Rent Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
3.8 of 5 from 195 ratings
1h 51min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When filmy spores fall from space and take root in San Francisco, the city is beautifully transformed by spectacular and exotic flowers. But these lovely extraterrestrial blossoms have gruesome plans for their earthly admirers: to slowly clone their bodies, and then dispose of the originals!
- Actors:
- Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Leonard Nimoy, Art Hindle, Lelia Goldoni, Kevin McCarthy, Don Siegel, Tom Luddy, Stan Ritchie, David Fisher, Tom Dahlgren, Garry Goodrow, Jerry Walter, Maurice Argent, Sam Conti, Wood Moy, R. Wong, Rose Kaufman
- Directors:
- Philip Kaufman
- Producers:
- Robert H. Solo
- Voiced By:
- Philip Kaufman
- Writers:
- Jack Finney, W.D. Richter
- Aka:
- The Body Snatchers
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Remembering Donald Sutherland
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/11/2013
- Run Time:
- 115 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with director Philip Kaufman
- Discussing the Pod: A new panel conversation about Invasion of the Body Snatchers and invasion cinema featuring critic Kim Newman and filmmakers Ben Wheatley and Norman J. Warren
- Dissecting the Pod: A new interview with Kaufman biographer Annette Insdorf
- Writing the Pod: A new interview with Jack Seabrook, author of "Stealing through Time: On the Writings of Jack Finney" about Finney's original novel 'The Body Snatchers'
- Re-Visitors from Outer Space: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod -a documentary on the making of the film featuring Philip Kaufman, Donald Sutherland, writer W.D. Richter and more
- The Man Behind the Scream: The Sound Effects Pod - a look at the film's pioneering sound effects
- The Invasion Will Be Televised: The Cinematography Pod - cinematographer Michael Chapman (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull) discusses the look of and influences on the visual style of the film • Practical Magic: The Special Effect Pod - A look at the creation of the special effects from the opening space sequence Original Theatrical Trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Unknown
- Run Time:
- 115 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary by Director Philip Kaufman
- Audio Commentary by Author/Film Historian Steve Haberman
- Star-Crossed in the Invasion: Interview with Actress Brooke Adams
- Re-Creating the Invasion: Interview with Screenwriter W.D. Richter
- Scoring the Invasion: Interview with Composer Denny Zeitlin
- Leading the Invasion: Interview with Actor Art Hindle
- Writing the Pod: Interview with Jack Finney Expert Jack Seabrook
- Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod - Featurette
- Practical Magic: The Special Effects Pod - Featurette
- The Man Behind the Scream: The Sound Effects Pod - Featurette
- The Invasion Will Be Televised: The Cinematography Pod - Featurette
- TV Spots, Radio Spots and Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (2) of Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Unsettling, Tense SciFi Horror. - Invasion of the Body Snatchers review by GI
Remakes are generally considered to be inferior to the original especially when the original is a critically renowned classic but Philip Kaufman's reinterpretation of the 1956 film is a brilliant update making a memorable exception. This increases the horror elements and emphasises its science fiction roots and it's a great suspense film too building the tension slowly (maybe a little too slow for some) and resulting in a paranoia thriller adding some fantastic social commentary along the way. Essentially the story remains the same although the action is moved away from the small-town America setting in the 1956 film to San Francisco where Department of Health scientist Elizabeth (Brooke Adams) begins to notice behavioural changes in her boyfriend. She confides her fears that he is an imposter to her boss, Matthew who is in love with her. In fact the simmering love between them is neatly interwoven into the plot, which deepens as it becomes clear that people are changing into some other lifeforms. There's some interesting special effects and the film is quite unsettling. Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Nimoy and Veronica Cartwright support and keen eyed viewers may spot Robert Duvall in a very small cameo and it's a neat piece of film trivia to catch Kevin McCarthy, the star from the original film, and Don Siegel, the original's director, pop up in a homage to it. This is certainly a film to seek out and try if you've never seen it.
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Thoroughly Unnerving - Invasion of the Body Snatchers review by VG
A relentless and profoundly unsettling descent into gnawing paranoia, frantic fear and the steady erosion of hope in the face of all-consuming conformity.
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