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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Donald Sutherland (Actor), Brooke Adams (Actor), Philip Kaufman (Director) Rated:
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4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,325 ratings
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Genre Horror
Format Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Dolby, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Closed-captioned
Contributor David Fisher, Jack Finney, Philip Kaufman, Lelia Goldoni, Veronica Cartwright, Art Hindle, Don Siegel, Jeff Goldblum, Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Kevin McCarthy, Stan Ritchie, W.D. Richter, Tom Luddy See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 57 minutes
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This is the elaborate remake of the low-key 1956 horror classic starrin Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Nimoy and Brook Adams. (1978) Running time: 115 minutes.

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Jack Finney's classic science fiction novel has been the basis of three big-screen adaptations, beginning with the 1956 chiller Invasion of the Body Snatchers and most recently as 1994's underrated Body Snatchers. This acclaimed 1978 version from director Philip Kaufman (The Right Stuff) is every bit as creepy as the '56 original, and it fits perfectly into the cycle of paranoid thrillers that thrived in American movies of the 1970s. Kaufman stylishly directs from an intelligent screenplay by W.D. Richter, while Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams lead a distinguished cast (including Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Nimoy, and Veronica Cartwright) and must fight for survival as the population of San Francisco is systematically cloned by alien "pods" from a distant, dying planet. The atmosphere of dread and paranoia grows increasingly intense as the complexity of the alien invasion is gradually revealed, until nobody can be trusted to be who they appear. Finely tuned performances enhance the film's eerie atmosphere, highlighted by moments that will lurk in your memory long after the movie's over. MGM's DVD release includes a full-length audio commentary by Kaufman, a "pod culture" retrospective, Body Snatchers trivia, production notes, and the original theatrical trailer. --Jeff Shannon

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.38 x 0.6 inches; 2.08 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ FOXS126818DVD
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Philip Kaufman
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Dolby, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Closed-captioned
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 57 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 9, 2014
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Leonard Nimoy
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1), French (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ 20th Century Fox
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0792838416
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Jack Finney, W.D. Richter
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,325 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Thank you so much to the delivery person who managed to get this to us. I understand weather is a nightmare out there right now. The package came slightly damaged , but its acceptable enough to keep. Definitely a classic remake worth keeping!
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Matt
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Film & 4K Transfer & Audio Commentaries
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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Love this film and it looks excellent in 4K. Also, the audio commentary with director Phillip Kaufman is terrific!
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S. Pratt
5.0 out of 5 stars The Seed is Planted... Terror Grows.
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2007
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Every so often a movie comes along where I think, "How the heck have I not seen this before?" Invasion of the Body Snatchers falls into that category. It is, of course, not to be confused with the original 1956 film of the same name.

This version stars Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, and Leonard "Spock" Nimoy. I originally saw it when I was flipping around the channels on a Sunday afternoon, and ran across the very beginning of the movie on Showtime. I missed the first 15 minutes, but it was pretty easy to pick up what was going on. Normally, I would have kept changing the channels, but the sight of Sutherland and Nimoy talking to each other caused me to halt temporarily. Or so I thought. Instead, I ended up watching the entire movie (and have rewatched it several times since then).

Before I get into how interesting the characters were, the acting quality, how they modified the story, or how it compares to the original movie, I have to stress one major thing: The camera and environmental work in this movie is phenomenal. People don't make movies like this anymore. This was 1978, so there was no CGI. Instead, unique camera angles were used and the visuals just oozed paranoia and bleakness. Shadows, repeated themes, hand-held camera shots, and unsaturated colors set the tone throughout the film.

Allow me to elaborate, without spoiling the movie plot: There's one scene near the end when Donald Sutherland is walking down a long sidewalk. The camera is set low, so you only see him from the waist up. A huge gray edifice is set before him, the sky is gray, a few birds are flying overhead, he's wearing a rumpled trench coat, and as he walks, he is passing by an endless row of barren trees. This shot was composed completely of naturally-occurring elements and without the aid of modern computers. And you know what? It works. The feeling you get while watching it is much more powerful than anything that could be computer generated these days.

Of course, this scene wouldn't seem genuine with anyone other than Donald Sutherland. He is a very versatile actor and I get the feeling that his character was custom-tailored for him. He speaks naturally, his mannerisms are perfect, and there are a couple of times where he really nails the emotion of a shot. Whether it's a look of fear, suspicion, or anger, he's 100% there. The other major actors in the film, Nimoy and Goldblum, are equally as good. Leonard Nimoy plays a glove-wearing psychologist (I keep expecting him to say something like, "My calculations show that there cannot possibly be life on Ceti Alpha Six."), while Jeff Goldblum is his usual wacky self. As expected, he fits quite nicely in paranoid Sci-Fi movies. The leading lady, Brooke Adams, was excellent as well. She provided a nice counter-balance to Sutherland's character, while she added her own brand of terrified confusion to the mix.

In my opinion, the 70s version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers is far better than the original 50s version. While I've always been a fan of the mood-setting that black & white films can provide, I think the color 70's version has it beat, which is extremely rare for me. I almost always prefer B&W over color when it comes to moody stuff like this. Plus, the acting is on a whole other level than the original. After all, the 70s version contains multiple powerhouse actors/actresses during the prime of their careers. How can it possibly go wrong?

Finally, I should note that this version of the movie is not so much of a remake, but a reimagining. Very few aspects of the original are reused here, other than the pod people, and the tone is much more intense. While the original film is often viewed as a commentary on the dangers of communism, this one is more geared more as a warning of rampant consumerism. I think this works better today because of this difference.

If you get a chance to see this movie on TV, or rent it, you should seize the opportunity. Especially if you're a thriller or horror genre fan. You will not be disappointed.
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1 Peter 5:8-9
5.0 out of 5 stars Prophetic, or WHAT?!?
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2006
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Given the progression of immorality in our western society, now being run over by hoardes of Christianity's epic enemies, the historical conversion-by-the-sword Muslims (witness Europe's declining birth-rates, the impunity with which Muslims parade down the streets of London calling for the murder of Christians while the police stand idly by, and the various mass-murders perpetuated by them in NYC and Madrid, for starters) and is it difficult to see the prophecy within Invasion of the Body Snatchers?

Yeah, I LOVED Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The prophecy and symbolism of what has transpired since it's advent is, frankly, terrifying.

For as it was located in the infamously homosexually oriented city of San Francisco, is there no vivid moral line of thought in the movie to convince even the most insensate beast of the overwhelming power of the influence of "tolerance" and "open-mindedness" to completely coopt traditional Christian moral values for the murderous Culture of Death tradition of "political correctness?"

As the true humans, desperately needing to continue loving, were no longer able to after their being hunted down and replaced by the soul-less pods who replicate in greenhouses, is there no parallel with stem cell research, the intense drive toward test tube babies in the 70's to the cloning mechanisms of today?

And all of this in the face of a tsunami of birth control (all abortiofascients) and abortions making the former normal function of sexuality driving the perpetuation of the species now a mere ploy for the sexual conquest of as many partners as a life can possibly contain? All the fun, followed by all the diseases (destroying thousands upon thousands of young men in San Franciso and across the U.S. in all the back rooms of gay bars and the hedonistic baths where Bette Midler got her start before greater wisdom in the city government shut them down), followed by all the burials, followed by all the latchkey, abandonded "mistake" kids who somehow got around their parents' conspiracry to kill them, preceded by skyrocketing divorce rates in the 1960's and 70's and the summary destruction of the family?

Anyone who's lived through it will not miss the parallels. As the culture goes, so goes the society. Is it any wonder what the former dominant western culture faces on the streets and public transporation of modern American cities?

Hey, we deserved it! We, as did the victims of the movie, fell asleep in our prayer lives, the evil one did exactly as what Christ said he would do in the parable of the seed?

"And those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and be saved."

Hey, we murdered our kids for our own material gain. What else shall we expect but the much feared nuclear or germ warfare attack which the government has stated is a matter of time?

Did any of the Body Snatcher victims survive?

Or, as Christ stated, "7:13. Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat.

7:14. How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it!"

Will any of us find salvation in the face of so dire a stricture from the mouth of Christ?
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Maria
5.0 out of 5 stars Todo un clásico de los 70's por fin restaurado en 4K!
Reviewed in Mexico on November 7, 2023
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Soy fan de las películas de terror, y cuando supe que habían restaurado en formato 4K Ultra HD y Blu-Ray el clásico Invasion of the Body Snatchers de 1978, la compré de inmediato. Se ve espectacular, mejor que nunca, es increíble la calidad de imagen.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Todo un clásico de los 70's por fin restaurado en 4K!
Reviewed in Mexico on November 7, 2023
Soy fan de las películas de terror, y cuando supe que habían restaurado en formato 4K Ultra HD y Blu-Ray el clásico Invasion of the Body Snatchers de 1978, la compré de inmediato. Se ve espectacular, mejor que nunca, es increíble la calidad de imagen.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still hits home.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2024
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i hadn't seen this in years and expected it to be a 'rose tinted glasses' job where it had probably aged terribly.
Gladly it's not the case and it's still as disturbing today as it was when I first seen it all those years ago.
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1.0 out of 5 stars non working dvd purchase.
Reviewed in Australia on March 28, 2021
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Ok .When I received the DVD Invasion of the body snatchers I put in my DVD player and it would not play. I was very disappointed, so I then put it in my MacBook Pro and low and behold it played.
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Greg
5.0 out of 5 stars Still Scary
Reviewed in Canada on October 9, 2022
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One of the best remakes of a movie out there. Cinematography is great and the music makes it eerie as ever. Great performance and great pacing.
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Ivan Flores
5.0 out of 5 stars La mejor version, por fin en 4k!
Reviewed in Mexico on March 29, 2022
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Para muchos la version de 1978 de Invasion of the Body Snatchers es la mejor de la serie (superior a la original de 1956 y a las posteriores). Una mezcla de ciencia ficcion, suspenso y terror junto con un elenco impresionante. La pelicula fue escaneada en 4K (supervisado por el Director) y es lo mejor que se ha visto. Cuenta con portada reversible y la mayoria de los extras portados de la edicion de Shout Factory. Kino Lorber ha hecho un trabajo impresionante. Recomendable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars La mejor version, por fin en 4k!
Reviewed in Mexico on March 29, 2022
Para muchos la version de 1978 de Invasion of the Body Snatchers es la mejor de la serie (superior a la original de 1956 y a las posteriores). Una mezcla de ciencia ficcion, suspenso y terror junto con un elenco impresionante. La pelicula fue escaneada en 4K (supervisado por el Director) y es lo mejor que se ha visto. Cuenta con portada reversible y la mayoria de los extras portados de la edicion de Shout Factory. Kino Lorber ha hecho un trabajo impresionante. Recomendable.
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