Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
(1978)From deep space... the seed is planted... terror grows.
Aliens are cloning humans in this remake of the 1956 sci-horror, based on Jack Finney's novel. Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum star.... More
Matthew Bennell (Sutherland) assumes that when a friend (Brooke Adams, The Dead Zone) complains of her husband's strange mood, it's a marital issue. However, he begins to worry as more people report similar observations. His concern is confirmed when writer Jack Bellicec (Goldblum) and his wife (Veronica Cartwright, Alien) discover a mutated corpse. Besieged by an invisible enemy, Bennell must work quickly before the city is consumed.Hide
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Directed by Philip Kaufman ('The Right Stuff', 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being', 'The White Dawn')
Starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum, Art Hindle, Lelia Goldoni, Kevin McCarthy
Written by W.D. Richter (based on the novel 'The Body Snatchers' by Jack Finney)
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[Kaufman] weaves an increasingly sinister cityscape through prowling camerawork and a highly effective stereo score. Full Review
For once, a great remake, smartly executed. Great performances and a killing ending that will stay with you forever can't hurt, either. Full Review
There's a little something extra in virtually every frame of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Philip Kaufman's dazzling remake of one of the cleverest of horror classics. Full Review
Kaufman here turns in his most Movie Brattish film, but soft-pedals on both his special effects and knowing in-jokiness in a way that puts De Palma to shame. Full Review
Invasion of the Body Snatchers validates the entire concept of remakes. Full Review
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