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Invasion of the body snatchers /

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When filmy spores fall from space and take root in San Francisco, the city is beautifully transformed by spectacular and exotic flowers. But these lovely extraterrestrial blossoms have gruesome plans for their earthly admirers. These blossoms are going to slowly clone human bodies and then dispose o...

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Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists Corporation, Solofilm (Firm), MGM Home Entertainment Inc, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Kaufman, Philip, 1936-, Solo, Robert H., Richter, W. D., Sutherland, Donald, 1935-, Adams, Brooke, 1949-, Goldblum, Jeff, 1952-, Cartwright, Veronica, Nimoy, Leonard, Hindle, Art, Goldoni, Lelia, Finney, Jack
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:Blu-ray: In English with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
DVD: English (Dolby surround), dubbed French (Dolby mono.) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby stereo.) dialogue, with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Beverly Hills, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment ; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2010.
Edition:DVD + Blu-ray.
Subjects:
Plant spores > California > San Francisco > Drama.
Flowers > Morphology > Drama.
Human-alien encounters > California > San Francisco > Drama.
Human cloning > California > San Francisco > Drama.
San Francisco (Calif.) > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Science fiction films.
Horror films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:When filmy spores fall from space and take root in San Francisco, the city is beautifully transformed by spectacular and exotic flowers. But these lovely extraterrestrial blossoms have gruesome plans for their earthly admirers. These blossoms are going to slowly clone human bodies and then dispose of the originals.
Item Description:Contains 1 standard DVD disc (double-sided) and 1 Blu-ray disc.
Based on the novel The body snatchers / by Jack Finney.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978.
Special features: DVD: director commentary. Blu-ray: featurettes: "Revisitors from outer space, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the pod", "Practical magic: the special effects pod", "The man behind the scream: the sound effects pod", "The invasion will be televised: the cinematography pod"; original theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Format:HD DVD; widescreen presentation (1.85:1), mastered in high definition, Blu-ray Disc; Dolby Digital. DVD in standard definition, stereo; full screen (1.33:1) and widescreen (1.85:1) presentations.
DVD; region 1; NTSC.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Michael Chapman ; editor, Douglas Stewart ; music, Denny Zeitlin ; costume designer, Agnes Anne Rogers ; production designer, Charles Rosen.