Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
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Product Details: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- Edition:
- DVD Canadian; Collector's Edition; Sensormatic; Lenticular. See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Release Date:
- 09/09/2008
- UPC:
- 883904116530
- Directed by:
- Philip Kaufman
- Featuring:
- Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams (II), Leonard Nimoy. See all cast
Synopsis: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Synopis: In this remake of the 1956 cult classic, terror slowly and silently strikes San Francisco as the city is mysteriously covered by alien spores that produce strangely beautiful flowers. Unbeknownst to the people, the flowers are the bearers of alien pods that make a spiderlike webbing that captures their victims as they sleep and replicates their human form. Although they still look human, the victims are transformed into emotionless creatures by a strange race of aliens out to consume and control humanity--and only four people are left to stop them. Donald Sutherland stars as Matthew Bennel, a Department of Health inspector whose close friend and coworker Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) is overwhelmed by fear and paranoia when she begins to suspect her boyfriend, Geoffrey (Art Hindle), of no longer being human. Together, with their friends Jack (Jeff Goldblum) and Nancy (Veronica Cartwright), they are out to stop the bizarre alien invasion before they fall victim to the alien pods. Leonard Nimoy costars as Dr. David Kibner, a guru psychiatrist who might not be whom he seems. This haunting parable of human paranoia is a creepy glimpse of a city overrun with robotlike yuppies threatening to wipe out all of humankind. Sutherland gives a knockout performance as the leader of the last four humans left in San Francisco in this terrific blend of B-movie science fiction and modern terror.User Reviews: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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Believe it or not...
, October 18, 2000Reviewer:
droningman - See all droningman's reviews This is the best rendition of the Body Snatchers story, even better than the Siegel version. The film benefits from many factors: Kaufman's direction, and the period in which is was made (the 70's were arguably the creepiest decade for horror films...a modern gothic feel pervades throughout). The performances are fantastic, and the overall feel is noteworthy for the uncomfortable resonance, WITHOUT the studio imposed semi-happy ending. Kind of falls in the same class as John Carpenter's THE THING; two modern remakes better than their preceding classic ventures... ...
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