Trailers &
Clips
Photos
News
Showtimes &
Tickets
Awards &
Nominations

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

:

Overview

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Critics' Rating:
read review
Avg. User Rating:
24 ratings
Your Rating:
write a review
PG,1hr 55min
Genres:
Release:
1978
Director:
Distributor:
MGM
Synopsis: This remake of the 1956 horror classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers moves the action from small-town USA to 1970s San Francisco and replaces at least part of the original's psychological horror with special effects. Spores rain forth, unseen, from outer space, and soon strange flowers begin popping up all over the city. After bringing one of these hybrid specimens home with her one night, biologist Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) notices that her live-in boyfriend, Geoffrey (Art Hindle), doesn't ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Although it relies on special effects as much as psychological shadings to summon up its atmosphere of paranoia and alienation, this horror remake fairly successfully updates the Cold War subtext of the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers to poke fun at the psychological and spiritual excesses of the late '70s. From Leonard Nimoy's sinisterly self-assured pop psychologist to Veronica Cartwright's ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Matthew Bennell
Elizabeth Driscoll
Dr. David Kibner
Nancy Bellicec
advertisement