Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Aliens are cloning humans in this remake of the 1956 sci-horror, based on Jack Finney's novel. Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum star.
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.
- Director:
- Philip Kaufman ('The Right Stuff', 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being', 'The White Dawn')
- Writer:
- W.D. Richter
- Cast:
- Donald SutherlandBrooke AdamsLeonard NimoyVeronica CartwrightJeff GoldblumArt HindleLelia GoldoniKevin McCarthy
Reviews & comments
Time Out
pressKaufman 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.
The New York Times
pressThere'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.
Empire Magazine
pressFor once, a great remake, smartly executed. Great performances and a killing ending that will stay with you forever can't hurt, either.
BBC
press[Kaufman] weaves an increasingly sinister cityscape through prowling camerawork and a highly effective stereo score.
Time Out
pressKaufman 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.
The New York Times
pressThere'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.
Empire Magazine
pressFor once, a great remake, smartly executed. Great performances and a killing ending that will stay with you forever can't hurt, either.
BBC
press[Kaufman] weaves an increasingly sinister cityscape through prowling camerawork and a highly effective stereo score.
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