Initial release date: December 22, 1978
Studios: United Artists/Solofilm
Plot: This remake of the classic horror film is set in San Francisco. Matthew Bennell assumes that when a friend complains of her husband's strange mood, it's a marital issue. However, he begins to worry as more people report similar observations. His concern is confirmed when writer Jack Bellicec and his wife discover a mutated corpse. Besieged by an invisible enemy, Bennell must work quickly before the city is consumed.
Cast
Donald Sutherland - Matthew Bennell
Brooke Adams - Elizabeth Driscoll
Jeff Goldblum - Jack Bellicec
Veronica Cartwright - Nancy Bellicec
Leonard Nimroy - Dr. Davod Kibner
Leila Goldoni - Katherine
Tom Luddy - Ted Hendley
Writer: W.D. Richter (Stealth; Home for the Holidays; Big Trouble in Little China)
Jack Finney (based on the novel The Body Snatchers by)
Director: Philip Kaufman (Twisted; The Right Stuff)
Rated PG (115 minutes)
The other day I posted my take on the 1980 Donald Sutherland film Ordinary People. And, just recently, I watched Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a remake of the classic film that I forgot the late Donald Sutherland starred in.
For quite some time I have always wanted to check out the 1978 remake. And for it being a horror remake (which are generally hit or miss), this remake is truly effective and this sci-fi/horror classic has some really good scares and thrills throughout.
There are also some very eerie moments in this film that can give you some slight chills. The noise that the aliens make when they inhabit the human bodies are also really eerie and spine-tingling. And, slight spoiler here - the ending with Donald Sutherland's character (who like always was really good in this film) wasn't expected and I was really surprised by it. The ending of this film is a really great way to end a film like this!
So, if you haven't had the chance to see the Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake of 1978, then I highly suggest you give it a look!!!
Here are some tidbits for Invasion of the Body Snatchers!!
Robert Duvall, who had previously worked with Director Philip Kaufman on The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid 91972), 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.
The leather half glove that Dr. David Kibner wore was deliberately used for the sole purpose of making the character more distinctive and recognizable.
During the taxi ride, Sutherland and Adams; nervousness is genuine. Actor Don Siegel had lost much of his vision and was driving through the dark streets of San Francisco without this glasses.
The night after its release, someone put pods, like those in the film, all over the streets of LA. Some people got so freaked out, that they thought they were real, and called the police.
Don Siegel, who played the taxi driver, directed the 1956 adaptation of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Considered by some critics to be one of the best remakes in film history.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers premiered in the US on December 22, 1978, showing on 445 screens nationally. Between its premiere and Christmas Day, the film had earned a total of $1.298,129 in box office sales. It went on to gross nearly $25 million in the US alone.
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