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Release Date:
17 August 2007 (USA) moreTagline:
Do not trust anyone. Do not show emotion. Do not fall asleep. morePlot:
As a Washington psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(59 articles)
"Five Minutes of Heaven" - First poster in. (From Movie Jungle. 1 July 2009)
Reel Talk Mixtape: Wednesday, June 24th
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Taunt and Smart, Kidman shines here. moreUS TV Schedule:
| Thur. July 23 | 1:15 PM | MAX |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nicole Kidman | ... | Carol Bennell | |
| Daniel Craig | ... | Ben Driscoll | |
| Jeremy Northam | ... | Tucker Kaufman | |
| Jackson Bond | ... | Oliver | |
| Jeffrey Wright | ... | Dr. Stephen Galeano | |
| Veronica Cartwright | ... | Wendy Lenk | |
| Josef Sommer | ... | Dr. Henryk Belicec | |
| Celia Weston | ... | Ludmilla Belicec | |
| Roger Rees | ... | Yorish | |
| Eric Benjamin | ... | Gene | |
| Susan Floyd | ... | Pam | |
| Stephanie Berry | ... | Carly | |
| Alexis Raben | ... | Belicec's Aide | |
| Adam LeFevre | ... | Richard Lenk | |
| Joanna Merlin | ... | Joan Kaufman |
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Also Known As:
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (USA) (working title)The Visiting (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and terror.Parents Guide:
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99 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43529) | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:15A | Germany:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Malaysia:U | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 | New Zealand:M | Japan:U | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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Originally wrapped in early 2006, the film underwent massive reshooting in 2007. The reason for this was the studio which didn't liked the cut director Oliver Hirschbiegel delivered. To change that, Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski were brought in for rewrites and James McTeigue to direct the new scenes. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Carol runs from the subway train she is seen removing and discarding her shoes, but when she goes through the door and runs up the stairs she has her shoes back on. moreQuotes:
[first lines]News Announcer: [off-screen] Tragic news tonight as the space shuttle "Patriot" explodes during an unscheduled landing attempt.
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String Quartet No. 26 in D Major moreFAQ
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First of all, this is not a scary movie. Instead, there is an atmosphere of tenseness, especially when Kidman and Craig's characters must pretend to have already changed in order to survive. Kidman easily carries this film, and she makes you believe the plot line that another actress would have easily made ludicrous. I have read some critical reviews questioning the casting of Kidman in this role, mostly due to the fact that her icy demeanor is seemingly miscast in a role that calls for emotion. However, I believe that it is this very demeanor that allows her to be believable in this film. She plays an extremely smart psychologist who catches on to the situation fast. She is an analyzer, and it is her lack of deep emotion that allows for her to think quickly and critically, without it, she would have easily succumbed to the body snatchers and there would have been no movie. There is indeed a liberal undercurrent through this movie. It questions our role in Iraq but more importantly, it questions our actions as a species, our emotions, our anger, our selfishness, and their effects on our society. To create a world in which everyone is equal, rational, no war, no disease, no famine, no inequality is what the body snatchers are offering...and for this movie goer, there was at least one point in the film in which I found myself asking whether that would be so bad. Sure, the ending was a little too quick and tidy, but overall, this was a great movie.