Directed by Philip Kaufman. Written by W.D. Richter, based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney

Dialogue

Elizabeth: I have seen these flowers all over. They are growing like parasites on other plants. All of a sudden. Where are they coming from?

Nancy: Outer space?

Jack: What are you talking about? A space flower?

Nancy: Well why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships?

Jack: I've NEVER expected metal ships.

Elizabeth: Yep, Boccardo's pills. He eats it like candy... or used to. Take some.

Matthew: What are they?

Dr. Kibner: Elizabeth, could you please tell me, in your opinion, what is going on?

Elizabeth: People are being duplicated. And once it happens to you, you're part of this... thing. It almost happened to me!

Elizabeth: I keep seeing these people, all recognizing each other. Something is passing between them all, some secret. It's a conspiracy, I know it.

Matthew: There can't be a conspiracy!

Elizabeth: Matthew, I'm telling you something is going on here.

Matthew: [dials his phone] I'll get the police.

Telephone Operator: Police.

Matthew: Officer, I'd like to report four bodies.

Telephone Operator: Wait right there Mr. Bennel.

Matthew: How do you know my name?

Jack: Hang up, Matthew.

Matthew: [into the phone] I didn't tell you my name.

Jack: Hang up!

Matthew: [hangs up the phone] I didn't tell them my name!

Nancy: That's because there're all part of it. They're all pods, all of them!

Elizabeth: I hate you.

Dr. Kibner: We don't hate you - there's no need for hate now. Or love.

Elizabeth: There are people who will fight you. Stop you.

Dr. Kibner: In an hour you won't want them to. Don't be trapped by old concepts, Matthew, you're evolving into a new lifeform.

(last lines)

Nancy: Matthew?

Matthew: (loud, spine chilling scream as he points to her)

Nancy: No! Stop!

Taglines

• Get some sleep

• Watch out! They get you while you're sleeping!

• Sleep ... Sleep ... and be born again into a world without fear and hate!

• You'll never close your eyes again.

• From deep space...

• The seed is planted...terror grows.

Cast

• Donald Sutherland - Matthew Bennell
• Brooke Adams - Elizabeth Driscoll
• Jeff Goldblum - Jack Bellicec
• Veronica Cartwright - Nancy Bellicec
• Leonard Nimoy - Dr. David Kibner
• Art Hindle - Dr. Geoffrey Howell
• Kevin McCarthy - Running man
• Don Siegel - Taxi driver