Body Snatchers (1993)
Body Snatchers (1993)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Forest Whitaker
Major Collins
G. Elvis Phillips
Pete
Stanley Small
Platt's Aide
Tonea Stewart
Teacher
Keith Smith
Soldier Gas Station
Winston E. Grant
Gas Attendant
Phil Neilson
MP Gate Captain / Second Unit Director
Timothy P. Brown
MP #1
Thurman L. Combs
MP #2
Sylvia Small
Soldier #1
Adrian Unveragh
Red
Johnny Lee Smith
Neighbor
Allen Perada
MP #3
Candice Orsini
Medic
Marty Lyons
Man in Infirmary
Rick Kangrga
MP #4
Michael Cohen
MP #5
Kimberly L. Cole
Pod Soldier
James P. Monoghan
G.I. #1
Craig Lockhart
G.I. #2
Darien Taylor
Alien Woman
Barney Burman
Pod Person (uncredited) / Special Effects Makeup Artist
J.D. Walters
Marine Pilot (uncredited)
Abel Ferrara
Director
Jack Finney
Novel
Robert H. Solo
Producer
Joe Delia
Original Music Composer
Bojan Bazelli
Director of Photography
Anthony Redman
Editor
Ferne Cassel
Casting
Peter Jamison
Production Design
John Huke
Art Direction
Linda Spheeris
Set Decoration
Margaret Mohr
Costume Design
Stuart Gordon
Screenplay
Dennis Paoli
Screenplay
Nicholas St. John
Screenplay
G.A. Aguilar
Stunts
Larry Cohen
Screenstory
Raymond Cistheri
Screenstory
Thomas R. Burman
Makeup Effects
Bari Dreiband-Burman
Makeup Effects
Jake Garber
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Brian Penikas
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Robert Hall
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Matt Marich
Other
Jack Clements
Unit Production Manager
John G. Wilson
Unit Production Manager
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 9, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Content RatingR
Budget$13,000,000
Box Office$428,868
Filming LocationsAlabama, United States
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This Movie Is About.
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Body Snatchers is a 1993 American science fiction horror film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Gabrielle Anwar, Billy Wirth, Terry Kinney, Meg Tilly, Christine Elise, R. Lee Ermey, and Forest Whitaker. It is loosely based on the 1955 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney, with a screenplay by Nicholas St. John, Stuart Gordon, and Dennis Paoli.
Body Snatchers is the third film adaptation of Finney's novel, the first being Invasion of the Body Snatchers in 1956, followed by a second adaptation of the same name in 1978. The plot is centered around the discovery that people working at a military base in Alabama are being replaced by perfect physical imitations grown from plantlike pods. The duplicates are indistinguishable from normal people except for their utter lack of emotion.
The film marked director Ferrara's first venture into the science fiction genre as well as his first feature to receive a financial backing from a major film studio. Producer Robert H. Solo had already produced its 1978 predecessor Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Body Snatchers was first screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 1993 and given a limited U.S. theatrical release on January 14, 1994. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the likeliness, realism, and special effects, though it was criticized for its plot.