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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 lm)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 science ction thriller[3] directed by Philip Kaufman, and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright and Leonard Nimoy. Released December 20, 1978, it is a remake of the 1956 lm of the same name, which was based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. The plot involves a San Francisco health inspector and his colleague who discover that human beings are being replaced by aliens. The duplicates, who appear to be perfect copies of the persons replaced, but are devoid of any human emotion, attempt to install a tightly organised, conformist society. A box oce success, Invasion of the Body Snatchers was very well received by critics, and is considered by some to be among the greatest lm remakes.[4]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Movie poster by Bill Gold

Directed by Produced by

Philip Kaufman Robert H. Solo

Contents
1 2 3 4 Plot Cast Background Release 4.1 Critical reception 4.2 Home video 5 Legacy 6 References 7 External links

Screenplay by W. D. Richter Based on Starring The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney Donald Sutherland Brooke Adams Leonard Nimoy Je Goldblum Veronica Cartwright Denny Zeitlin Douglas Stewart

Music by Editing by

Distributed by United Artists

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Plot

Release dates

December 20, 1978

In deep space, a race of gelatinous Country United States creatures abandon their dying world. Pushed through the universe by solar Language English wind, they make their way to Earth and Budget $3.5 million[1] land in San Francisco. Some fall on plant Box oce $24,946,533[2] leaves, assimilating them and forming small pods with pink owers. Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams), an employee at the San Francisco health department, is one of several people who bring owers home. The next morning, Elizabeth's partner, Georey Howell (Art Hindle), suddenly becomes distant, and she senses that something is wrong. Her colleague, health inspector Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland), suggests that she see his friend, psychiatrist Dr. David Kibner (Leonard Nimoy). Kibner suggests that Elizabeth wants to believe that Georey has changed because she is looking for an excuse to get out of their relationship. Meanwhile, Matthew's friend Jack Bellicec (Je Goldblum), a struggling writer who owns a mud bath with his wife Nancy (Veronica Cartwright), discovers a deformed body on one of the beds and calls Matthew to investigate. Noticing that the body (which has adult features but lacks distinguishing characteristics) bears a slight resemblance to Jack, Matthew breaks into Elizabeth's home and nds a nearly complete double of her in the bedroom garden. He is able to get Elizabeth to safety, but the duplicate body has disappeared by the time he returns with the police. Matthew realizes that what is happening is extraterrestrial, not realizing that Dr. Kibner has also been changed. He calls several state and federal agencies, but they all tell him not to worry. In addition, people who had earlier claimed that their loved ones had changed seem to have been converted as well. That night, Matthew and his friends are nearly duplicated by the pods while they sleep. The pod people try to raid Matthew's house, but the humans are able to slip away. During this, they discover that the pod people emit a shrill scream once they learn someone is still human among them. Jack and Nancy sacrice themselves to a crowd of pursuing pod people to distract them and give their friends time to escape. Matthew and Elizabeth are chased across San Francisco. They are eventually found by the doubles of Jack and Dr. Kibner at the Health Department. Kibner's double tells them that their species is incapable of hating humanity; that what they are doing is the only way for their species to survive and that they are even doing humanity a favor by ridding them of emotion. They are both injected with a sedative to make them sleep. However, having already taken a large dose of speed, the couple is able to overpower them and escape the building.
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Running time 115 minutes

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In the stairwell, they nd Nancy, who has learned to evade the pod people by hiding all emotion. Outside, Matthew and Elizabeth are exposed as human when Elizabeth screams after seeing a mutant dog with a man's face. They ee, and discover a giant warehouse at the docks where the pods are grown. After Matthew and Elizabeth profess their love for each other, they hear "Amazing Grace" being played nearby. Matthew goes out to investigate, only to discover a cargo ship being loaded with hundreds of pods. Matthew returns to nd that Elizabeth has fallen asleep. Although he tries to wake her, her body crumbles to dust and Elizabeth's naked double arises behind him, telling him to go to sleep as well. With no one left, Matthew destroys the pod-growing facility by cutting the overhead lights. Within moments, the entire warehouse is on re and the unhatched pods begin to die. He is pointed out by Elizabeth's double and hides under a pier while the pod people search for him. The next morning, Matthew watches dozens of children being led into a theater to be replaced. At work he sees Elizabeth, but she is completely oblivious to him. While walking towards City Hall, he is spotted by Nancy, who has avoided conversion into a pod person. She calls his name, to which Matthew responds by pointing to her and emitting the piercing pod scream. Realizing that Matthew is now a pod person, Nancy screams in helpless terror, and the camera backs into Matthew's mouth right before the end credits.

Cast
Donald Sutherland as Matthew Bennell Brooke Adams as Elizabeth Driscoll Leonard Nimoy as Dr. David Kibner Je Goldblum as Jack Bellicec Veronica Cartwright as Nancy Bellicec Art Hindle as Dr. Georey Howell, DDS Lelia Goldoni as Katherine Hendley Kevin McCarthy as Dr Miles J. Bennell Don Siegel as Taxicab Driver

Background
The lm features a number of cameo appearances. Kevin McCarthy, who played Dr. Miles Bennell in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers, makes a brief appearance as an old man frantically screaming "They're here!" to passing cars on the street. Some reviewers have taken this scene to mean that the lm is not a direct remake, but a sequel to the original, with the man on the street being an older version of Bennell.[5] The original lm's director, Don Siegel, appears as a taxi driver who pretends to drive Matthew and Elizabeth away from the city.
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Robert Duvall is also seen briey as a silent priest on a swing set in the opening scene.[6] Director Philip Kaufman appears in dual roles both as a man wearing a hat who bothers Sutherland's character in a phone booth, and the voice of one of the ocials Sutherland's character speaks to on the phone. His wife, Rose Kaufman, has a small role at the book party as the woman who argues with Je Goldblum's character. Cinematographer Michael Chapman appears twice as a janitor in the health department. The lm score by Denny Zeitlin was released on Perseverance Records. Despite its popularity and critical praise, it is the only lm score Zeitlin has composed.

Release
Invasion of the Body Snatchers earned nearly $25 million in box oce in the United States.[7]

Critical reception
Reviews for Invasion of the Body Snatchers have been nearly unanimously positive. It maintains a 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, [4] and is regarded as one of the best lms of 1978,[8][9] as well as one of the greatest lm remakes ever made.[10] The New Yorker's Pauline Kael was a particular fan of the lm, writing that it "may be the best lm of its kind ever made".[11] Variety wrote that it "validates the entire concept of remakes. This new version of Don Siegel's 1956 cult classic not only matches the original in horric tone and eect, but exceeds it in both conception and execution."[12] The New York Times' Janet Maslin wrote "The creepiness [Kauman] generates is so crazily ubiquitous it becomes funny." [13] The lm was not without its criticism. Roger Ebert called Pauline Kael's praise for the movie "inexplicable",[14] while Time magazine's Richard Schickel labeled its screenplay "laughably literal".[15] Phil Hardy's Aurum Film Encyclopedia called Kaufman's direction "less sure" than the screenplay.[16] The lm received a nomination from the Writers Guild of America for Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium. The lm was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. It was also recognized by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Philip Kaufman won Best Director, and the lm was nominated Best Science Fiction Film. Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams and Leonard Nimoy received additional nominations for their performances.[17]

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Home video
Invasion of the Body Snatchers was released on DVD in the U.S., United Kingdom and many European countries. The lm was released on Blu-ray in America in 2010 and in the United Kingdom in 2013.

Legacy
The Chicago Film Critics Association named it the 59th scariest lm ever made.[18]

References
1. ^ Box Oce Information for Invasion of the Body Snatchers. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077745 /business) IMDb. Retrieved October 10, 2012. 2. ^ Box Oce Information for Invasion of the Body Snatchers. (http://boxocemojo.com/movies /?id=invasionofthebodysnatchers.htm) Box Oce Mojo. Retrieved October 10, 2012. 3. ^ Dillard, Brian J. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast : AllMovie" (http://www.allmovie.com/movie /invasion-of-the-body-snatchersv25289). AllMovie. Retrieved October 1, 2012. 4. ^ a b "Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)" (http://www.rottentomatoes.com /m/1010679invasion_of_the_body_snatchers/). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 26, 2012. 5. ^ Knowles, Harry (March 26, 1998). "INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS..." (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/1696). aintitcool.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012. 6. ^ In the director's commentary on the DVD release, Kaufman states that Duvall, who had worked with him in The Great Northeld Minnesota Raid, happened to be in San Francisco at the time of lming and did the scene for free. Kaufman also notes that Duvall's character is the rst "pod" to be seen in the lm. 7. ^ "Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Box Oce Information" (http://boxocemojo.com/movies /?id=invasionofthebodysnatchers.htm). Box Oce Mojo. Retrieved 5 June 2012. 8. ^ "The Best Movies of 1978 by Rank" (http://www.lms101.com/y1978r.htm). lms101.com. Retrieved September 26, 2012.

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9. ^ "Most Popular Feature Films Released in 1978" (http://www.imdb.com/search /title?year=1978,1978& title_type=feature& sort=moviemeter,asc). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 26, 2012. 10. ^ "Best Remakes: 50 Years, 50 Movies" (http://www.rottentomatoes.com /guides /best_remakes_50_years_50_movies/). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 26, 2012. 11. ^ Menand, Louis (March 23, 1995). "Finding It at the Movies" (http://www.nybooks.com/articles /archives/1995/mar/23/nding-it-atthe-movies/?page=2). nybooks.com. Retrieved September 26, 2012. 12. ^ Hurtley, Stella (December 31, 1977). "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (http://www.variety.com/review /VE1117792013?refcatid=31). Variety 332: 147. Bibcode:2011Sci...332U.147H (http://adsabs.harvard.edu /abs/2011Sci...332U.147H). Retrieved September 26, 2012.

13. ^ Maslin, Janet (December 22, 1978). "Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978): Screen: 'Body Snatchers' Return in All Their Creepy Glory" (http://movies.nytimes.com/movie /review?res=9C0CE1DF1E38E732A25 751C2A9649D946990D6CF& partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes). The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2012. 14. ^ Ebert, Roger (November 9, 2009). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2010 (http://books.google.com /?id=-1aM7D_ymdAC&pg=PA218& lpg=PA218& dq=roger+ebert+invasion+of+the+bo dy+snatchers#v=onepage& q&f=false). Andrews McMeel. p. 218. ISBN 9780740792182. Retrieved September 26, 2012. 15. ^ Time (Time Inc.). December 25, 1978. 16. ^ Hardy, Phil (1991). The Aurum Film Encyclopedia Science Fiction. Aurum Press. 17. ^ "Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Award Wins and Nominations" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077745 /awards). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 26, 2012. 18. ^ "Chicago Critics' Scariest Films" (http://www.altfg.com/blog/hollywood /chicago-critics-scariest-lms/). Alt Film Guide. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

External links
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