Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)
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Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
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| Directed by | Philip Kaufman |
| Produced by | Robert H. Solo |
| Screenplay by | W. D. Richter |
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The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney |
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| Music by | Denny Zeitlin |
| Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
| Edited by | Douglas Stewart |
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Solofilm
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time
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115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.5 million |
| Box office | $24,946,533 (North America) |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 science fiction horror film directed by Philip Kaufman, and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy. Released on December 22, 1978, it is a remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), which is based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. The plot involves a San Francisco health inspector and his colleague who discover that humans are being replaced by alien duplicates; each is a perfect copy of the person replaced, only devoid of human emotion.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers was a box office success, and was very well received by critics - it is considered by some to be among the greatest film remakes.
The plot begins in deep space, where a race of gelatinous creatures abandon their dying world. They make their way to Earth and land in San Francisco. They fall on plant leaves, assimilating them and forming small pods with pink flowers. Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams), an employee at the San Francisco Health Department, is one of several people who bring the flowers home.
The next morning, Elizabeth's boyfriend, Geoffrey Howell (Art Hindle), suddenly becomes distant, and she senses that something is wrong. Her colleague, health inspector Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland), suggests that she see his friend, psychiatrist Dr. David Kibner (Leonard Nimoy). While driving to Kibner's book party, they are accosted by a hysterical man (Kevin McCarthy). The man runs off, and is soon seen dead, surrounded by a crowd of emotionless onlookers. At the party, Matthew calls the police about the incident, and finds them strangely indifferent. An agitated party attendee starts declaring that her husband is not her real husband. Kibner works to reconcile them, and suggests that Elizabeth wants to believe that Geoffrey has changed because she is looking for an excuse to get out of their relationship.
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