Hollow Man is an American/German science fiction horror film and psychological thriller. It was directed by Dutch film director Paul Verhoeven and written by Gary Scott Thompson and Andrew W. Marlowe. It was produced by Columbia Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on August 4th, 2000. The movie stars Kevin Bacon as egotistical scientist Sebastian Caine, who develops a process by which to turn himself invisible. Gifted with this newfound liberation, Caine takes every opportunity to experience life without consequence, but the process has a deadly side-effect and he devolves into a rampaging killer.
Released in Germany under the title Unsichtbare Gefahr .
The theatrical release of Hollow Man had a running time of 112 minutes. The Director's Cut had a running time of 119 minutes. The additional seven minutes includes a prolonged rape scene, as well as various extended scenes. The extended scenes were edited by Ron Vignone.