CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FILM THAT LIT THE FUSE ON ONE OF CINEMA’S BIGGEST ACTION FRANCHISES
Newly Remastered, 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ Arrives May 18, 2021
Relive every pulse-pounding moment of the original big-screen blockbuster MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE as it celebrates its 25th anniversary with a newly remastered Collector’s Edition Blu-ray on May 18, 2021 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
Originally released on May 22, 1996, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE thrilled audiences with its breathtaking and action-packed story of secret agents and international espionage. Tom Cruise ignites the screen as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, a character that continues to capture the imaginations of fans around the world as the franchise builds toward the highly anticipated seventh installment.
Directed by Brian De Palma (The Untouchables), with a screenplay by David Koepp (Jurassic Park) and Robert Towne (Chinatown), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE will return to select theaters for a limited run in May through Fathom Events and Paramount Pictures. Details about the theatrical run will be announced in April.
The newly remastered Collector’s Edition Blu-ray includes an exclusive car decal and a gallery of the original trailers for the first six Mission: Impossible films. The disc also includes the following previously released bonus content:
Blu-ray
- Mission: Remarkable – 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
- Mission: Explosive Exploits
- Mission: Spies Among Us
- Mission: Catching the Train
- Mission: International Spy Museum
- Mission: Agent Dossiers
- Excellence in Film: Cruise
- Generation: Cruise
- Photo Gallery
- Theatrical Trailers
o Mission: Impossible Teaser
o Mission: Impossible Trailer
- TV Spots
Synopsis
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is a top-secret agent, framed for the deaths of his espionage team. Fleeing from government assassins, breaking into the CIA’s most impenetrable vault, clinging to the roof of a speeding bullet train, Hunt races like a burning fuse to stay one step ahead of his pursuers…and draw one step closer to discovering the shocking truth.
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PARAMOUNT PICTURES PRESENTS A CRUISE WAGNER PRODUCTION A BRIAN DE PALMA FILM
TOM CRUISE
“MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE”
JON VOIGHT EMMANUELLE BEART HENRY CZERNY JEAN RENO VING RHAMES KRISTIN SCOTT-THOMAS
and VANESSA REDGRAVE
Costume Designer PENNY ROSE Special Visual Effects and Animation by INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC
Special Make-Up Effects by ROB BOTTIN Music by DANNY ELFMAN
Executive Producer PAUL HITCHCOCK Edited by PAUL HIRSCH, A.C.E.
Production Designer NORMAN REYNOLDS Director of Photography STEPHEN H. BURUM, A.S.C.
Based on the Television Series “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE” created by BRUCE GELLER
Story by DAVID KOEPP and STEVEN ZAILLIAN Screenplay by DAVID KOEPP and ROBERT TOWNE
Produced by TOM CRUISE and PAULA WAGNER
Directed by BRIAN DE PALMA
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
Street Date: May 18, 2021
U.S. Rating: PG-13 for some intense action violence
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