Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

23% of critics liked it
(26 reviews)
31% of users liked it
(18,696 ratings)

Chevy Chase stars, though not always visibly, as Nick Halloway, a low-level businessman with an acerbic approach to life and work, whose humdrum existence utterly bores him. Nick gets an unexpected jolt of excitement when, nursing a hangover, he's the only one not to evacuate an office building that… More Chevy Chase stars, though not always visibly, as Nick Halloway, a low-level businessman with an acerbic approach to life and work, whose humdrum existence utterly bores him. Nick gets an unexpected jolt of excitement when, nursing a hangover, he's the only one not to evacuate an office building that becomes a disaster area after a mishap involving nuclear testing equipment. An unexpected by-product of the accident is that it turns the molecules of the building, as well as Nick and the clothes he's wearing, transparent. When a team of shady government agents, led by David Jenkins (Sam Neill), notices that a human has been turned invisible, they try to take him into custody, planning to use him as the most dangerous secret intelligence agent the world has ever known. Distrusting their motives, the frantic and confused Nick escapes, and quickly begins learning new information about his unusual condition, such pragmatic details as trying to sleep when he can see through his eyelids and any unprocessed food he eats will give him away. Soon, however, he discovers that the scientist in charge of the experiments (Jim Norton) has no idea how to return him to normal, and begins plotting how best to live a semblance of a normal life while steering clear of his pursuers. Nick involves a beautiful woman he met the night before the accident (Daryl Hannah) in his dilemma, and soon she too becomes a target. Memoirs of an Invisible Man was adapted from a book by H.F. Saint. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min.
Directed By: John Carpenter
Written By: William Goldman, Dana Olsen
Genres: Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

In Theaters: Feb 28, 1992 Wide
On DVD: Aug 19, 2003
Studio: Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
A solid sci-fi movie, suffering only from a terrible marketing campaign.
Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
The first film to be released by the pod person John Carpenter, after the real one was abducted by aliens.
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
They couldn't go wrong with The Invisible Man could they? Yes, they could.
Luanne Brown, Chico Enterprise-Record
Weak.
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
As ever Carpenter's execution falls short of his concept.
Kevin A. Ranson, MovieCrypt.com
Terribly underrated; watch immediately.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...a good example of what can happen when a film never makes up its mind what it wants to be.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...being lukewarm is not entirely a bad thing. It beats dead cold.
Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central
The best reason to see Memoirs is its groundbreaking special effects
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Offers snapshots of contemporary attitudes toward friendship, love, bureaucracy and body language

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Featured Audience Ratings

Lucas M

Another Chevy Chase's film, that could be much better. Despite the special effects, and chilling story, Memoirs is not so funny. But is memorable, for me, at least. Weak.
moon r

a john carpenter film, so much is expected, but totally undermined by the lead, doing a bad bogie ...
Tim S

Not an altogether memorable film for Chevy Chase.
Wahida K

This is Funny. Chevy Chase as an Invisible Man. Women wanted him for his wit. The C.I.A. wanted him for his body. All Nick wanted was his molecules back.
Anthony L

Memoirs of an Invisible Man is an odd film. It's balance of comedy and drama is a little off and, as much as I love him, Chevy Chase is totally miscast.
Dean M

Terrific special effects and inventive comedy combine to make this adaptation of the book by H.F. Saint much more than just another Chevy Chase vehicle.
A.D. V

Highly underrated action/comedy
xGary X

Chevy Chase and Daryl Hannah "after they were famous" in an action comedy that's neither exciting nor funny. Carpenter strays from what he's good at, tries to go mainstream and falls flat, basically.
Lauren D

I watched a bit of this on TV about 4 years ago and I always remembered the title. Since I've been a 'bit' obsessed with Chevy Chase lately, I decided to finally watch it. As it turned out I had actually watched 40 minutes of it all those years ago (starting from around… More
I watched a bit of this on TV about 4 years ago and I always remembered the title. Since I've been a 'bit' obsessed with Chevy Chase lately, I decided to finally watch it. As it turned out I had actually watched 40 minutes of it all those years ago (starting from around 30 minutes into it).<br/><br/>Anyway... I actually quite liked it. I'm surprised at the negative reviews about it. The effects were good. It was a bit slow, but not in a bad way. Acting was fine. I didn't feel like it didn't know where it was at. It felt like it was a drama, but not totally serious. And I thought Chevy Chase was actually quite good (could have something to do with this weird mood I've been in, but I'm not really a fan). And I hate Daryl Hannah but even she didn't suck too bad.
Leo L

Funny!
Lee K

As far as im concerned this started the downfall that is Chevy's career.
Jim W

Ok Chevy Chase wouldn't have been my first choice but he does fine in the part. It's only flaw is that it doesn't know if it's a comedy or a thriller. The under-rated Sam Neil however plays it straight as the villian and steals the show. The chase scenes… More
Ok Chevy Chase wouldn't have been my first choice but he does fine in the part. It's only flaw is that it doesn't know if it's a comedy or a thriller. The under-rated Sam Neil however plays it straight as the villian and steals the show. The chase scenes are entertaining enough as well for me to recommend it. Plus next to Hollowman this movie fantastic.

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Cast

            Chevy Chase as Nick Halloway

            Daryl Hannah as Alice Monroe

            Sam Neill as David Jenkins

            Michael McKean as George Talbot

            Stephen Tobolowsky as Warren Singleton

            Jim Norton as Dr. Bernard Wachs

            Sam Anderson as Chairman of the House Committee

            Steven Barr as Clellan

            Rosalind Chao as Cathy DiTolla

            Elaine Corral as News Anchor

            Ellen Albertini Dow as Mrs. Coulson

            Shay Duffin as Patrick the Bartender

            Richard Epcar as Tyler

            Jay Gerber as Roger Whitman

            Rip Haight as Helicopter Pilot

            Patricia Heaton as Ellen

            Chip Heller as Man Who Hails Taxi

            I.M. Hobson as Maitre d'

            Barry Kivel as Drunk Businessman

            Donald Li as Cab Driver

            Aaron Lustig as Technician

            Gregory Paul Martin as Richard

            Edmund L. Shaff as Edward Schneiderman

            Pat Skipper as Morrissey

            Jonathan Wigan as Delivery Boy

            John Carpenter as Helicopter Pilot

            Paul Perri as Gomez

            Sharon Howard-Field
            
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