Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Donald Sutherland | ... | Matthew Bennell | |
Brooke Adams | ... | Elizabeth Driscoll | |
Jeff Goldblum | ... | Jack Bellicec | |
Veronica Cartwright | ... | Nancy Bellicec | |
Leonard Nimoy | ... | Dr. David Kibner | |
Art Hindle | ... | Dr. Geoffrey Howell | |
Lelia Goldoni | ... | Katherine Hendley | |
Kevin McCarthy | ... | Running Man | |
Don Siegel | ... | Taxi Driver | |
Tom Luddy | ... | Ted Hendley | |
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Stan Ritchie | ... | Stan |
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David Fisher | ... | Mr. Gianni |
Tom Dahlgren | ... | Detective | |
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Garry Goodrow | ... | Dr. Boccardo (as Gary Goodrow) |
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Jerry Walter | ... | Restaurant Owner |
The first remake of the paranoid infiltration classic moves the setting for the invasion from a small town to the city of San Fransisco 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 Mark Thompson <mrt@oasis.icl.co.uk>
An eerie and creepy horror sci-fi movie of space aliens who invade Earth, particularly San Francisco, to make duplicate of humans' bodies and develop their new race in human form - with no emotions. The protagonists (Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Nancy Cartright) try to escape the aliens and find a solution to stop them. But, with them multiplying rapidly, it might be near impossible.
Great acting and some dark moments. A fast-paced plot, with the problem and suspense starting almost immediately as the movie begins, grabbing your attention. A doom and gloom-feel movie for a dreary time.
Grade B