Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
“ The seed is planted... terror grows. ”
CINEMA1978-12-20
DIGITAL2017-04-25
RegionUS
Runtime116 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A grotesque B-movie where experimental drugs cause bodies to melt continuously.”
“Philip Kaufman's chilling 1978 San Francisco remake culminating in one of cinema's most iconic final shrieks.”
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
Philip Kaufman
KEYWORDS
based on novel or booksan franciscocalifornia1970spsychoanalysisalienremakeapocalypsealien invasionalien infectionepidemicbiologistdoppelgängerbody snatchershopelessdepressingadmiring
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