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.
"The seed is planted... terror grows."
Top Billed Cast
Donald Sutherland
Matthew Bennell
Brooke Adams
Elizabeth Driscoll
Leonard Nimoy
Dr. David Kibner
Jeff Goldblum
Jack Bellicec
Veronica Cartwright
Nancy Bellicec
Art Hindle
Dr. Geoffrey Howell
Lelia Goldoni
Katherine Hendley
Kevin McCarthy
Running Man (Cameo)
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
R RobVerified TMDB Critic
2015-08-09
Still one of the best alien invasion movies that exists. The newer ones tend to be about how many guns and explosions are needed to defeat the invaders, this one is a little different and has a strong cast and many moments of suspense that keep you interested. The dialog is perhaps weak in places and some areas do tend to drag at the start of the movie but thats all overcome later by the convincing characters and ever intriguing plot. It starts slow paced and almost doesn't give you enough information to work out exactly whats going on leaving it up to your paranoia and imagination to fill the...
W WuchakVerified TMDB Critic
2018-08-01
When San Francisco is invaded by pod-people
RELEASED IN 1978 and directed by Philip Kaufman, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" stars Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams as friends, Matthew and Elizabeth, who work at the Health Department in San Francisco. They increasingly suspect that people are somehow being duplicated and trace the problem to alien plant pods. Leonard Nimoy plays Matthew’s pop psychologist friend while Jeff Goldblum & Veronica Cartwright are on hand as a couple who run a mudbath parlour.
This could be viewed as a sequel rather than a remake. The entries in the serie...
