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 ...more
MPAA Rating: PG | Year: 1978 | Running Time: 115 minutes
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$15.99INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) (2PC) / (WS)
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 babbling hippie chick and Jeff Goldblum's persnickety poet, the supporting characters all scream ...more
- Donald Sutherland - Matthew Bennell
- Brooke Adams - Elizabeth Driscoll
- Leonard Nimoy - Dr. David Kibner
- Veronica Cartwright - Nancy Bellicec
- Jeff Goldblum - Jack Bellicec
- Maurice Argent - Chef
- Garry Goodrow - Boccardo
- Sam Hiona - Policeman #1
- Jerry Walter - Restaurant Owner
- Jerry Garcia - Banjo Player
- Don Siegel - Taxi Driver
- Tom Luddy - Ted Hendley
- Rose Kaufman - Outraged Woman
- Robert Duvall - Priest on Swing (uncredited)
- Philip Kaufman - Director
- Robert Solo - Producer
- W.D. Richter - Screenwriter
- Jack Finney - Book Author
- Mary Goldberg - Casting
- Douglas Stewart - Editor
- Denny Zeitlin - Composer (Music Score)
- Thomas R. Burman - Makeup Special Effects
- Edouard Henriques III - Makeup Special Effects
- Charles Rosen - Production Designer
- Michael Chapman - Cinematographer
- Alan Levine - Production Manager
- Doug von Koss - Set Designer
- Russ Hessey - Special Effects












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