Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 American science fiction horror film[3] directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy. Released on December 22, 1978, it is a remake of the 1956 film of the same name, which is based on the 1955 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. The plot involves a San Francisco health inspector and his colleague who discover that humans are being replaced by alien duplicates: each is a perfect copy of the person replaced, but devoid of human emotion. Released in the United States over the Christmas weekend 1978, Invasion of the Body Snatchers grossed nearly $25 million at the American box office. It initially received varied reviews from critics, though its critical reception has significantly improved in subsequent years, receiving a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and also being hailed as one of the greatest remakes ever as well as one of the best science-fiction horror films of all time.[4]

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A strange alien crash results in the emergence of numerous starfish parasites that attach themselves to and manipulate the populace, all while the enigmatic herald known as Starro the Conqueror schemes to subjugate and enslave every form of life throughout the cosmos, which leads to the unification of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Atlantic king of the underwaters Aquaman, and the Flash, who are summoned by the telepathic extra-terrestrial Martian Manhunter to establish the Justice League, with the hope of countering this immense cosmic menace.

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