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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Collector's Edition) (2 Discs) (Widescreen) (Dual-layered DVD)
- Starring: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy
- Director: Philip Kaufman
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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 popping up all over the city. After bringing one of these hybrid specimens home with her one night, biologist Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) notices that her live-in boyfriend, Geoffrey (Art Hindle), doesn't seem like himself; he's cold and distant and somehow just not quite there. When she turns to her friend Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland), a colleague at the Department of Public Health, he convinces her to see his friend Dr. Kibner (Leonard Nimoy), a pop psychologist who argues that the problem is all in Elizabeth's head. Soon, though, Matthew and Elizabeth begin to notice that people all over the city are changing subtly and inexplicably. When their friend Jack Bellicec (Jeff Goldblum) and his wife Nancy (Veronica Cartwright) find a lifeless, half-formed doppelganger covered with plant fibers in the mud baths they own and operate, the group of friends finally begins to understand that a sinister transformation is sweeping their city. Kevin McCarthy and Don Siegel, respectively the star and director of the original film, have small roles in the new version, as does an unbilled Robert Duvall. Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
Features
- Genre: Suspense & Thriller
- Category: Alien Film, Sci-Fi Horror
- Theme: End of the World, Evil Aliens
- Release Date: September 11, 2007
- Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)Rating Opens in New Window - Adult Language, Brief Nudity, Not For Children, Sci-Fi Violence, Violence
- Studio: MGM
- Lead Actors: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum
- Supporting Actors: Don Siegel, Jerry Garcia, Sam Hiona, Tom Dahlgren, Tom Luddy, Robert Duvall, Maurice Argent, Joe Bellan, Rose Kaufman, Al Nalbandian, Wood Moy, Jerry Walter, Garry Goodrow, Art Hindle, Lelia Goldoni, Kevin McCarthy
- Director: Philip Kaufman
- Picture Format: Widescreen
- Run Time: 1 hr 57 min
- Language: English, French, Spanish
- Subtitle Language: English, Spanish
- Format: DVD
Additional Information
- DPCI: 246-01-8093
- ASIN: B002J1QV60
- Catalog #: 11364365
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 7.65 inches length x 5.52 inches width x 0.51 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.30 pound.
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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 "me, me, me." It's up to Donald Sutherland and the wonderful Brooke Adams to play it straight -- a feat both actors accomplish with typical class. San Francisco itself also plays a major role in the film, from shady goings-on in the streets near Civic Center to a creepy traffic accident on Nob Hill. A large team of makeup and special-effects artists blur the line between plant and human with queasy proficiency, while several actors get the chance to squeal and screech with alien voices quite effectively. Although he keeps the pace moving and credibly juggles actorly angst with gross-out set pieces, director Philip Kaufman isn't as masterful here as he would be with more literary material in the years to come. In fact, subtext aside, Jack Finney, author of the source novel -The Body Snatchers, always insisted that his book was nothing but light entertainment, and, chilling as it is, the same can be said of this popular adaptation. Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
