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Body Snatchers

Body Snatchers

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

19936.21h 27m

Overview

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.

Directed by Abel Ferrara
Written by Jack Finney, Nicholas St. John, Dennis Paoli
Produced by Robert H. Solo
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $429K

Top Cast

Terry Kinney

Terry Kinney

Steve Malone

Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly

Carol Malone

Gabrielle Anwar

Gabrielle Anwar

Marti Malone

Reilly Murphy

Reilly Murphy

Andy Malone

Billy Wirth

Billy Wirth

Tim Young

Christine Elise

Christine Elise

Jenn Platt

R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

General Platt

Kathleen Doyle

Kathleen Doyle

Mrs. Platt

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Major Collins

G

G. Elvis Phillips

Pete

Themes & Keywords

distrustescapemilitary basealienremakesoldieralien invasionalien infectionsleepingdoppelgängerbody snatchersemotionlessbody snatching

About Body Snatchers

Body Snatchers is a horror, science fiction film released in 1993 exploring themes of distrust, escape, military base, alien, remake, soldier. Directed by Abel Ferrara, it stars Terry Kinney, Meg Tilly, Gabrielle Anwar. 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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