Talk:Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 film)

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Contents 1 writing credits 2 Second Remake 3 Does this make sense? 4 Before Caller ID 5 Which month 6 Latest remake/reimagining/whatever 7 Theme item removed

[edit] writing credits

"The screenplay was adapted by Richard Collins (uncredited), Daniel Mainwaring and Sam Peckinpah from the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. It was directed by Don Siegel."

According to IMDB.com, Sam Peckinpah had little, if anything, to do with the script, despite his own claims to the contrary. unsigned comment by User:Pathogen1014 on 2005-08-10 03:47:07

Yep, I've removed him and moved Daniel Mainwaring to the front while I was at it. - Motor (talk) 09:04:12, 2005-08-10 (UTC)

My apologies for the unsigned comment, sometimes I forget. --Pathogen 14:56, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Second Remake

The discussion of the second remake seems awfully dismissive. Doesn't it seem a little improbable that Abel Ferrara would remake Invasion of the Body Snatchers with no greater ambition than to make a scary movie?

[edit] Does this make sense?

There is a strong undercurrent in the film that serves as a relevant warning against a culture of fear. Within a culture where anyone may be suddenly changed into a communist or may secretly be a terrorist, society must guard against branding individuality as not being patriotic or being a danger to society's way of life.

It seems odd to say that the maker of a horror film intended it to be a "warning against a culture of fear." Whatever the horror is intended to stand for, isn't the filmmaker suggesting that you ought to be afraid of it? If the pod people are supposed to stand for Communism or terrorists, is the film really saying you should not overreact to the threat of such people? Nareek 13:38, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Before Caller ID

"In one scene, Sutherland's character--named Matthew Bennell--calls Washington for help, only to find his calls are being intercepted and his name is known to the person on the other line before he gives it."

You should note that in 1978, caller ID phones were not widely available.

[edit] Which month

What month and day was this movie released —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Spongesquid (talk • contribs).

According to IMDb, February 5, 1956. --Jtalledo (talk) 16:22, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Latest remake/reimagining/whatever

It's just semantics to say that the newest version isn't a remake. Jack Finney is being credited with the story, end of discussion. Doesn't matter how much they change it, at the end of the day it is still a REMAKE. The Thing (film) is completely different from The Thing from Another World - in fact, far more faithful to the original story - but it is still called a "remake." RoyBatty42 01:44, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Theme item removed

This statement is idiotic and it has been removed:

The film has been read as both an allegory for the loss of personal autonomy under Communism and as a satire of McCarthyist paranoia about Communism during the early stages of the Cold War.

The reason for the removal is because of this:

Despite the reported political connotations of the film, lead actor Kevin McCarthy said in an interview included on the 1998 DVD release that no political allegory was intended.

The first statement is directly contradicted by the citation of Kevin McCarthy. This is simple paranoia by lunatics. Anyone that wants to restore it should provide evidence from someone connected to the film that contradicts what Kevin McCarthy stated. Jtpaladin 20:09, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Did Kevin McCarthy write the film? Did Kevin McCarthy direct the film? So his thoughts aren't exactly the bottom line to what the filmmakers intended. The tone of the above person's rant clearly indicates a certain political bias, ironically enough. Yet the fact remains, in most discussions about Invasion of the Body Snatchers the supposed paranoia theme is mentioned again and again. To not mention this would be "idiotic." And the wording was very precise: "The film has been read..." Hence, I'm reinstating it until some debate and a consensus has been reached. RoyBatty42 22:00, 3 February 2007 (UTC)