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Mission: Impossible II, or M:I-2 as it is also known, is a film directed by John Woo and starring Tom Cruise, who is also the film's producer. It is a sequel to Brian De Palma's 1996 film Mission: Impossible with Cruise reprising his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt.

Production of the film was troubled and was shut down for several weeks as the script was re-worked. As a result both Dougray Scott and Thandie Newton lost the chance to appear in starring roles in other films. Cruise and Woo had reportedly clashed several times throughout filming over creative differences, but both walked away from it on good terms.

Plot

Though obviously updated, the plot mirrors the plot of the Alfred Hitchcock film Notorious. The movie's plot involves a virus which is named after the Chimera creature from Greek mythology. Sean Ambrose plans to release the virus and then make money from selling the antidote. Several characters use the latex mask disguises as in the first Mission: Impossible film. The pre-title sequence involves a Boeing 747 seized over the Colorado Rockies where the virus is taken from the scientist bringing it to Atlanta. Hunt is recruited for the mission by helicopter after rock climbing to the top of a cliff. He later goes to Seville to recruit Nyah Nordoff-Hall, and sets up her false arrest so that Sean Ambrose will rescue her. The second half of the film takes place in Sydney with scenes at a race track and later at a research facility which Hunt must break into to take the virus. Ethan destroys the culture and two of three refined virus samples, before Ambrose catches him and wreaks havoc in the lab. In the end, Nyah injects herself with the virus so that she will become valuable. The finale involves a long motorcycle chase where Ethan races for the North Head where they have tracked Nyah on the GPS chip, and a final encounter in the beach with Ambrose, who is knocked unconscious after a short fight but reappears again and is shot to death by Ethan.

Cast

Tom Cruise ... Ethan Hunt
Dougray Scott ... Sean Ambrose
Thandie Newton ... Nyah Nordoff-Hall
Ving Rhames ... Luther Stickell
Richard Roxburgh ... Hugh Stamp
John Polson ... Billy Baird
Brendan Gleeson ... John C. McCloy
Anthony Hopkins ... Mission Commander Swanbeck (Uncredited)
Rade Šerbedžija ... Dr. Nekhorvich (as Radé Sherbedgia)
William Mapother ... Wallis
Dominic Purcell ... Ulrich
Mathew Wilkinson ... Michael
Nicholas Bell... Accountant
Cristina Brogers ... Flamenco Dancer
Kee Chan... Chemist
Kim Fleming ... Larrabee
Natallie Eaton ... Barbie
Sam Jones... Plane Passenger

Production

John Woo .... director
Terence Chang .... executive producer
Michael Doven .... associate producer
Paul Hitchcock .... executive producer
Paula Wagner .... producer
Tom Cruise .... producer
Robert Towne .... screenplay
Tony Ciccone .... additional editing
Jeffrey L. Kimball .... cinematography

Box office

The film was a financial hit and grossed close to $215 million in its domestic American release and approx. $330 million abroad. It was the highest-grossing movie of 2000.