1986·Horror·1h 40m
6.9
★
A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.
Directed by Tobe Hooper
space invasion
remake
alien invasion
body snatchers
absurd
ridiculous
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Cast
Hunter Carson
David Gardner
Karen Black
Linda Magnusson
Timothy Bottoms
George Gardner
Laraine Newman
Ellen Gardner
James Karen
Gen. Climet Wilson
Bud Cort
Mark Weinstein
Louise Fletcher
Mrs. McKeltch
Eric Pierpoint
Sgt. Maj. Rinaski
Christopher Allport
Captain Curtis
Virginya Keehne
Heather
Kenneth Kimmins
Officer Kenney
Debra Berger
Corporal Walker
Crew
Tobe Hooper
Director
Dan O'Bannon
Screenplay
Don Jakoby
Screenplay
Christopher Young
Original Music Composer
Daniel Pearl
Director of Photography
Menahem Golan
Producer
Yoram Globus
Producer
Ron Bartlett
Sound Editor
David Womark
First Assistant Director
David Bartlett
Supervising Sound Editor
Eddy Donno
Stunt Coordinator
Stan Winston
Creature Design
Popular Reviews
44 reviews
livia
5.0★ · 04/07/26
holy shit was this movie terrible.
i loved it
i loved it
holy shit was this movie terrible.
i loved it
i loved it
lily pz
2.0★ · 03/07/26
just a bunch of bullshit
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the moment k turned to me and said that nurse was ugly, i knew it was over
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the moment k turned to me and said that nurse was ugly, i knew it was over
just a bunch of bullshit
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the moment k turned to me and said that nurse was ugly, i knew it was over
..
the moment k turned to me and said that nurse was ugly, i knew it was over
Whitney
***Hooptober 12
🎃 1 Tobe Hooper Film 🎃***
Equal part ridiculous and completely charming. I adored the family elements and homages to Dune.
And the design of the aliens?! Incredible. Unique and grotesque and their weapon choices RULED and gave this family picture a bit more bite.
God I can’t wait to be done writing reviews!
🎃 1 Tobe Hooper Film 🎃***
Equal part ridiculous and completely charming. I adored the family elements and homages to Dune.
And the design of the aliens?! Incredible. Unique and grotesque and their weapon choices RULED and gave this family picture a bit more bite.
God I can’t wait to be done writing reviews!
***Hooptober 12
🎃 1 Tobe Hooper Film 🎃***
Equal part ridiculous and completely charming. I adored the family elements and homages to Dune.
And the design of the aliens?! Incredible. Unique and grotesque and their weapon choices RULED and gave this family picture a bit more bite.
God I can’t wait to be done writing reviews!
🎃 1 Tobe Hooper Film 🎃***
Equal part ridiculous and completely charming. I adored the family elements and homages to Dune.
And the design of the aliens?! Incredible. Unique and grotesque and their weapon choices RULED and gave this family picture a bit more bite.
God I can’t wait to be done writing reviews!
Jonas Garland
57/100
57/100
Garon Cockrell
7.0★ · 09/13/25
I love this silly little movie.
Also, not to stir up a Letterboxd controversy, but does Tobe Hooper have the most inconsistent directing of any director? This was what 4 years after Poltergeist, arguably an all time flick, and yet it feels like a first or second feature. Maybe it’s budget. I dunno.
Still, I love revisiting this one now and then. Karen Black could ride up to me in Mrs McKeltch’s van with an arm load of candy and I’d hop right in.
Also didnt know until today that the kid playing David Gardner is Karen Black’s son.
Scream Factory Blu-ray.
(Name That Shot #18)
Also, not to stir up a Letterboxd controversy, but does Tobe Hooper have the most inconsistent directing of any director? This was what 4 years after Poltergeist, arguably an all time flick, and yet it feels like a first or second feature. Maybe it’s budget. I dunno.
Still, I love revisiting this one now and then. Karen Black could ride up to me in Mrs McKeltch’s van with an arm load of candy and I’d hop right in.
Also didnt know until today that the kid playing David Gardner is Karen Black’s son.
Scream Factory Blu-ray.
(Name That Shot #18)
I love this silly little movie.
Also, not to stir up a Letterboxd controversy, but does Tobe Hooper have the most inconsistent directing of any director? This was what 4 years after Poltergeist, arguably an all time flick, and yet it feels like a first or second feature. Maybe it’s budget. I dunno.
Still, I love revisiting this one now and then. Karen Black could ride up to me in Mrs McKeltch’s van with an arm load of candy and I’d hop right in.
Also didnt know until today that the kid playing David Gardner is Karen Black’s son.
Scream Factory Blu-ray.
(Name That Shot #18)
Also, not to stir up a Letterboxd controversy, but does Tobe Hooper have the most inconsistent directing of any director? This was what 4 years after Poltergeist, arguably an all time flick, and yet it feels like a first or second feature. Maybe it’s budget. I dunno.
Still, I love revisiting this one now and then. Karen Black could ride up to me in Mrs McKeltch’s van with an arm load of candy and I’d hop right in.
Also didnt know until today that the kid playing David Gardner is Karen Black’s son.
Scream Factory Blu-ray.
(Name That Shot #18)