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Body Snatchers
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R,1hr 27min
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1993
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Warner Home Video
Synopsis: Abel Ferrara's Body Snatchers is the third screen version of Jack Finney's cold war science fiction novel Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Marty Malone (Gabrielle Anwar) is moving with her father, stepmother, and stepbrother to a military base where her father will investigate possible environmental and ecological problems. Before they get to town, Marty is warned in a gas station restroom by a crazed looking military man that, "They get you when you sleep!" Marty adjusts to life on the base by flirting ... Full Synopsis
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Each generation has put their own cinematic spin on Jack Finney's Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The subtext of Don Siegel's '50s version was the red scare. Phillip Kaufman's late-'70s adaptation satirized "me decade" narcissism and psychiatry. Abel Ferrara's '90s version, simply titled Body Snatchers, is a commentary on the dissolution of the American family. The key to the film is the family dynamics ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Marty Malone
Steve Malone
Tim Young
Carol Malone
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