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- ZombieInvestigationAlien EncounterApocalypseDangerDeadlySpace and AliensSupernatural more...
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- HorrorSci-FiThriller
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century70s
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- CaliforniaSan FranciscoUSA
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- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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- Twists and Turns
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- Based on BookRemake
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1978
English
USA
Profile of Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers can be described as atmospheric, scary, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around an apocalypse, an alien encounter, and zombies. The main genres are thriller, horror, and sci-fi. In terms of style, Invasion of the Body Snatchers involves twists and turns. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. It is located in San Francisco. Invasion of the Body Snatchers takes place in the 20th century. Visually, it involves special effects. It is a remake and based on a book. Invasion of the Body Snatchers has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves brief nudity and violent content.
Summary of Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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.
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| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 20 December 1978 |
| Runtime: | 115 min |
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as Matthew Bennell
as Elizabeth Driscoll
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