Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Coming Out at 24 May 2000 in theaters.
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Mission: Impossible 2 is action spy film directed by John Woo and produced by and starring Tom Cruise. The sequel to 1996 film Mission: Impossible, it is the second installment in the Mission: Impossible film series. It follows Ethan Hunt as he is tasked by the Impossible Missions Force (IMF) to find and destroy a dangerous biological weapon called “Chimera” from rogue IMF agent Sean Ambrose with the help of love interest Nyah Nordoff-Hall, Ambrose’s ex-girlfriend.
Mission: Impossible 2 was released in theaters worldwide on May 24, 2000 to strong box office results, and grossed over $546 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2000, and was the highest-grossing film in the series for 11 years. The film was followed by Mission: Impossible III in 2006.
Bio-chemical expert Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich sends a message to the IMF for Ethan Hunt, an old friend of his, warning that his employer, Biocyte Pharmaceuticals, forced him to develop a biological epidemic to profit from its remedy. He arranges to meet with Ethan to deliver the Chimera virus, and its cure, Bellerophon. With Ethan on vacation and incommunicado, the IMF sends agent Sean Ambrose disguised as Ethan to meet Nekhorvich on a passenger plane. Ambrose goes rogue, killing Nekhorvich and stealing Bellerophon before his men destroy the plane.
Director: John Woo
Writers: Bruce Geller, Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, Robert Towne
Stars: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson, Brendan Gleeson
Cast:
Tom Cruise | … | Ethan Hunt |
Dougray Scott | … | Sean Ambrose |
Thandie Newton | … | Nyah Hall |
Ving Rhames | … | Luther Strickell |
Richard Roxburgh | … | Hugh Stamp |
John Polson | … | Billy Baird |
Brendan Gleeson | … | McCloy |
Rade Serbedzija | … | Dr. Nekhorvich |
William Mapother | … | Wallis |
Dominic Purcell | … | Ulrich |
Mathew Wilkinson | … | Michael |
Nicholas Bell | … | McCloy’s Accountant |
Cristina Brogeras | … | Flamenco Dancer #4 |
Kee Chan | … | McCloy’s Chemist |
Kim Fleming | … | Larrabee |
Alan Lovell | … | Biocyte Security Guard #2 |
Dan Luxton | … | Relief Pilot |
Christian Manon | … | Dr. Gradsky |
Karl McMillan | … | Biocyte Security Guard #1 |
Lester Morris | … | Bookie |
Kelly Ons | … | Flamenco Dancer #1 |
Nicholas Papademetriou | … | Prison Guard #2 |
Brett Partridge | … | Biocyte Security Guard #3 |
Candice Partridge | … | Flamenco Dancer #7 |
Natalie Reis | … | Flamenco Dancer #2 |
Daniel Roberts | … | Co-Pilot |
Adriana Rodríguez | … | Flamenco Dancer #5 |
Sandra Rodríguez | … | Flamenco Dancer #6 |
Nada Rogic | … | Flamenco Dancer #3 |
Antonio Vargas | … | Senor De L’Arena |
Alison Araya | … | Girl |
Rebecca Barratt | … | Art Teacher |
Douglas Bunn | … | Race Track Crowd |
Caine | … | Race Track Punter |
Fred Chen | … | Club Patron |
Mark Connolly | … | Gate Guard #1 |
Ryder Davis | … | Server |
Alan Hennessy | … | Race-goer |
Anthony Hopkins | … | Mission Commander Swanbeck |
Patrick Marber | … | Train Driver |
William Morts | … | Man with Mission Rocket in Helicopter |
Tory Mussett | … | Flamenco Guest |
Paul Roget | … | Spanish Party Goer |
Shant Sarkissian | … | Party Attendant |
Darren Dupree Washington | … | Nightclub Patron |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia