Body Snatchers

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Rating: R

Running Time: 87 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring:

Terry Kinney, Meg Tilly, Gabrielle Anwar, Reilly Murphy, Billy Wirth, Christine Elise, R Lee Ermey, Kathleen Doyle, Forest Whitaker, G Elvis Phillips

director:

Abel Ferrara, Phil Neilson

This remake is in keeping with the spirit of Don Siegel's 1956 classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," where alien forces take over the bodies of humans, forcing the uninfested to band together. This updated version focuses on an EPA scientist and his family.

December 8, 2000

"Body Snatchers," the third screen version of Jack Finney's novel, should have been a contender. In 1956, Don Siegel's "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" emerged as a landmark cheapie, attracting a cult following that still won't quit. Here's the basic plot: Seed pods duplicate humans while they sleep, then liquidate them; the replacements are emotionless, conformist veggies. Some saw it as Siegel's attack on Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the head pod behind the House Un-American Activities Committee, who…