A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
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- Director
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- Daniel Mainwaring(screenplay)
- Jack Finney(Collier's magazine serial)
- Richard Collins(uncredited)
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- Director
- Writers
- Daniel Mainwaring(screenplay)
- Jack Finney(Collier's magazine serial)
- Richard Collins(uncredited)
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- 2 wins
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- Director
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- Daniel Mainwaring(screenplay)
- Jack Finney(Collier's magazine serial)
- Richard Collins(uncredited)
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Storyline
Dr. Miles Bennell returns to his small town practice to find several of his patients suffering the paranoid delusion that their friends or relatives are impostors. He is initially skeptical, especially when the alleged doppelgangers are able to answer detailed questions about their victim's lives, but he is eventually persuaded that something odd has happened and determines to find out what is causing this phenomenon. —Mark Thompson <mrt@oasis.icl.co.uk>
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- The original Black & White classic
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- Certificate
- Approved
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaKevin McCarthy and author Jack Finney have always denied the rumor that the story is a statement against McCarthyism and Communism; they just saw it as a thriller. Director Don Siegel, however, believes that the political references to Sen. Joseph McCarthy and totalitarianism are inescapable, even though he tried not to emphasize them.
- GoofsNear the end of the movie, Becky falls asleep for an instant and wakes up as a "pod person." This contradicts the entire premise of the rest of the movie, in which humans are physically being replaced by "pod person" duplicates. (The 1978 version resolved this plot hole).
- Quotes
Dr. Miles J. Bennell: They're here already! You're next! You're next, You're next...!
- Crazy creditsTHE END comes up on the final shot of the film of Miles looking relieved that Dr Hill has believed his story, and is calling the FBI about the alien invasion of Santa Mira.
- Alternate versionsOriginally released at 80 minutes; reissued in 1979 at 76 minutes, deleting the studio-imposed prologue and epilogue starring Whit Bissel and Richard Deacon.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Giant Claw (1957)
Top review
One Word Only......Masterpiece!
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is the quintessential sci-fi film of the 50s, praying on the particular fears and paranoias of the time as well as more basic, instinctual phobias within each of us. The story is simple enough about a benevolent, intellectual doctor returning from vacation only to find that some weird, unexplainable feelings have been generated in the small town of Santa Mira. Some people say that relatives are not who they seem to be, despite being exact duplicates physically and mentally. This leads to one discovery to another for the good doctor, his girl, and two friends, and what we have through each discovery is one more piece to the puzzle that an alien presence is at work. What makes this film so successful is the pace and frantic mood it creates. We are caught up in Dr. Bennel's work, his fears and anxieties, his discoveries, and his uncovering of the truth. We feel confined, betrayed, and even suspicious of everything he encounters. Credit for this certainly must go to director Don Siegel and his outstanding ability to create this almost claustrophobic atmosphere, as well as to Kevin McCarthy who does an outstanding job playing the doctor. There are scenes in this film that live on long after viewing it...and the last one in particular has forever been etched into my mind. For a good fright, see Invasion of the Body Snatchers...They're here! They're here!
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- BaronBl00d
- Oct 31, 1999
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- Also known as
- Walter Wanger's Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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- Budget
- $417,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $1,861
- Runtime
- 1h 20min
- Color
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