BODY
SNATCHERS is an updated version of INVASION OF THE BODY
SNATCHERS that takes place on a United States army base,
where emotionless aliens take over the minds and bodies
of military officers and civilians alike.
Director Abel Ferrara (BAD LIEUTENANT) brings his usual
blend of brilliance, sex, and brutality to this paranoid
sci-fi tale. Gabrielle Anwar stars as Marti, a teenager
who moves to a remote southern military base with her
EPA inspector father (Terry Kinney), stepmom (Meg Tilly).
To say poor Marti
finds life on the base strange is a pretty drastic
understatement; before she can even unpack her bags,
alien pods start replacing her friends and family with
dehumanized replicas. A pod even tries to get her when
she's taking a bath. Through it all, Ferrara's surreal,
off-kilter direction creates a creepy mood out of
ordinary blank landscapes and expressions, and the film
never lags, creating an ever-mounting storm of menace.
The special effects feature some creepily beautiful
imagery of human shapes being generated inside the pods.
Forest Whitaker, R. Lee Ermey, Billy Wirth, and
Christine Elise costar. With a pounding score and
entrancing photography by Bojan Bazelli, this
fast-moving adaptation should please fans of the genre,
regardless of their faithfulness to the 1956 original.
Filmed on location
in Alabama.
With a budget of $20 million, this was Ferrara's biggest
project to date, and he subsequently went back to making
smaller films.
Jennifer Tilly (BOUND) worked uncredited as a body
double for her sister, Meg, in this film!!
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- Attractive Retail Box
- Genre:
Science Fiction, Horror
- Rating:
R (MPAA)
- Rating Reason:
For Violence, Nudity and Language
- Starring:
Gabrielle Anwar, Terry Kinney, Meg Tilly, Forest
Whitaker, Billy Wirth
- Directed By:
Abel Ferrara
- Release Information:
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Theatrical Release Date: January
28, 1994
- DVD Release Date: November 23, 1999
- Run Time: 87 minutes
- Production Company: Warner Home
Video
- Package Type: Snap Case
- DVD Features:
- Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
- Aspect Ratio(s):
- Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
- Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1
- Available Audio Tracks:
- English (Dolby Digital 2.0
Surround)
- French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Language & Subtitle: English
and French
- Closed Captioned:
Yes
- Bonus Features:
- No Extras
- Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
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