Body Snatchers (1993 film)
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| Directed by | Abel Ferrara |
| Produced by | Robert H. Solo |
| Screenplay by |
Stuart Gordon Dennis Paoli Nicholas St. John |
| Story by | Raymond Cistheri Larry Cohen |
| Based on |
Novel: Jack Finney |
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| Music by | Joe Delia |
| Cinematography | Bojan Bazelli |
| Edited by | Anthony Redman |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office |
Domestic $428,868 |
Body Snatchers is a 1993 American science fiction horror film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Gabrielle Anwar, Billy Wirth, Terry Kinney, Meg Tilly, Christine Elise, R. Lee Ermey and Forest Whitaker. It is loosely based on the 1955 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney.
Body Snatchers is the third film adaptation of Finney's novel, the first being Invasion of the Body Snatchers in 1956, followed by a remake of the same name in 1978. The plot revolves around the discovery that people working at a military base in Alabama are being replaced by perfect physical imitations grown from plant-like pods. The duplicates are indistinguishable from normal people except for their utter lack of emotion.
Steve Malone, an agent from the Environmental Protection Agency, is sent to a military base in Alabama to test possible effects on the surrounding ecological system caused by military actions. With him is his teenage daughter from his first marriage, Marti, his second wife Carol, and Marti's half brother Andy. On their way to the base, they stop at a gas station. In the restroom, Marti is threatened by an MP member with a knife. When he notices her fear, he lets go of her, satisfied that she shows an emotional response. Before she leaves the room, he warns her, "they get you when you sleep".
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