Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Name: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror
Released: 1978-12-20
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright

Watch out! They get you while you're sleeping!

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Timing: 1:56 (116 min)

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Release date

1978-12-20

Country

United States

Production

United Artists

Genre

Science Fiction, Horror

Budget

$3 500 000

Box office

$24 946 533

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Director

Philip Kaufman

Actors

Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Art Hindle, Lelia Goldoni, Kevin McCarthy, Don Siegel, Tom Luddy
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Robert H. Solo

Camera operator

Michael Chapman

Composer

Denny Zeitlin

Artist

Charles Rosen

Audition

Mary Goldberg

Editing

Douglas Stewart
Whole Team (27)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Leonard Nimoy wore a leather half-glove to make his character more recognizable. Nimoy borrowed this idea from a friend who wore a half-glove to hide a burn on his hand.
During the filming of the taxi scene, Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams were genuinely nervous and on edge. Don Siegel, who had very poor eyesight and was driving without glasses through the night city, was at the wheel.
Only director Philip Kaufman, screenwriter W.D. Richter, and Donald Sutherland knew how the film would end. No one told Veronica Cartwright that Sutherland's character would also be captured and turned into an alien. The actress's fear was genuine during the filming of the finale when Sutherland pointed at her.
Among the sounds that sound designer Ben Burtt used in the rapid pod growth scene were sounds recorded during his wife’s ultrasound during her pregnancy.
Robert Duvall had previously worked with director Phillip Kaufman on the western “The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid.” During the filming of that movie, he happened to be in San Francisco and played the role of a mad priest in a cameo appearance for free.
During the filming of the scene where Matthew and Elizabeth are fleeing, Donald Sutherland was hit by a Volkswagen. He fell onto the windshield and managed to lip-read something like “Oh my god, who did I hit!” from the frightened driver.
In the film's climactic scenes, Donald Sutherland performed his own stunts, as he insisted on doing so. His scenes at the factory were filmed without safety nets or harnesses. While filming the scene in which a fireball erupts from the factory building, Sutherland barely managed to dodge it, whereas one of the background actors was injured in the explosion due to their own carelessness.
While filming the scene where Matthew and Elizabeth are running away, Donald Sutherland was hit by a Volkswagen. He landed on the windshield and managed to lip-read the terrified driver saying something like, "Holy crap, who did I just hit!"
Leonard Nimoy wore a leather half-glove to make his character more recognizable. Nimoy borrowed this idea from a friend who wore a half-glove to conceal a burn on his hand.
The night after the film's release, unknown individuals scattered pods resembling those featured in the film throughout the streets of Los Angeles. Many people were frightened and called the police the next morning.
Only the director Philip Kaufman, screenwriter W.D. Richter, and Donald Sutherland knew how the film would end. Veronique Cartright was not told that Sutherland’s character would also be captured and turned into an alien. The actress’s fear was genuine during the filming of the finale when Sutherland pointed at her.
In the climactic scenes of the film, Donald Sutherland performed the stunts himself, as he insisted. His scenes at the factory were filmed without safety nets or harnesses. During the filming of the scene in which a fireball bursts from the factory building, Sutherland barely dodged it, while one of the extras was injured by the explosion due to his own carelessness.
During the filming of the taxi scene, Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams were genuinely nervous and on edge. Don Siegel was behind the wheel; he had very poor eyesight and was driving through the city at night without glasses.
Robert Duvall had previously worked with director Philip Kaufman in the Western "The Great Raid." While filming this movie, he happened to be in San Francisco and took a free cameo role as a mad priest.