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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Donald Sutherland | ... | Andrew Nivens | |
| Eric Thal | ... | Sam Nivens | |
| Julie Warner | ... | Mary Sefton | |
| Keith David | ... | Alex Holland | |
| Will Patton | ... | Dr. Graves | |
| Richard Belzer | ... | Jarvis | |
| Tom Mason | ... | President Douglas | |
| Yaphet Kotto | ... | Ressler | |
| Gerry Bamman | ... | Viscott | |
| Sam Anderson | ... | Culbertson | |
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J. Patrick McCormack | ... | Gidding |
| Marshall Bell | ... | General Morgan | |
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Nicholas Cascone | ... | Greenberg |
| Bruce Jarchow | ... | Barnes | |
| Benjamin Mouton | ... | Higgins | |
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Strange aliens land in the Midwest, taking over people's minds in order to spread their dominion. Sam Nivens and Andrew Nivens, aided by Mary Sefton, are part of a government agency who must stop the the aliens before the aliens get to them... Written by Steve Fenwick <scf@w0x0f.com>
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21 October 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles Convention Center - 1201 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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Andrew: Why you must try for both, of course.
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Some shots were filmed in downtown Des Moines, IA. See more »Goofs
When asked for the town's population, the figure is stated as 10,001. The population on the sign shown at the beginning is 10,079. See more »Quotes
Sam: So if the two of you are being shot at, which bullet do I take?Andrew: Why you must try for both, of course.
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As movies based on books go, it was decent, but as with any other movie that is based on a book, it's hardly worth wasting your time on if you've read the book because you will only be disappointed. On the other hand, if you've never read the book, the movie may interest you enough to read it. I PROMISE YOU, you WON'T regret it. On it's own, the movie does a commendable job of presenting itself (although I wouldn't recommend buying the DVD for anything more than pocket-change as there are NO extras) and is rather suspenseful, but again, the book is FAR superior. For starters, the book goes much more into detail, and as a result, the movie comes off as being a watered-down version that leaves alot out and changes much of what is left to avoid explanation. So, if you are the reading type, I STRONGLY urge you to read one of the greatest works of the premier Sci-fi author in history and leave this movie on the shelf.