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Plot

Abel Ferrara's Body Snatchers is the third screen version of Jack Finney's cold war science fiction novel Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Marty Malone (Gabrielle Anwar) is moving with her father, stepmother, and stepbrother to a military base where her father will investigate possible environmental and ecological problems. Before they get to town, Marty is warned in a gas station restroom by a crazed looking military man that, "They get you when you sleep!" Marty adjusts to life on the base by flirting with a young officer and making friends with the rebellious daughter of the base commander. These friends help her when a plot by aliens to turn all humans into unemotional, unfeeling "pod people" shifts into high gear. As her family and friends are attacked, Marty doesn't know who to trust. Previous versions of his story were directed by Don Siegel (1956) and Phillip Kaufman (1978).
MPAA Rating:
R for violence, nudity and language.
Genre(s):
Action,Horror
Run Time:
87min.
Theatrical Release Date:
10/31/1993
DVD Release Date:
11/23/1999
Director(s):
Abel Ferrara
Starring:
Rafal Synowka , Gabrielle Anwar , Boguslaw Linda , Terry Kinney , Marzena Trybala
Themes:
Evil Aliens
Tone:
Creepy,Ominous,Paranoid,Satirical
Keywords:
alien [not human],anxiety,behavior [human],clone,conformity,escape,family-strife,fear,identity,invasion,military,pod,possession,tentacles,unemotional
Language:
English