| Edition |
Collector's edition ; [Widescreen.]. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet ([7] pages ; 19 cm.) |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital surround, Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast |
Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Leonard Nimoy, Art Hindle, Lelia Goldoni. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Michael Chapman ; editor, Douglas Stewart ; music, Denny Zeitlin ; costume designer, Agnes Anne Rogers ; production designer, Charles Rosen. |
| Note |
Based on the novel The body snatchers / by Jack Finney. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Summary |
When filmy spores fall from space and take root in San Francisco, the city is beautifully transformed by spectacular and exotic flowers. But these lovely extraterrestrial blossoms have gruesome plans for their earthly admirers. These blossoms are going to slowly clone human bodies and then dispose of the originals. |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1: Commentary by director Philip Kaufman ; Disc 2: "Re-visitors from outer space or How I learned to stop worrying and love the pod" featurette; Inside the pods: examining the Invasion: "Practical magic," "The man behind the scream" and "The invasion will be televised." |
| Language |
English (Dolby surround), dubbed French (Dolby mono.) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby stereo.) dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Plant spores -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
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Flowers -- Morphology -- Drama.
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Human-alien encounters -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
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Human cloning -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
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San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Science fiction films.
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Horror films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Kaufman, Philip, 1936-
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Solo, Robert H.
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Richter, W. D.
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Sutherland, Donald, 1935-
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Adams, Brooke, 1949-
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Goldblum, Jeff, 1952-
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Cartwright, Veronica.
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Nimoy, Leonard.
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Hindle, Art.
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Goldoni, Lelia.
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Finney, Jack.
Body snatchers.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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United Artists Corporation.
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Solofilm (Firm)
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
027616082923 50 |
| Music No. |
108292 MGM Home Entertainment |
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