Synopsis
When Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his family along for the ride. After arriving at the base, his teenage daughter Marti befriends Jean Platt, daughter of the base's commander, General Platt. When people at the base begin acting strangely, Marti becomes convinced that they are slowly being replaced by plant-like aliens.
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Cast
- Terry KinneySteve Malone
- Meg TillyCarol Malone
- Gabrielle AnwarMarti Malone
- Reilly MurphyAndy Malone
- Billy WirthTim Young
- Christine EliseJenn Platt
- R. Lee ErmeyGeneral Platt
- Kathleen DoyleMrs. Platt
- Forest WhitakerMajor Collins
- G. Elvis PhillipsPete
Recommandations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
As sheer moviemaking, it is skilled and knowing, and deserves the highest praaise you can give a horror film: It works. - 83
The A.V. Club
Ferrara, a visual expressionist at heart, creates some really unsettling moments, though maybe the most impressive thing about the movie is that it manages to make what’s basically a happy ending seem soul-crushingly bleak. - 78
Austin Chronicle
With a startlingly climactic finale, Body Snatchers only underscores the ultimate illogic of placing your trust in your kin. - 78
Austin Chronicle
Although Ferrara's Body Snatchers might not be the preferred among the three versions, it is nevertheless a clever reading of the story. The decision to start the pod plot within the military is a great one, and there's a disconcerting lack of privacy for the Anwar character. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
Body Snatchers is inky and somber, with some of the creeping bad-dream naturalism of George Romero’s Living Dead films. - 70
Variety
An exciting thriller that compares favorably with Don Siegel's classic 1956 original. - 63
Chicago Reader
For my money, this version doesn't match the Siegel film, though it's a lot scarier and more memorable than Kaufman's low-key, New Agey version. - 50
Washington Post
A soulless replica of Don Seigel's 1956 model and Philip Kaufman's 1978 update.
