Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

• Year: 1978
• Released: 22 Dec 1978
• Country: United States
• Adwords: 3 wins & 10 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077745/
• 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, French
• MPA Rating: PG
• Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
• Runtime: 115 min
• Writer: W.D. Richter, Jack Finney
• Director: Philip Kaufman
• Cast: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum
• Keywords: based on novel or book, remake, alien, 1970s, san francisco, california,

	7.4/10
	75/100

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Storyline

In San Francisco, deputy inspector Matthew Bennell and microbiologist Elizabeth Driscoll are friends and colleagues in the food division of the county’s Department of Public Health. One day, Elizabeth notices that her live-in dentist boyfriend, Dr. Geoffrey Howell, is acting strangely, almost like his being has been taken over by someone else. She begins to see this strange behavior in many others, and discovers Geoffrey meeting with like-behaving people she doesn’t know, leading her to believe that there is some sort of conspiracy happening. She tries to convince Matthew that something is going on, he looking for some rational explanation into what he also sees, in the process consulting his celebrity psychiatrist friend, Dr. David Kibner, who attributes such behavior to something best treated in couples’ counseling. Matthew is forced to admit that something other worldly is happening when he sees evidence of such provided to him by his struggling writer friend Jack Bellicec and Jack’s mud bath owner wife, Nancy Bellicec. Matthew not only has to try now to convince others of what he saw but also figure out what exactly is happening to be able to stop it. If Matthew and Elizabeth are unable to do either, the consequence may be the human race being taken over by these other worldly beings. In the process, they also have to learn who they can or cannot trust, as some people may already have changed like Geoffrey without them knowing.

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers Movie Reviews

A remake that not only lives up to the original perfectly but almost beats it

I say this as a big fan of the 1956 film. I have nothing against remakes, some are great, some are good, some are bad, some are downright awful. Fortunately Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1978) is one of the truly great ones, one of those rarities that not just lives up to the original film but almost beats it.

The only reason why it doesn’t quite is because the 1956 film does more with the change of the townsfolk. That said, it is a very well made film, with the special effects enhancing the mood rather than distracting from it and the scenery and cinematography striking. The make up is also outstanding.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers also has a strong score that just adds to the tension and suspense, a compelling story especially the ending, in fact for me I marginally preferred the ending here, the dialogue is intelligent and well-delivered and the direction is very fine.

There is some great acting too. Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams are strong leads, while Jeff Goldblum steals the scenes he appears in. Overall, a great film and worthy remake. Anybody who has not seen the Invasion with Craig and Kidman, it may be a good idea to keep it that way. 9/10 Bethany Cox

It’s in my top ten films of all time

Sometimes it’s a real pleasure to re-watch a childhood favourite and find out that it holds up just as well today as it did when you first saw it in your rose-tinted memories. Well, guess what, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS is just one of those pleasures, a truly terrifying alien invasion flick that offers first-rate suspense. In fact, I can fairly say this is the most claustrophobic, suspenseful, paranoid, conspiracy-style movie I’ve had the enjoyment of watching; no other film exactly matches the rising hysteria and the sense that your neighbours are out to kill you. Sure, the movie is slow-paced by today’s standards, but that adds to the realism and the sense that you’re watching a slice of everyday life unfold, albeit with a major twist.

The movie is a remake of the good 1956 original and ’50s star Kevin McCarthy has a wonderful cameo as pretty much the same character. The first thing you notice when you watch the film is that it isn’t dated at all; the script is refreshingly true-to-life and the characters are normal, everyday modern people. Director Kaufman offers up excellent camera-work and editing to highlight the brooding suspense and deepening chaos without ever going over the top, even in the pyrotechnic climax. The casting too, is top-notch; the major players are a carefully-assembled group of unconventionals who find themselves banded together against alien evil. Tall, gangly Donald Sutherland is all bug-eyes and heroism and looks like he stepped straight off the set of DON’T LOOK NOW; Brooke Adams is all wide-eyes and fragile feminine beauty. Then there’s the always kooky Jeff Goldblum in a first major performance, possibly even weirder than we’re used to; whilst Veronica Cartwright displays the screaming credentials which earned her a part on board ALIEN.

One of the film’s most inspired pieces of casting is in Mr. Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy as a psychologist doctor, a really creepy character at that. Then there are the little things that make this film hold together so well: the continuity being immaculate (see the kicking the pod sequence for an explanation of this) and the weird, pulsing sound effects and dodgy music. Special effects are underused and work so well as a result; they’re ace and the stuff of nightmares, and definitely scared the heck out of this reviewer at the tender age of 12 or so. The culmination of all this great stuff is an awesome movie that stands the test of time as THE greatest alien invasion flick there is – Spielberg should have tried watching this when he made his pointless and overblown WAR OF THE WORLDS remake.

Great Kevin McCarthy cameo and mostly pretty good

Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland) is a health inspector in San Francisco. Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) is a lab tech in the health department but she finds her husband has changed. Nobody believes her. Dr. David Kibner (Leonard Nimoy) tries to explain it all away with some psychobabble. That is until friends Jack Bellicec (Jeff Goldblum) and Nancy Bellicec (Veronica Cartwright) sees something shocking.

This has some slow spots. But when Kevin McCarthy comes banging on the windshield, this movie really starts. That is great moment that references one of the most iconic scenes in movie history. I couldn’t ask for a more beautiful scene from this movie. It still has its problems. Nimoy’s character was revealed too early. The pacing do drag too much. Sutherland’s character is too willfully blind for too long. Basically the audience knows too much and too far ahead of the characters. It’s a balancing act that they fail to maintain.