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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Directed by
Philip Kaufman
PG
1978
1h 56m
Horror
,
Science Fiction
,
and more
7.4
93%
82%
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When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.
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Cast of Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Donald Sutherland
Matthew Bennell
Brooke Adams
Elizabeth Driscoll
Leonard Nimoy
Dr. David Kibner
Jeff Goldblum
Jack Bellicec
Veronica Cartwright
Nancy Bellicec
Art Hindle
Dr. Geoffrey Howell
Lelia Goldoni
Katherine Hendley
Kevin McCarthy
Running Man
Don Siegel
Taxi Driver
Tom Luddy
Ted Hendley
Stan Ritchie
Stan
David Fisher
Mr. Gianni
Tom Dahlgren
Detective
Garry Goodrow
Dr. Boccardo
Jerry Walter
Restaurant Owner
Maurice Argent
Chef
Sam Conti
Street Barker
Wood Moy
Mr. Tong
R. Wong
Mrs. Tong
Rose Kaufman
Outraged Woman
Joe Bellan
Harry
Sam Hiona
Policeman #1
Lee McVeigh
Policeman #2
Al Nalbandian
Rodent Man
Lee Mines
School Teacher
Robert Duvall
Priest on Swing (uncredited)
Michael Chapman
Health Dept. Floor Cleaner (uncredited)
Philip Kaufman
City Official on Phone (uncredited) (voice)
Al Perez
PG&E Man (uncredited)
Jeff Scheftel
Pod Person at Party (uncredited)
Kevin Harris
Dr. of Pods (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Ratings & Reviews
AV Club
Keith Phipps
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.
The Ringer
Adam Nayman
A decade after the Summer of Love, Invasion of the Body Snatchers essentially weaponized flower power, hinting that the erosion of individual consciousness in favor of groupthink was as natural and ingrained as photosynthesis itself.
Washington Post
Gary Arnold
It's interesting to observe how Kaufman and screenwriter W.D. Richter contrive to exploit and refine elements from both Finney's novel and Siegel's film in the new movie version, an unusually imaginative and adroit but also self-conscious remake.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
Gives remakes a good name.
TIME Magazine
Richard Schickel
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.
Variety
Variety Staff
Invasion of the Body Snatchers validates the entire concept of remakes.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
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.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
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.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
This intelligent remake of the 1956 original still inspires dread of turning into pod people.
The New Yorker
Pauline Kael
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is more sheer fun than any movie I've seen since Carrie and Jaws and maybe parts of The Spy Who Loved Me.
CBR
Howard Waldstein
The original Invasion of the Body Snatchers from 1956 is great, but Philip Kaufman's 1978 remake is far superior.
The Friendship Dilemma Podcast
Erik Childress
Communism gives way to psychiatry as our boogeymen now come from within in Philip Kaufman's superior version of the classic story.
Deep Focus Review
Brian Eggert
Philip Kaufman transforms Invasion of the Body Snatchers from an effective remake of a paranoid '50s sci-fi tale into an intertextual narrative and film-watching experience.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
The 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers remains the best version, but this second take is similarly excellent and continues to grow in stature over the years.
The Times (Shreveport, LA)
Joe Leydon
Despite a few creepy moments and some fascinating special effects, the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a disappointment.
Boulder Weekly
Michael J. Casey
It's unnerving, no doubt, but there's a touch of humor courtesy Leonard Nimoy and Jeff Goldblum. They hold the horror at bay long enough for all hope to slip away.
Gone With The Twins
Mike Massie
Cinematizing a sensational science-fiction work, even if repetitive, doesn't disappoint.
Gannett News Service
Bernard Drew
Although both versions derive from the same Jack Finney novel, the mood of the newer one is closer to The Stepford Wives than it is to Siegel's original.
Nerdist
Michael Arbeiter
The treat of young, pre-stammers Jeff Goldblum should be enough to comfort you through the movie's darkest chapters.
Cinema Crazed
Felix Vasquez Jr.
A remarkable science fiction tale that still stuns, baffles, and chills.
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