Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

• Year: 1956
• Released: 05 Feb 1956
• Country: United States
• Adwords: 2 wins
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049366/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/invasion_of_the_body_snatchers
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: Approved
• Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
• Runtime: 80 min
• Writer: Daniel Mainwaring, Jack Finney, Richard Collins
• Director: Don Siegel
• Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates
• Keywords: based on novel or book, small town, alien, black and white, doctor,

	7.7/10
	92/100

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Storyline

Dr. Miles J. Bennell returns from a convention to the small town Santa Mira and is welcomed by his nurse and friend Sally Withers at the train station. She reports that several patients had come to see him while he was traveling. While driving to his office with Sally, Miles stops the car when a boy runs into the road. Soon he learns that the boy insists that his mother is not actually her, then he meets in his office his former girlfriend Becky Driscoll, who has just divorced and returned from England. Becky tells that her cousin Wilma Lentz insists that her Uncle Ira is not him. Miles invites Becky to have dinner with him and he meets his friend, the psychiatrist Dr. Dan ‘Danny’ Kauffman (Larry Gates) who reveals that the population of Santa Mira is paranoid with mass hysteria, imagining doubles of their relatives. Miles and Becky go to a restaurant and Miles receives a phone call from his friend Jack Belicec asking him to go to his house. Miles and Becky visit Jack and his wife Theodora ‘Teddy’ Belicec and they show a partially developed body with Jack’s characteristics on the pool table and they go to Miles’ house. Then Miles goes to Becky’s house and finds a body identical to her in the basement. Miles brings Becky to his house and in the morning, the group finds seedpods with doubles of them. Soon they discover that the population is being replaced by emotionless doubles while asleep. They unsuccessfully try to contact the authorities in other cities and discover that they are under siege by the pod people. Will they have the chance to flee from Santa Mira?

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers Movie Reviews

They’re here already! You’re next! You’re next, You’re next…

Body Snatchers is a true anomaly in the cinematic world. It has been remade twice, and all three films are essentially adaptations of a novel by Jack Finney. And despite the often terrible nature of remakes, both the 1978 AND 1993 versions are considered to be just as good as this one. I am looking back at these films in light of the 4th Body Snatchers that is coming out this summer with Nicole Kidman (The Hours) and Daniel Craig (Casino Royale).

Invasion of the body snatchers is generally considered a political film as well as sci fi. It is a reflection of the McCarthy area (recently shown in Good Night, and Good Luck), and cold-war hysteria.

Kevin McCarthy (Death of a Salesman) and Dana Wynter were great and there was good chemistry between them.

The film did not need special effects or gore. It built up it’s terror with slow suspense, a sense of impending doom, and an atmosphere that was enhanced by the superb musical score.

This is definitive sci fi and one of the best movies of the 50’s.

what a lot of bang for the buck!

This movie had the simplest of sets, relatively small-time actors, and no bug-eyed aliens and yet it was among the greatest 50s sci-fi movies. Well the reason it was so effective was writing–something many film seem to think is, at best, of secondary importance in a film. The best example I can think of in that department are the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE movies–all special effects and a big name actor and intelligent writing is nearly undetectable!

I have heard some film experts analyze this movie and say that the whole conspiracy aspect of this film is a metaphor for the fears of Communism in this era. I have no idea if that’s what the writers intended–I can just enjoy it on a direct level–aliens are replacing us humans and no one believes poor Kevin McCarthy (interesting last name, huh?).

Brilliant and simple and yet so effective. I truly fabulous film.

One of the all-time great sci-fi classics

That is along with the original The Day the Earth Stood Still, original War of the Worlds, Metropolis, Blade Runner and the granddaddy 2001:A Space Odyssey. Of the three versions I have seen of this great story, this film for me is by far the most well-done and the most faithful to the source material. It is too short perhaps though, and the ending seemed rather rushed. However the cinematography and editing still hold up very well, and the costumes, sets and effects are timeless. The script and story, with so many interesting ideas, are compelling and these ideas developed very well considering the length and the relatively fast pace(which I personally don’t see as a problem). Alongside Dirty Harry, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is Don Siegel’s best directed film, the music is atmospheric,there is genuine tension and suspense in the atmosphere which alone sets it apart from the other film versions, and the acting is fine for what it was, with Kevin McCarthy giving one of his more memorable performances. All in all, a sci-fi classic. 9/10 Bethany Cox