Invasion of the Body Snatchers
From deep space... the seed is planted... terror grows
From deep space... the seed is planted... terror grows
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
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1978
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Matthew Bennell notices that several of his friends are complaining that their close relatives are in some way different. When questioned later they themselves seem changed, as they deny everything or make lame excuses. As the invaders increase in number they become more open and Bennell, who has by now witnessed an attempted 'replacement', realises that he and his friends must escape or suffer the same fate.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
19 Dec 1978
Country:
US
Languages:
English, French
Budget:
$3,500,000
Revenue:
$24,946,533
Awards:
3 wins & 10 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Ideas that Siegel knocked off in a few shots are expanded to fill entire sequences -- but they're good ideas, and can stand a little stretching.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
30 May 2007
fresh:
Set at the intersection of post-Vietnam paranoia and the myopic introspection that became hippiedom's most lasting cultural contribution, the Philip Kaufman-directed Invasion alternates social commentary with impeccably crafted scares.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
1 Sep 2007
fresh:
Invasion of the Body Snatchers validates the entire concept of remakes.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
rotten:
This film wants to have it both ways: to have a more urbane, more "important" scope than the original, and yet retain some of its inexpensive intimacy as well.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
22 Oct 2010
fresh:
Gives remakes a good name.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
23 Oct 2010