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Invasion Of The Body Snatchers

[1956, Movie]

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers: Review

Dana Wynter, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones and Kevin McCarthy

A superbly crafted film by innovative director Siegel, this low-budget science fiction tale became one of the great cult classics of the genre. Miles (McCarthy), a doctor from the small town of Santa Mira, arrives in San Francisco in hysterical condition; he raves that his community has been invaded by aliens who have literally taken over the bodies of his friends and relatives. He's a candidate for the lunatic asylum, most agree, but they hear him out, and the story unfold... read more

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers: TV Guide News

Ask FlickChick: Real-life Body Snatchers, Remakes, Stephen King and More | Ask FlickChick | 9/12/2007
Ask FlickChick: Yes, there is a real "body-snatching psychosis, why Hollywood loves remakes, why critics hate Stephen King and more...Question: I just saw the new Nicole Kidman movie Invasion with my girlfriend and she insists there's a real disease where people think their friends and family have been replaced by duplicates. That sounds crazy to me — I think there have just been so many versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers that people think it's a real thing. What do you think? — ErikFlickChick: Amazingly enough, there is a real psychological disorder called Capgras Syndrome whose sufferers are convinced that their loved ones are no longer their loved ones, just like the characters in the four adaptations to date of Jack Finney's allegorical science-fiction novel Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The delusion is named for French psychiatrist Jean Marie Joseph Capgras, who first described it in 1923. It remains something of a mystery and can take several forms:... read more

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