Directed by: Philip Kaufman
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Brooke Adams
Small parasitic seed pods begin appearing in San Francisco. Health Department workers, Matthew Bennell (Sutherland) and Elizabeth Driscoll (Adams), both notice that friends are complaining about close relatives being somehow different. When questioned later, these people also seem changed and now deny everything they previously said or make lame excuses. As the invaders take over more human bodies, they become more obvious. Bennell and Driscoll, who have by now witnessed attempted "replacements," realise that they and their friends, Jack and Nancy, must escape or suffer the same fate. However, none know who to trust for help or who has already been snatched.
Visible crew/equipment: After Matthew meets with the Mayor's Special Assistant and told to keep it quiet, it soon cuts to Mathew inside a phone booth to make a call. As the camera moves around the booth you can see a reflection of the cameraman. (01:05:35)
Elizabeth Driscoll: I have seen these flowers all over. They are growing like parasites on other plants. All of a sudden. Where are they coming from?
Nancy Bellicec: Outer space?
Jack Bellicec: What are you talking about? A space flower?
Nancy Bellicec: Well why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships?
Jack Bellicec: I've never expected metal ships.
Trivia: The wild man that throws himself on the hood of the car is Kevin McCarthy, who was the lead man in the original 50's "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
Question: Why does Leonard Nimoy have a brown piece of leather on the back of one of his hands?
Answer: On the DVD commentary, Director Phillip Kaufman explained that the leather on Nimoy's hand was the actor's idea and simply showed how kooky the character was. Fits the character well really.
Gavin Jackson