In this remake of the 1956 cult classic, terror slowly and silently strikes San Francisco as the city is mysteriously covered by alien spores that produce strangely beautiful flowers. Unbeknownst to the people, the flowers are the bearers of alien pods that make a spiderlike webbing that captures their victims as they sleep and .. Read more
| Starring | Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum |
|---|---|
| Director | Philip Kaufman |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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In this remake of the 1956 cult classic, terror slowly and silently strikes San Francisco as the city is mysteriously covered by alien spores that produce strangely beautiful flowers. Unbeknownst to the people, the flowers are the bearers of alien pods that make a spiderlike webbing that captures their victims as they sleep and replicates their human form. Although they still look human, the victims are transformed into emotionless creatures by a strange race of aliens out to consume and control humanity--and only four people are left to stop them. Donald Sutherland stars as Matthew Bennel, a Department of Health inspector whose close friend and coworker Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) is overwhelmed by fear and paranoia when she begins to suspect her boyfriend, Geoffrey (Art Hindle), of no longer being human. Together, with their friends Jack (Jeff Goldblum) and Nancy (Veronica Cartwright), they are out to stop the bizarre alien invasion before they fall victim to the alien pods. Leonard Nimoy costars as Dr. David Kibner, a guru psychiatrist who might not be whom he seems. This haunting parable of human paranoia is a creepy glimpse of a city overrun with robotlike yuppies threatening to wipe out all of humankind. Sutherland gives a knockout performance as the leader of the last four humans left in San Francisco in this terrific blend of B-movie science fiction and modern terror.
| Starring | Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Art Hindle, Kevin McCarthy |
|---|---|
| Director | Philip Kaufman |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Horror Films |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 19 Jun 2000 Production year: 1978 |
| Format | DVD |
Flashy updating of the 1956 classic, mistakenly set in a big city and confusingly unravelled, with nobody for the audience to empathize with. Its nicest effect is to have Kevin McCarthy appear in a cameo.
"...[The film] not only matches the original in horrific tone and effect, but exceeds it in both conception and execution..."
Great film, even better than the original (even features cameos from those involved with that version).
Be warned though, the pesky DVD menus give the (superb) ending away so if you haven't seen the film try and put the disc in the your player with your eyes closed, or stay out of the room while a friend loads it up for you!
Ignore Halliwell's Film Guide. They havent a clue. Setting it in San Fransisco was a stroke of genius. Its a big city, but not so you would notice, if you have spent any time there - which suits this film very well. I mean, if it was New York no one would notice people were being taken over at all! hehehe
This film is one of those very few that manage to redo a classic and arguably improve in it. Sure, its a bit 70s hehehe but come on, what do you expect??
Check out the Transamerican Pyramid building which seems to be somewhere in the background of most external shots in this film. Oooo creepy ...