Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978 · Movie · PG · 116 min · ★ 7.2 · 84% critics
In San Francisco, people begin acting strangely, like emotionless versions of themselves. As fear and suspicion spread through the city, two public health workers investigate a disturbing pattern and uncover an otherworldly threat that turns everyday life into a tense fight to stay human.
Based on The Body Snatchers
Also known as L'Invasion des profanateurs
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Details
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-12-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (1,320 votes)
- Box office
- $24,946,533
- Budget
- $3,500,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, paranoid sci‑fi horror that builds dread through suspicion and survival, especially if you like Dawn of the Dead or The Fly; Not for you if you need fast pacing or a lighter tone.
Pros: creepy paranoia; strong suspense; memorable practical effects | Cons: slow start; uneven dialogue; some scenes drag
Themes
- based on novel or book
- san francisco, california
- 1970s
- psychoanalysis
- alien
- remake
- apocalypse
- alien invasion
- alien infection
- epidemic
- biologist
- doppelgänger
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Donald Sutherland
as Matthew Bennell
Brooke Adams
as Elizabeth Driscoll
Leonard Nimoy
as Dr. David Kibner
Jeff Goldblum
as Jack Bellicec
Veronica Cartwright
as Nancy Bellicec
Art Hindle
as Dr. Geoffrey Howell
Lelia Goldoni
as Katherine Hendley
Kevin McCarthy
as Running Man (Cameo)
Don Siegel
as Taxi Driver
Tom Luddy
as Ted Hendley
Directed by Philip Kaufman