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“They’re already here! You’re next!” With these chilling words, Invasion of the Body Snatchers sounded the clarion call to the dangers of conformity, paranoia and mass hysteria at the heart of 1950s American life. Made in 23 days, on a budget of $380,000, the film continues to influence filmmakers and novelists with its combination of plausibility and surrealism.
In Santa Mira, California, Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) is baffled when all his patients come to him with the same complaint: their loved ones seem to have been replaced by emotionless impostors. Despite others' dismissive denials, Dr. Bennell, his former girlfriend Becky (Dana Wynter) and his friend Jack (King Donovan) soon discover that the patients' suspicions are true: an alien species of human duplicates, grown from plant-like pods, is taking over the small town.
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"Its enduring resonance lies in its fable-like simplicity. Watch it in the cinema and you’ll find yourself gazing warily at everyone else in your row." – The Guardian
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