BODY SNATCHERS (1993). PUPPET MASTERS (1994)
3 min readMay 9, 2023
Body Snatchers (1993) — 6.0
Body Snatchers is a 1993 American science fiction horror film directed by Abel Ferrara. It is loosely based on the 1955 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney, with a screenplay by Nicholas St. John, Stuart Gordon, and Dennis Paoli.
Body Snatchers is the third film adaptation of Finney’s novel, the first being Invasion of the Body Snatchers in 1956, followed by a second adaptation of the same name in 1978.
The plot is centered around the discovery that people working at a military base in Alabama are being replaced by perfect physical imitations grown from plantlike pods. The duplicates are indistinguishable from normal people except for their utter lack of emotion.
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The ’90s was filled to the brim with body-snatching films. 1993 saw the third direct adaptation of The Body Snatchers book, this time taking place in the ’90s on an army base. What makes Body Snatchers unique is that the protagonist, a teenage girl who already feels alienated in her hometown, is a major change for the story it’s based on.
Body Snatchers had quite a strange ride through Hollywood. The movie premiered at Cannes to rave reviews, with Roger Ebert even giving the movie a solid 4/4 stars. However, mainstream American audiences weren’t so thrilled. Body Snatchers ended up receiving a very limited theatrical release. Afterwards, it went on to perform quite well at video rental stores and has since become a cult hit.
