Body Snatchers

"Imagine... you're gone and someone else is living inside your body."

1993 1h 27m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 506

HorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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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.

“Imagine... you're gone and someone else is living inside your body.”

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Cast

Terry Kinney
Steve Malone
Meg Tilly
Carol Malone
Gabrielle Anwar
Marti Malone
Reilly Murphy
Andy Malone
Billy Wirth
Tim Young
Christine Elise
Jenn Platt
R. Lee Ermey
General Platt
Kathleen Doyle
Mrs. Platt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Abel Ferrara
Writers: Nicholas St. John, Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Abel Ferrara, shot by Bojan Bazelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joe Delia. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anthony Redman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Terry Kinney and Meg Tilly and Gabrielle Anwar carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Imagine... you're gone and someone else is living inside your body.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Abel Ferrara directs. Bojan Bazelli behind the camera. Joe Delia scores. Anthony Redman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
333 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Abel Ferrara, shot by Bojan Bazelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Joe Delia. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Anthony Redman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Terry Kinney and Meg Tilly and Gabrielle Anwar carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Imagine... you're gone and someone else is living inside your body.".
9IMDB entry: tt0106452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "distrust", "based on novel or book", "escape", "military base".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.