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Film

Invasion of the Bodysnatchers

Attributes

  • Type Film

USA | 1978 | 15 | 111’ | Phillip Kaufman

Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Leonard Nimoy

Health inspector Matthew assumes that when a friend Elizabeth complains of her husband's strange mood, it's a marital issue. However, he begins to worry as more people report similar observations. His concern is confirmed when writer Jack and his wife Nancy discover a mutated corpse. Besieged by an invisible enemy, Matthew must work quickly before the city is consumed. This terrifying remake of the 1950s Red Scare classic looks at the creeping conformity post-hippie haze in San Francisco, with an incredible central performance from the sadly departed Donald Sutherland.

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From cult classics to recent releases, spanning horror, sci-fi, romance and documentary, this selection of films, chosen in collaboration with artist Abi Palmer, offers different ways of seeing the world. All tickets for the Slime Mother Cinema series are at the discounted price of £5 plus booking fee. Use code SLIME5.

Chosen in collaboration with artist Abi Palmer, this film is part of Slime Mother Cinema, a selection of cult classics and recent releases, spanning horror, sci-fi, romance and documentary that offer different ways of seeing the world. All tickets in this season are at the discounted price of £5 plus booking fee. Use code SLIME5. For more films in this season visit Chapter | Slime Mother.

What people are saying

"More sheer fun than any movie I’ve seen since Carrie and Jaws"


—Pauline Kael, The New Yorker

"Weaves an increasingly sinister cityscape through prowling camerawork and a highly effective stereo score.”

—Almar Haflidason, BBC

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