When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.
- Director
- Writers
- W.D. Richter(screenplay by)
- Jack Finney(based on the novel "The Body Snatchers" by)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- W.D. Richter(screenplay by)
- Jack Finney(based on the novel "The Body Snatchers" by)
- Stars
- Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations
Garry Goodrow
- Boccardo
- (as Gary Goodrow)
- Director
- Writers
- W.D. Richter(screenplay by)
- Jack Finney(based on the novel "The Body Snatchers" by)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia(at around 5 mins) Robert Duvall, who had previously worked with Philip Kaufman on The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972), happened to be in San Francisco at the time of filming, and shot his only scene for free. He plays a crazy priest playing on a swing. It's supposed to foreshadow the pod person anomie and alienation we feel later in the movie.
- Goofs(at around 1h 40 mins) The ship being loaded with pods was in dry dock; the entire propeller is clearly visible. Ships are not loaded in dry dock.
- Quotes
Matthew Bennell: [dials his phone] I'll get the police.
Telephone Operator: [voice] Police.
Matthew Bennell: Officer, I'd like to report four bodies in my backyard.
Telephone Operator: Wait right there Mr. Bennell.
Matthew Bennell: How do you know my name?
Jack Bellicec: [Jack's eyes widen with fear] Hang up, Matthew.
Matthew Bennell: [into the phone] I didn't tell you my name.
Jack Bellicec: Hang up!
Matthew Bennell: [hangs up the phone] I didn't tell them my name!
Nancy Bellicec: That's because they're all part of it. They're all pods, all of them!
- Alternate versionsIn the version that ABC-TV ran in 1980, Brooke Adams's nude scene, where she walks through the greenhouse where the pods are being grown, was replaced with an alternate shot of her wearing her red dress.
- ConnectionsEdited into Ice Queen (2005)
- SoundtracksAmazing Grace
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Performed by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards)
Courtesy of RCA Limited
Featured review
Eerie, creepy and dreary horror sci-fi.
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
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
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- Release date
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- Also known as
- The Body Snatchers
- Filming locations
- 1227 Montgomery Street, Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California, USA(Matthew Bennell's house)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,946,533
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,298,129
- Dec 25, 1978
- Gross worldwide
- $24,946,715
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