Invasion of the Body Snatchers

"Watch out! They get you while you're sleeping!"

Dec 22 1978 PG 1h 55m
Horror, Sci-Fi

The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.

Plot

The first remake of the paranoid infiltration classic moves the setting for the invasion from a small town to the city of San Francisco and starts as Matthew Bennell notices that several of his friends are complaining that their close relatives are in some way different. When questioned later they themselves seem changed as they deny everything or make lame excuses. As the invaders increase in number they become more open and Bennell, who has by now witnessed an attempted "replacement" realises that he and his friends must escape or suffer the same fate. But who can he trust to help him and who has already been snatched?

Written by

W.D. Richter, Jack Finney

Directed by

Philip Kaufman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists

Languages

Français, English

Awards

3 wins & 11 nominations total

Scores
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75,169
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
75
Popularity
NA