Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 Film)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Movie poster by Bill GoldDirected by Philip KaufmanProduced by Robert H. SoloScreenplay by W. D. RichterBased on The Body Snatchers by

Jack FinneyStarring Donald Sutherland

Brooke AdamsLeonard NimoyJe GoldblumVeronicaCartwright

Music by Denny ZeitlinEditing by Douglas StewartDistributed by United Artists

Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1978 lm)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaInvasion of the Body Snatchers is a1978 science ction thriller[3] directedby Philip Kaufman, and starring DonaldSutherland, Brooke Adams, VeronicaCartwright and Leonard Nimoy. ReleasedDecember 20, 1978, it is a remake of the1956 lm of the same name, which wasbased on the novel The Body Snatchersby Jack Finney. The plot involves a SanFrancisco health inspector and hiscolleague who discover that humanbeings are being replaced by aliens. Theduplicates, who appear to be perfectcopies of the persons replaced, but aredevoid of any human emotion, attempt toinstall a tightly organised, conformistsociety.A box oce success, Invasion of theBody Snatchers was very well receivedby critics, and is considered by some tobe among the greatest lm remakes.[4]

Contents1 Plot2 Cast3 Background4 Release

4.1 Critical reception4.2 Home video

5 Legacy6 References7 External links

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Release dates December 20, 1978Running time 115 minutesCountry United StatesLanguage EnglishBudget $3.5 million[1]Box oce $24,946,533[2]

PlotIn deep space, a race of gelatinouscreatures abandon their dying world.Pushed through the universe by solarwind, they make their way to Earth andland in San Francisco. Some fall on plantleaves, assimilating them and formingsmall pods with pink owers. ElizabethDriscoll (Brooke Adams), an employee at the San Francisco health department, isone of several people who bring owers home. The next morning, Elizabeth'spartner, Georey Howell (Art Hindle), suddenly becomes distant, and she sensesthat something is wrong. Her colleague, health inspector Matthew Bennell(Donald Sutherland), suggests that she see his friend, psychiatrist Dr. DavidKibner (Leonard Nimoy). Kibner suggests that Elizabeth wants to believe thatGeorey has changed because she is looking for an excuse to get out of theirrelationship.Meanwhile, Matthew's friend Jack Bellicec (Je Goldblum), a struggling writerwho owns a mud bath with his wife Nancy (Veronica Cartwright), discovers adeformed body on one of the beds and calls Matthew to investigate. Noticing thatthe body (which has adult features but lacks distinguishing characteristics) bearsa slight resemblance to Jack, Matthew breaks into Elizabeth's home and nds anearly complete double of her in the bedroom garden. He is able to get Elizabethto safety, but the duplicate body has disappeared by the time he returns with thepolice.Matthew realizes that what is happening is extraterrestrial, not realizing that Dr.Kibner has also been changed. He calls several state and federal agencies, butthey all tell him not to worry. In addition, people who had earlier claimed thattheir loved ones had changed seem to have been converted as well.That night, Matthew and his friends are nearly duplicated by the pods while theysleep. The pod people try to raid Matthew's house, but the humans are able to slipaway. During this, they discover that the pod people emit a shrill scream oncethey learn someone is still human among them.Jack and Nancy sacrice themselves to a crowd of pursuing pod people to distractthem and give their friends time to escape. Matthew and Elizabeth are chasedacross 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 isincapable of hating humanity; that what they are doing is the only way for theirspecies to survive and that they are even doing humanity a favor by ridding themof 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 themand escape the building.


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In the stairwell, they nd Nancy, who has learned to evade the pod people byhiding all emotion. Outside, Matthew and Elizabeth are exposed as human whenElizabeth screams after seeing a mutant dog with a man's face. They ee, anddiscover a giant warehouse at the docks where the pods are grown. AfterMatthew and Elizabeth profess their love for each other, they hear "AmazingGrace" being played nearby. Matthew goes out to investigate, only to discover acargo ship being loaded with hundreds of pods.Matthew returns to nd that Elizabeth has fallen asleep. Although he tries towake her, her body crumbles to dust and Elizabeth's naked double arises behindhim, telling him to go to sleep as well. With no one left, Matthew destroys thepod-growing facility by cutting the overhead lights. Within moments, the entirewarehouse is on re and the unhatched pods begin to die. He is pointed out byElizabeth'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 tobe 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 avoidedconversion into a pod person. She calls his name, to which Matthew responds bypointing to her and emitting the piercing pod scream. Realizing that Matthew isnow a pod person, Nancy screams in helpless terror, and the camera backs intoMatthew's mouth right before the end credits.

CastDonald Sutherland as Matthew BennellBrooke Adams as Elizabeth DriscollLeonard Nimoy as Dr. David KibnerJe Goldblum as Jack BellicecVeronica Cartwright as Nancy BellicecArt Hindle as Dr. Georey Howell, DDSLelia Goldoni as Katherine HendleyKevin McCarthy as Dr Miles J. BennellDon Siegel as Taxicab Driver

BackgroundThe lm features a number of cameo appearances. Kevin McCarthy, who playedDr. Miles Bennell in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers, makes a briefappearance as an old man frantically screaming "They're here!" to passing carson the street. Some reviewers have taken this scene to mean that the lm is not adirect remake, but a sequel to the original, with the man on the street being anolder version of Bennell.[5] The original lm's director, Don Siegel, appears as ataxi 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 openingscene.[6] Director Philip Kaufman appears in dual roles both as a man wearing ahat who bothers Sutherland's character in a phone booth, and the voice of one ofthe ocials Sutherland's character speaks to on the phone. His wife, RoseKaufman, has a small role at the book party as the woman who argues with JeGoldblum's character. Cinematographer Michael Chapman appears twice as ajanitor in the health department.The lm score by Denny Zeitlin was released on Perseverance Records. Despiteits popularity and critical praise, it is the only lm score Zeitlin has composed.

ReleaseInvasion of the Body Snatchers earned nearly $25 million in box oce in theUnited States.[7]

Critical receptionReviews for Invasion of the Body Snatchers have been nearly unanimouslypositive. It maintains a 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes,[4] and isregarded as one of the best lms of 1978,[8][9] as well as one of the greatest lmremakes 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 "validatesthe entire concept of remakes. This new version of Don Siegel's 1956 cult classicnot only matches the original in horric tone and eect, but exceeds it in bothconception and execution."[12] The New York Times' Janet Maslin wrote "Thecreepiness [Kauman] generates is so crazily ubiquitous it becomes funny."[13]The lm was not without its criticism. Roger Ebert called Pauline Kael's praise forthe movie "inexplicable",[14] while Time magazine's Richard Schickel labeled itsscreenplay "laughably literal".[15] Phil Hardy's Aurum Film Encyclopedia calledKaufman's direction "less sure" than the screenplay.[16]The lm received a nomination from the Writers Guild of America for Best DramaAdapted from Another Medium. The lm was also nominated for the Hugo Awardfor Best Dramatic Presentation. It was also recognized by the Academy of ScienceFiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Philip Kaufman won Best Director, and the lmwas nominated Best Science Fiction Film. Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams andLeonard Nimoy received additional nominations for their performances.[17]


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Home videoInvasion of the Body Snatchers was released on DVD in the U.S., United Kingdomand many European countries. The lm was released on Blu-ray in America in2010 and in the United Kingdom in 2013.

LegacyThe Chicago Film Critics Association named it the 59th scariest lm evermade.[18]

References^ Box Oce Information for Invasionof the Body Snatchers.(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077745/business) IMDb. Retrieved October10, 2012.

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^ Box Oce Information for Invasionof the Body Snatchers.(http://boxocemojo.com/movies/?id=invasionofthebodysnatchers.htm)Box Oce Mojo. Retrieved October 10,2012.

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^ Dillard, Brian J. "Invasion of theBody Snatchers (1978) Trailers,Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes andCast : AllMovie"(http://www.allmovie.com/movie/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-v25289). AllMovie. Retrieved October1, 2012.

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^ a b "Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1978)"(http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1010679-invasion_of_the_body_snatchers/).Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September26, 2012.

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^ Knowles, Harry (March 26, 1998)."INVASION OF THE BODYSNATCHERS..."(http://www.aintitcool.com/node/1696).aintitcool.com. Retrieved November13, 2012.

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^ In the director's commentary on theDVD release, Kaufman states thatDuvall, who had worked with him inThe Great Northeld Minnesota Raid,happened to be in San Francisco at thetime of lming and did the scene forfree. Kaufman also notes that Duvall'scharacter is the rst "pod" to be seenin the lm.

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^ "Invasion of the Body Snatchers, BoxOce Information"(http://boxocemojo.com/movies/?id=invasionofthebodysnatchers.htm).Box Oce Mojo. Retrieved 5 June2012.

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^ "The Best Movies of 1978 by Rank"(http://www.lms101.com/y1978r.htm).lms101.com. Retrieved September26, 2012.

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^ "Most Popular Feature FilmsReleased in 1978"(http://www.imdb.com/search/title?year=1978,1978&title_type=feature&sort=moviemeter,asc). Internet MovieDatabase. Retrieved September 26,2012.

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^ "Best Remakes: 50 Years, 50Movies"(http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_remakes_50_years_50_movies/).Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September26, 2012.

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^ Menand, Louis (March 23, 1995)."Finding It at the Movies"(http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/1995/mar/23/nding-it-at-the-movies/?page=2). nybooks.com.Retrieved September 26, 2012.

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^ Hurtley, Stella (December 31, 1977)."Invasion of the Body Snatchers"(http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117792013?refcatid=31). Variety332: 147.Bibcode:2011Sci...332U.147H(http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011Sci...332U.147H). RetrievedSeptember 26, 2012.

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^ 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=9C0CE1DF1E38E732A25751C2A9649D946990D6CF&partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes). TheNew York Times. Retrieved September26, 2012.

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^ 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+body+snatchers#v=onepage&q&f=false). Andrews McMeel. p. 218.ISBN 9780740792182. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2012.

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^ Time (Time Inc.). December 25,1978.

15.^ Hardy, Phil (1991). The Aurum FilmEncyclopedia Science Fiction. AurumPress.

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^ "Invasion of the Body Snatchers:Award Wins and Nominations"(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077745/awards). Internet Movie Database.Retrieved September 26, 2012.

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^ "Chicago Critics' Scariest Films"(http://www.altfg.com/blog/hollywood/chicago-critics-scariest-lms/). AltFilm Guide. 26 October 2006.Retrieved 5 June 2012.

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External linksInvasion of the Body Snatchers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077745/) at theInternet Movie DatabaseInvasion of the Body Snatchers (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1010679-invasion_of_the_body_snatchers/) at Rotten Tomatoes

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