This Day in Horror History: HOLLOW MAN Was Released in 2001
Mike Sprague
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On this day in horror history, RoboCop and Starship Troopers director Paul Verhoeven’s cult classic invisible man movie Hollow Man with Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, and Josh Brolin was released in 2001.
The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Visual Effects but lost to Alien director Ridley Scott’s Gladiator with Russell Crowe.
Despite negative reviews, the film debuted at #1 with $26.4M opening weekend. It grossed over $73M in the U.S. and over $117M elsewhere for a total worldwide of $190.2M. The $95M movie was Verhoeven’s biggest hit since Basic Instinct with Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in 1992.
A direct-to-video stand-alone sequel starring Christian Slater (True Romance, Very Bad Things) and Peter Facinelli was released in 2006.
Inspired by H. G. Wells’ 1897 novel The Invisible Man, it begins after years of experimentation, brilliant but arrogant scientist Sebastian Caine has discovered a way to make matter invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase – using himself as the subject. The test is a success, but when the process can’t be reversed, Caine seems doomed to a future without flesh.
Rated R for strong violence, language, and some sexuality/nudity, the film sports a 27% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes with a Critics Consensus that reads: Despite awesome special effects, Hollow Man falls short of other films directed by Paul Verhoeven. This flick over time degenerates into a typical horror film.
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