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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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Uniform Title:Invasion of the body snatchers (Motion picture : 1978)
Other Authors: Richter, W. D. (Screenwriter), Sutherland, Donald, 1935- (Actor), Adams, Brooke, 1949- (Actor), Nimoy, Leonard (Actor), Goldblum, Jeff, 1952- (Actor), Cartwright, Veronica (Actor), Siegel, Don, 1912-1991 (Actor), McCarthy, Kevin, 1914-2010 (Actor), Chapman, Michael, 1935-2020 (director of photography.), Zeitlin, Denny (composer (expression)), Finney, Jack
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; closed-captioned in English.
Published: [Santa Monica, CA] : [MGM/UA Home Entertainment], [1998]
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.
Flowers > Morphology
Human-alien encounters
Human cloning
Plant spores
California > San Francisco
Webcast
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
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Horror films
Science fiction films
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Horror films.
Science fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
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Internet videos.
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Film remakes.
Films de science-fiction.
Films d'horreur.
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Nouvelles versions (Films)
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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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:Based on the novel, The body snatchers by Jack Finney.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 115 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, Saturn Award - Best Director, 1979
Production Credits:Cinematography, Michael Chapman; music, Denny Zeitlin; editor, Douglas Stewart.