Retrospective Film Review

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) • 30 Years Later

After a freak accident, a company executive turns completely invisible, goes on the run and becomes hunted by a treacherous CIA official, whilst trying to cope with his new reality.

H.F Saint wrote one novel that earned him $2.5M and never wrote another. Aged 45 at the time, Saint wanted to tell a story about an invisible man because of its commercial potential (well, he was a Wall Street businessman), and Memoirs of an Invisible Man was eventually sold for $5,000 to Atheneum Books. But before it was even published, a half-finished copy made its way into the hands of Hollywood actor Chevy Chase, who became interested in using it as a springboard away from comedy and into more dramatic roles. A bidding war ensued between various studios until Warner Bros. bought the film rights for $1.35M and duly hired William Goldman to adapt it into a screenplay. H.F Saint, ironically, disappeared.

The late Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters) spent a few years developing the movie but left the project…