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Body Snatchers
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Body Snatchers is a 1993 American horror, science fiction, mystery, and drama film directed by Abel Ferrara and written by Stuart Gordon. The movie stars Gabrielle Anwar, Meg Tilly, Terry Kinney, and Forest Whitaker. It is based on the work of Jack Finney and The Body Snatchers. The production companies include Dorset Productions, Robert H. Solo Productions, and Warner Bros. Pictures.
The film was filmed in Alabama, which serves as the narrative location. It has a runtime of 87 minutes and was released on June 9, 1993. Distribution was handled by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, with video on demand as a format. The budget was 13,000,000, while the revenue was 428,868.
Critical reception included a review score of 70% and a rating of 6.2 out of 10. The film is assessed by the Bechdel test. Keywords associated with the plot include distrust, escape, military base, and alien. The original language is English.
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Film · TMDB
6.2When 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.
Cast
- Terry Kinney as Steve Malone
- Meg Tilly as Carol Malone
- Gabrielle Anwar as Marti Malone
- Reilly Murphy as Andy Malone
- Billy Wirth as Tim Young
- Christine Elise as Jenn Platt
Themes
- distrust
- based on novel or book
- escape
- military base
- alien
- remake
- soldier
- alien invasion
- alien infection
- sleeping
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Body Snatchers
- Director
- Abel Ferrara
- Cast member
- Christine Elise
- Composer
- Joe Delia
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Bojan Bazelli
- Narrative location
- Alabama
- Filming location
- Alabama
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 887943
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1993-01-01
- title
- Body Snatchers
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Jack Finney
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 6.2/10
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