ethan seeks more information from Bogdan, Brandt confides to Benji and Jane that he was assigned as security detail to Ethan and his wife Julia while they were on vacation in Croatia. While Brandt was on patrol, Julia was killed by a Serbian hit squad, prompting Ethan to pursue and kill them before he was caught by the Russians and sent to prison.
Bogdan and his arms-dealer cousin inform Ethan that Hendricks will be in Mumbai. The arms dealer facilitated the sale of a defunct Soviet military satellite to Indian telecommunications entrepreneur Brij Nath. The satellite could be used to transmit the launch codes for nuclear-tipped missiles. While Brandt and Benji infiltrate the server room to deactivate the satellite, Carter gets Nath to reveal the satellite override code. But Hendricks has anticipated Ethan's plan and infects Nath's servers with a virus before sending a signal from a television broadcasting tower to a Russian nuclear submarine in the Pacific to fire at San Francisco. Ethan pursues Hendricks and the launch device while the other team-members attempt to bring the broadcast station back online. Ethan and Hendricks fight over the launch-control device before Hendricks jumps to his death with it to ensure success. Benji kills Wistrom, allowing Brandt to restore power to the station and enabling Ethan to deactivate the missile, while the fatally wounded Hendricks witnesses the failure of his plan as he dies. Sidorov happens upon the scene in time to see what Ethan has done and realizes that the IMF is innocent of bombing the Kremlin.
The team reconvenes weeks later in Seattle with Ethan meeting up with Luther Stickell and accepting a new mission. He asks Benji, Carter, and Brandt to be his team. Benji and Carter accept and walk away. Brandt refuses at first and confesses to Ethan about being assigned to protect Julia and failing. However, Ethan reveals that Julia was kidnapped but not killed and the death of the Serbians occurred during her recovery. Julia's death was then faked to keep her safe and Ethan's prosecution for the Serbian deaths was used as a way for him to infiltrate the Moscow prison, where the Secretary believed Cobalt had contacts. Ethan goes on to tell Brandt that it was Ethan's job to keep Julia safe, not Brandt's. A relieved Brandt then accepts the mission. Julia is shown alive and smiles at Ethan from across the port.
Cast[edit]
##Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, the IMF team's leader.
##Jeremy Renner as William Brandt, the IMF Secretary's chief analyst and a former IMF field agent.
##Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn, an IMF technical field agent and part of Hunt's team.
##Paula Patton as Jane Carter, a member of Hunt's team.
##Michael Nyqvist as Kurt Hendricks, also known as "Cobalt", a Swedish nuclear strategist.
##Vladimir Mashkov as Anatoly Sidorov, a Russian intelligence operative following Hunt and his team.
##Samuli Edelmann as Marius Wistrom, Hendricks' right-hand man[8]
##Ivan Shvedoff as Leonid Lisenker, a nuclear code expert who is forced to work with Hendricks.
##Anil Kapoor as Brij Nath, a rich Indian businessman.
##Léa Seydoux as Sabine Moreau, a French assassin for hire.
##Josh Holloway as Trevor Hanaway, an IMF agent.
##Pavel Kříž as Marek Stefanski.
##Miraj Grbić as Bogdan, a Russian prisoner freed by Hunt.
##Ilia Volok as the Fog, an arms dealer and Bogdan's cousin.
##Tom Wilkinson (uncredited) as the IMF Secretary.
##Ving Rhames (uncredited cameo) as Luther Stickell, Hunt's colleague.
##Michelle Monaghan (uncredited cameo) as Julia Meade, Hunt's wife.[9]
##Lavell Crawford (cameo) as Julia's Bodyguard.
##Mike Dopud as a Kremlin sub-cellar hallway guard.
##Ivo Novák as a Russian agent.
##Brian Caspe as a British News anchor.
##April Stewart as a Swedish translator.
##Nicola Anderson as Julia's friend.
##Dredae Blackman as Ethan's friend.
Production[edit]
"When we were first looking at the image of Tom climbing the Burj, in the long shots we could not only see the traffic in the reflections when he presses down on the glass... But you actually saw the glass warp slightly because of the pressure of his hand. You would never see that in 35mm. The fact that the screen fills your vision and is super sharp seems more life-like."
 —Brad Bird describing the advantages of filming in the IMAX format.[10]
The film was originally announced with a working name of Mission: Impossible 4 and codenamed "Aries" during early production.[11] By August 2010, title considerations did not include the Mission: Impossible 4 name, and thought was given to omitting the specific term "Mission: Impossible", which Variety compared to Christopher Nolan's Batman sequel film The Dark Knight.[12]
The film was partially shot with IMAX cameras, which made up approximately 30 minutes of the film's run time.[13][14] Bird insisted that certain scenes of the film be shot in IMAX, as opposed to 3D, as he felt that the IMAX format offered the viewer more immersion due to its brighter, higher quality image, which is projected on a larger screen, without the need for specialised glasses.[15] Bird also believed that the IMAX format would bring back "a level of showmanship" to the presentation of Hollywood films, which he believes the industry has lost due to its emphasis on screening films in multiplexes as opposed to grand theaters, and vetoing "first runs" in favor of wider initial releases.[15]
Principal photography took place from October 2010 to March 2011.[16] Filming took place in Mumbai, Prague, Moscow, Vancouver, Bangalore and Dubai.[17][18][19] Tom Cruise performed a sequence where Ethan Hunt scales the outside of the Burj Khalifa tower, which is the world's tallest building, without the use of a stunt double.[20] Although Cruise appears to be free solo climbing in the film with the help of special gloves, in reality, he was securely attached to the Burj Khalifa at all times by multiple cables.[16] Industrial Light & Magic digitally erased the cables in post-production. Following Cruise's example, Patton and Seydoux also chose to forgo the use of stunt doubles for their fight scene at the Burj Khalifa where Carter exacts her revenge upon Moreau for Hanaway's death.[16]
Many of the film's interior scenes were shot at Vancouver's Canadian Motion Picture Park, including a key transition scene in a specially equipped IMF train car and the fight between Hunt and Hendricks in a Mumbai automated multi-level parking garage (which was constructed over a six-month period just for the film).[16] The film's climax scene was shot with Indian film actor Anil Kapoor in the Sun Network office in Bangalore.[citation needed][21] Also, the film's opening Moscow prison escape scenes were shot on location in a real former prison near Prague.[16] The film also features a BMW i8 concept car.[22][23][24]
Bird, having directed several Disney and Pixar films and short films, incorporated the trademark "A113" into the movie on two separate occasions. The first is the design print on Agent Hanaway's ring during the flashback sequence, and the second being when Hunt calls in for support and uses the drop callsign, Alpha 1-1-3.
Soundtrack[edit]

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol: Music from the Motion Picture

Soundtrack album by Michael Giacchino

Released
January 10, 2012
Genre
Film score
Label
Varèse Sarabande
Producer
Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino chronology

Monte Carlo
 (2011) Ghost Protocol
 (2011) John Carter
 (2012)


Mission: Impossible chronology

Mission: Impossible III
 (2006) Ghost Protocol
 (2011) 

The film's score was composed by Michael Giacchino, his second for the franchise and his third collaboration with Bird following The Incredibles and Ratatouille. The soundtrack was released by Varèse Sarabande on January 10, 2012.[25]
Track listing[edit]
All music composed by Michael Giacchino.

No.
Title
Length

1. "Give Her My Budapest"   1:57
2. "Light the Fuse One" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme by Lalo Schifrin) 2:01
3. "Knife to a Gun Fight"   3:42
4. "In Russia, Phone Dials You" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme and "The Plot" by Lalo Schifrin) 1:40
5. "Kremlin with Anticipation" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme and "The Plot" by Lalo Schifrin) 4:12
6. "From Russia with Love" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme by Lalo Schifrin) 3:37
7. "Ghost Protocol" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme by Lalo Schifrin) 4:58
8. "Railcar Rundown" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme by Lalo Schifrin) 1:11
9. "Hendricks' Manifesto" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme by Lalo Schifrin) 3:17
10. "A Man, A Plan, A Code, Dubai" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme by Lalo Schifrin) 2:44
11. "Love the Glove" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme by Lalo Schifrin) 3:44
12. "The Express Elevator" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme by Lalo Schifrin) 2:31
13. "Mission Impersonatable"   3:55
14. "Moreau Trouble Than She's Worth"   6:44
15. "Out for a Run"   3:54
16. "Eye of the Wistrom"   1:05
17. "Mood India" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme by Lalo Schifrin) 4:28
18. "Mumbai's the Word"   7:14
19. "Launch Is on Hendricks"   2:22
20. "World's Worst Parking Valet" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme by Lalo Schifrin) 5:03
21. "Putting the Miss in Mission" (Contains Mission: Impossible Theme by Lalo Schifrin) 5:19
22. "Mission: Impossible Theme (Out with a Bang Version)"   0:53
Distribution[edit]
Marketing[edit]



 Tom Cruise along with Anil Kapoor at the Taj Mahal for the film promotion.
In July 2011, a teaser trailer for Ghost Protocol was released illustrating new shots from the film, one of which being Tom Cruise scaling the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa building in Dubai.[26] Moreover; prior to its release, the studio presented IMAX footage of the film to an invitation-only crowd of opinion makers and journalists at central London's BFI IMAX theater. One of the many scenes that were included was a chase scene in a Dubai desert sandstorm.[27]
During November 2011, the Paramount released a Facebook game of the film in order to promote it. The new game allowed players to choose the roles of IMF agents and assemble teams to embark on a multiplayer journey. Players were also able to garner tickets to the film's U.S. premiere and a hometown screening of the film for 30 friends.[28]
Theatrical release[edit]
Following the world premiere in Dubai on December 7, 2011,[29] the film was released in IMAX and other large-format theaters in the U.S. on December 16, 2011,[30] with general release on December 21, 2011.
Home media[edit]
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol was released on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and digital download on April 17, 2012.[31] The home media releases, however, do not preserve the original IMAX imagery,[32][33] and its aspect ratio is consistently cropped to 2.40:1 rather than switching to a 1.78:1 aspect ratio during the IMAX scenes. Blu-ray Disc releases such as The Dark Knight,[34] Tron: Legacy,[35] and the exclusive Wal-Mart release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen[36] will switch between 2.40:1 for regular scenes and 1.78:1 for IMAX scenes.
Reaction[edit]
Critical response[edit]
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol received 93% positive reviews on the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 227 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10 and an audience rating of 85%, making it the best-reviewed entry of the series. The site's critical consensus is, "Stylish, fast-paced, and loaded with gripping set pieces, the fourth Mission: Impossible is big-budget popcorn entertainment that really works."[37] Metacritic assigned the film a score of 73 based on 38 reviews, considered to be "generally favorable reviews".[38]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, saying the film "is a terrific thriller with action sequences that function as a kind of action poetry".[39] Stephen Whitty of The Star-Ledger wrote, "The eye-candy—from high-tech gadgets to gorgeous people—has only been ratcheted up. And so has the excitement." He also gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars.[40] Giving the film 3 out of 4 stars, Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe said, "In its way, the movie has old-Hollywood elegance. The scope and sets are vast, tall, and cavernous, but Bird scales down for spatial intimacy."[41]
Philippa Hawker of The Sydney Morning Herald gave the film 3 stars out of 5, and said it is "ludicrously improbable, but also quite fun."[9] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly opined that the movie "brims with scenes that are exciting and amazing at the same time; they're brought off with such casual aplomb that they're funny, too. ... Ghost Protocol is fast and explosive, but it's also a supremely clever sleight-of-hand thriller. Brad Bird, the animation wizard, ... showing an animator's miraculously precise use of visual space, has a playful, screw-tightening ingenuity all his own."[42] Roger Moore of The Charlotte Observer said, "Brad Bird passes his audition for a career as a live-action director. And Ghost Protocol more than makes its bones as an argument for why Tom Cruise should continue in this role as long as his knees, and his nerves, hold up." He gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.[43]
Box office[edit]
Ghost Protocol grossed $209,397,903 in North America and $485,315,477 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $694,713,380.[44] It is the highest-grossing film worldwide in the Mission: Impossible series,[45] and the 5th highest-grossing film of 2011.[46] It is also the highest-grossing film worldwide starring Tom Cruise, surpassing War of the Worlds from the top spot.[47]
In limited release at 425 locations in North America, it earned $12.8 million over its opening weekend.[48] After five days of limited release, on its sixth day, it expanded to 3,448 theaters and reached first place at the box office with $8.92 million.[49] The film reached the No. 1 spot at the box office in its second and third weekends with $29.6 million and $29.4 million respectively.[50][51] Though only 9% of the film's screenings were in IMAX theaters, they accounted for 23% of the film's box office.[52]
Outside North America, it debuted to a $69.5 million in 42 markets representing approximately 70% of the marketplace. In the United Arab Emirates, it set an opening-weekend record of $2.4 million (since surpassed by Marvel's The Avengers).[53] In two countries outside the U.S. in which filming took place, its opening weekend gross increased by multiples over the previous installment: in Russia, more than doubling, to $6.08 million[54] and in India, more than quadrupling, to $4.0 million.[55] It is the highest-grossing Mission: Impossible film outside North America.[56] It topped the box office outside North America for three consecutive weekends (during December 2011)[57] and five weekends in total (the other two in 2012).[47] Its highest-grossing markets after North America are China ($102.5 million),[58] Japan ($69.7 million) and South Korea ($51.1 million).[59]
Accolades[edit]

Award
Category
Recipients and nominees
Result
Alliance of Women Film Journalists[60][61] Kick Ass Award for Best Female Action Star Paula Patton Nominated
Golden Reel Awards[62] Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Buttkicker Tom Cruise Nominated
MTV Movie Awards[63] Best Fight Tom Cruise vs. Michael Nyqvist Nominated
Best Gut-Wrenching Performance Tom Cruise Nominated
Saturn Awards[64] Best Action or Adventure Film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Won
Best Director Brad Bird Nominated
Best Actor Tom Cruise Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Paula Patton Nominated
Best Music Michael Giacchino Nominated
Best Editing Paul Hirsch Won
Teen Choice Awards[65] Choice Movie: Action Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol Nominated
Choice Movie Actor: Action Tom Cruise Nominated
Choice Movie Actress: Action Paula Patton Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture John Goodson, Paul Francis Russell and Victor Schutz Nominated
World Stunt Awards Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director Pavel Cajzl, Dan Bradley, Russell Solberg, Gregg Smrz and Owen Walstrom Nominated
Sequel[edit]
In December, 2011, Simon Pegg suggested that he and Tom Cruise are interested in returning for a fifth Mission: Impossible film.[66] Paramount is also reportedly interested in fast-tracking a fifth film due to the fourth film's success.[67] Bird has stated that he probably would not return to direct a fifth film, but Tom Cruise has been confirmed to return.[68] It was revealed on 3 August 2013 that Christopher McQuarrie will be the director of Mission Impossible 5.[69] Principal photography is scheduled to begin in February 2014 in London.[70] The expected premiere date is Christmas 2015.[71]
See also[edit]

Portal icon Film portal
##Mission: Impossible, the television series that served as an inspiration for the film series.
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External links[edit]
##Official website
##Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol at the Internet Movie Database


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