Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978):

Starring:

Donald Sutherland - Matthew Bennell

Brooke Adams - Elizabeth Driscoll

Jeff Goldblum - Jack Bellicec

Veronica Carthwright - Nancy Bellicec

Leonard Nimoy - Dr. David Kibner

Art Hindle - Dr. Geoffrey Howell, D.D.S

Lelia Goldoni - Katherine Hendley

Kevin McCarthy - Dr. Miles J. Bennell

Tom Luddy - Ted Hendley

Director:

Philip Kaufman (The Right Stuff; Rising Sun; Twisted)

Synopsis:

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.

Review:

A legendary film, both the original & this 70's remake. First off the cast is incredible. Some true Hollywood legends, in some earlier film roles for some carry this film the entire time. Sometimes the plot is very slow to progress with a large amount of dialogue & interactions between the characters. Eventually once the plot starts to move much faster then it really picks up & continues non-stop until the eventual climax. Love the story & how it becomes more evident that the world is being taken over by aliens & no matter how hard you fight it, they will over take it. This did eventually lead to a 2000's remake called "The Invasion" starring Daniel Craig & Nicole Kidman which was god awful. This is definitively one of my all time favourite psychological suspense/thriller films also one of my top alien related films as well. Also the fact that it features two of my favourite actors, Donald Sutherland & Jeff Goldblum accompanied by the fact that I am a total Trekkie & Leonard Nimoy is also in it might play a major factor as to why I love this film so much. Regardless it is a total horror & science fiction classic in every respect.

Budget: $3,500,000

Box Office: $24,946,533

Profit: $21,446,533

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%

Flixster: 73%

82%

Lead Acting: 13/15

Supporting Cast: 10/15

Plot: 10/10

Compared To The Genre: 10/10

Cinematography: 15/20

Intrigue: 14/20

Extra: 10/10