L'uomo senza ombra

Titolo originale: Hollow Man
Regia: Paul Verhoeven |
Anno: 2000
Origine: Germany | United States of America |
Generi: Azione Fantascienza Thriller
Tag: experiment | killing | villain | slasher | scientist | survival horror | invisible person | voyeurism | invisibility |
Cast: Kevin Bacon | Elisabeth Shue | Josh Brolin | Kim Dickens | Greg Grunberg | Joey Slotnick | Mary Randle | William Devane | Rhona Mitra | Tom Woodruff Jr. | Pablo Espinosa | Margot Rose | Jimmie F. Skaggs | Jeffrey Scaperrotta | Sarah Bowles | Kelli Scott | Steve Altes | J. Patrick McCormack | Darius A. Sultan | David Vogt | Gary A. Hecker | Steven Fischer | Pui Fan Lee | Stephen Szibler | Robert Shepherd |

A capo di una equipe composta dai migliori scienziati, il brillante scienziato Sebastian Caine ha scoperto il siero dell'invisibilità e, dopo averlo sperimentato con successo su animali, decide di provarlo su se stesso nonostante il divieto impostogli dal Pentagono. Ma quando gli effetti del siero diventano irreversibili, l'invisibilità comincia a minare la salute psicologica del Dott. Caine, trasformandolo in un killer psicopatico.

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Isabelle, a member of a normally herbivorous race (gorillas), messily devouring a rat while under th [...] D
Kevin Bacon and Josh Brolin later appeared in comic book adaptations. Bacon starred in X-Men - L'ini [...] D
Paul Verhoeven was investigated by the ASPCA because of the scene in which Sebastian kills the dog. [...] D
Kevin Bacon kept a journal during production for an article in Entertainment Weekly. Among the littl [...] D
When Sebastian and Linda are talking about their past relationship, she mentions time travel as a me [...] D
The film was nominated for the Oscar for Best Visual Effects along with Il gladiatore (2000) and La [...] D
Professor of film and literature at California Polytechnic State University Douglas Keesey wrote in [...] D
During filming, Kevin Bacon wore skin-tight costumes in green, blue, grey, or black, to assist with [...] D
This is one of the two films that starred Kevin Bacon released in 2000. The other film is Il mio can [...] D
To achieve convincing visibility underwater in the pool scene, the effects crew made countless exper [...] D
Director Paul Verhoeven and director of photography Jost Vacano had to be informed on set as to what [...] D
Paul Verhoeven was dissatisfied with the film. In 2013, he remarked to The Hollywood Reporter: "I de [...] D
To get the right reaction from the cast, Paul Verhoeven had speakers put in different places on the [...] D
Hollow Man was one of very few films allowed to shoot directly in front of The Pentagon building, wi [...] D
After directing this film, Paul Verhoeven took a six-year break before he directed Black Book (2006) [...] D
This film is the third Paul Verhoeven directed film that was nominated for the Oscar for Best Visual [...] D
Isabelle, a member of a normally herbivorous race (gorillas), messily devouring a rat while under th [...] D
Principal photography began on April 16, 1999. D
The software used to track Dr. Sebastian Caine uses the Omni Consumer Products logo from RoboCop (19 [...] D
This might have been unintentional, but at the beginning, Sebastian is singing along to Sunna's "Pow [...] D
Despite assumptions that Bacon would not be needed on set, except when his character Sebastian is vi [...] D
A scene depicting the invisible Sebastian brutally raping his neighbor, then climbing off her as she [...] D
Most visual effects shots involved up to seven different plates. In most cases, one plate consisted [...] D
Besides the full body suits in different colors for visual effects scenes, Kevin Bacon also had to w [...] D
Guy Pearce and Edward Norton were considered for the role of Sebastian Caine. Kevin Bacon was chosen [...] D
Kevin Bacon starred in the original Footloose (1984). Co-star Kim Dickens would later be in the Foot [...] D
This is director Paul Verhoeven's sixth and final American film. D
Both this film and L'uomo invisibile (2020) feature lead actresses with the name Elisabeth and a fou [...] D
This is the first Hollywood movie of Paul Verhoeven that got an R-rating in its first submission to [...] D
This film marks the first time that Kevin Bacon portrays a character whose first name is Sebastian. [...] D
The defibrillator used on the set is a MedTronic Physio-Control LifePak 8 defibrillator. D
Inspired after his daughter bought him books on the subject of écorchés at La Specola in Flore [...] D
The film uses the word "fuck" 45 times. D
The scene of an invisible Sebastian raping his neighbor in a neighboring apartment was shot in two v [...] D
In order to use the title, producers bought the rights to Dan Simmons' novel "Hollow Man". The novel [...] D
Kevin Bacon wanted the role of Sebastian Caine badly because he really wanted to portray an invisibl [...] D
For scenes where Sebastian was outlined in smoke, water and blood, Kevin Bacon wore a latex body sui [...] D
Director Paul Verhoeven commented, "Hollow Man leads you by the hand and takes you with Sebastian in [...] D
This is the second film where Kevin Bacon is shown nude. The first film is Sex crimes - Giochi peric [...] D
Following the multi-layered and controversial Starship Troopers - Fanteria dello spazio (1997), dire [...] D
An early draft of the screenplay for this film was titled, "The Incredible Dr. Nobody". In this vers [...] D
Because of the graphic nature of the layer-by-layer invisibility transformation, some production pub [...] D
Caine tells a tasteless joke about Superman and Wonder Woman, with the Invisible Man note caught in [...] D
This movie, along with RoboCop (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), and Starship Troopers - Fanteria dello [...] D
Director Paul Verhoeven on the special effects of the film, stated: "We really tried to link the spe [...] D
Many of the location scenes were shot in and around Washington, D.C., with a restaurant set also bei [...] D
Because of the graphic nature of the invisibility transformation scene, one trailer that included th [...] D
This film is Rhona Mitra's (Sebastian's neighbor who gets raped by him) second movie where she had a [...] D
A thermal imaging camera was employed for scenes showing "invisible" animals (most notably Isabelle [...] D
This is director Paul Verhoeven's fourteenth film. D
Filming was shut down for seven weeks after Elisabeth Shue tore her Achillies tendon during filming. [...] D
Despite spending most of the film invisible, Dr. Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) spends eighty percent [...] D
Approximately $50 million of the film's $95 million budget was reserved for visual effects work, whi [...] D
Although the circumstances of the story were updated, the film incorporates several key elements fro [...] D
Two-thirds of the 560 visual effects shots were completed by Sony ImageWorks effects house, while th [...] D
About 20 years after the release of this film, L'uomo invisibile (2020) was released. Both films are [...] D
Creature effects supervisor Tom Woodruff Jr. played the gorilla Isabel, similar to the alien roles h [...] D
The small two-way radios the crew uses toward the end of the movie are Alinco "ham" radios, possibly [...] D
Director Paul Verhoeven directs Kevin Bacon in this film. Verhoeven had previously directed Denise R [...] D
An anatomically correct, totally working computer model was created of Kevin Bacon's entire body - d [...] D
For the climatic final scene between Linda and Sebastian, four elevator shafts were constructed with [...] D
Jennifer Lopez was offered the role of Linda McKay. D
When the crew carries a half-invisible Sebastian back to the operating table, a metal skeleton was u [...] D
Body Count: 7 D
This film is Kevin Bacon's fifth horror film. Bacon's first four horror films are Venerdì 13 (198 [...] D
Linda's car is a 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL [R107]. D
The tranquilizer guns used in the beginning and near the end are in fact Sheridan PGP Paintball Mark [...] D
Sebastian's car was a 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabrio [996]. D
Robert Downey Jr. was considered for the role of Matthew Kensington. D
When Linda and Sebastian are talking out on the balcony, Sebastian asks Linda, "You ever thought of [...] D
Before going through the final stage of invisibility, Caine responds to a question by reciting a cru [...] D
Elisabeth Shue categorized the film as a "story of the dark, seductive nature of evil" and also poin [...] D