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This version also focused on the "malaise" of TheSeventies and cranked up the BodyHorror; little wonder, then, that three of its stars (Creator/{{Brooke Adams|Actress}}, Creator/ArtHindle, and Creator/JeffGoldblum) all went on to make films with Creator/DavidCronenberg. Also in the cast are Creator/LeonardNimoy and Creator/VeronicaCartwright.
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This version also focused on the "malaise" of TheSeventies the [[TheSeventies '70s]] and cranked up the BodyHorror; little wonder, then, that three of its stars (Creator/{{Brooke Adams|Actress}}, Creator/ArtHindle, and Creator/JeffGoldblum) all went on to make films with Creator/DavidCronenberg. Also in the cast are Creator/LeonardNimoy and Creator/VeronicaCartwright.
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** Many interpret the behavior of the pod people - crushing individuality and human expression in favor of emotionless conformity - as a metaphor for puritanical conservatism and the end of the 60s counterculture.
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** Many interpret the behavior of the pod people - – crushing individuality and human expression in favor of emotionless conformity - – as a metaphor for puritanical conservatism and the end of the 60s [[TheSixties '60s]] counterculture.
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** Earlier in her career Veronica Cartwright (Nancy) appeared in [[Film/TheBirds another film in which Northern California residents battle an aggressive invasive species]]. In the following year, she would also go on to be threatened by another [[Film/{{Alien}} deadly alien creature]].
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** Earlier in her career Veronica Cartwright Creator/VeronicaCartwright (Nancy) appeared in [[Film/TheBirds another film in which Northern California residents battle an aggressive invasive species]]. In the following year, she would also go on to be threatened by another [[Film/{{Alien}} deadly alien creature]].
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler: Matthew succumbs to the invasion.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:It's not clear when precisely Kibner gets replaced, as while he acts emotional in all his scenes before TheReveal, it is shown that the duplicates can convincingly fake human emotions, and a lot of his behavior can be interpreted as trying to aid the invasion.]]
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie:[[spoiler: Matthew [[spoiler:Matthew succumbs to the invasion.]]
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** Matthew tearfully tells Elizabeth he loves her when he comes back from investigating the sound of "Amazing Grace" to find her asleep and unable to be awakened. Elizabeth dies soon afterwards.
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** Matthew [[spoiler:Matthew tearfully tells Elizabeth he loves her when he comes back from investigating the sound of "Amazing Grace" to find her asleep and unable to be awakened. Elizabeth dies soon afterwards. ]]
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Nancy realizes that she's now the last human left in all of San Francisco seeing that Matthew's been replaced, and she's been exposed, so she most likely will also be captured and replaced. It's also clear that by then the pods have spread far beyond San Francisco and that humanity may be doomed.]]
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Nancy realizes that she's now the last human left in all of San Francisco seeing that Matthew's been replaced, and she's been exposed, so she most likely will also be captured and replaced. It's also clear that by then the pods have spread far beyond San Francisco and that humanity may be doomed. Played with, however, in that it's explicitly shown the Pods' parasitic lifestyle is stupid and unsustainable; all they're "winning" by taking over Earth is draining another planet dry before being forced to try and flee again.]]
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* BodyHorror: The remake answers the question of what happened to the people whom the pods replaced. [[spoiler:They dessicate and then implode whilst crumbling into ash. This was hinted at or at least suggested in the original, where TheHero theorized that once the pod replacements are fully formed the originals are somehow destroyed by deterioration.]] It also shows us some of the "foetal" duplicates, which are partially formed, slimy, blood-and-snot hued variants covered in hairy filaments.
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* BodyHorror: The remake answers the question of what happened to the people whom the pods replaced. [[spoiler:They dessicate and then implode whilst crumbling into ash. This was hinted at or at least suggested in the original, where TheHero theorized that once the pod replacements are fully formed the originals are somehow destroyed by deterioration.]] It also shows us some of the "foetal" duplicates, which are partially formed, slimy, blood-and-snot hued variants covered in hairy filaments. And on top of it all, we see what happens when a pod tries to replicate something that's very close to another organism; the gestating pod can't distinguish between the multiple organisms and comes out as some kind of hideous chimerical creature, which happens to Harry and his dog, who produce a pod "person" who's a dog with a human skull.
* CentralTheme: The evil and self-destructive nature of conformity, repression, and puritanism.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Elizabeth crumbles in Matthew's arms when a pod finally duplicates her.
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* DecoyProtagonist: Elizabeth initially feels like the viewpoint character [[spoiler:but dies a fair bit before the finale, leaving Matthew and Nancy as the protagonists]].
* DiedInYourArmsTonight:Elizabeth [[spoiler:Elizabeth]] crumbles in Matthew's arms when a pod finally duplicates her.
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* DownerEnding: It sure does pack a punch. [[spoiler: Basically, the alien invasion ''wins'', something made clear when Nancy, the only survivor, tries to meet up with Matthew, only for him to pull a horrific NightmareFace and let out the distinctive scream of a pod-person, outing her.]]
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:
** Many interpret the behavior of the pod people - crushing individuality and human expression in favor of emotionless conformity - as a metaphor for puritanical conservatism and the end of the 60s counterculture.
** The way the duplicates emerge out of the pods looks horrifically evocative of childbirth.
* DownerEnding: It sure does pack a punch.[[spoiler: Basically, [[spoiler:Basically, the alien invasion ''wins'', something made clear when Nancy, the only survivor, tries to meet up with Matthew, only for him to pull a horrific NightmareFace and let out the distinctive scream of a pod-person, outing her.]]
** Many interpret the behavior of the pod people - crushing individuality and human expression in favor of emotionless conformity - as a metaphor for puritanical conservatism and the end of the 60s counterculture.
** The way the duplicates emerge out of the pods looks horrifically evocative of childbirth.
* DownerEnding: It sure does pack a punch.
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* DrawAggro: When hopelessly outnumbered by the body snatchers at the pier, Jack draws their attention long enough for Matthew and Elizabeth to escape. This ends up being a HeroicSacrifice for Jack.
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* DrawAggro: When hopelessly outnumbered by the body snatchers at the pier, Jack draws their attention long enough for Matthew and Elizabeth to escape. This [[spoiler:This ends up being a HeroicSacrifice for Jack.]]
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* ExactWords: Dr. Kibner tells Elizabeth that she'll feel good as new after a good night's sleep. [[spoiler: The pods hidden in the garden will certainly do that]].
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* ExactWords: Dr. Kibner tells Elizabeth that she'll feel good as new after a good night's sleep. [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The pods hidden in the garden will certainly do that]].
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** [[spoiler: The sight of actress Brooke Adams walking around completely naked is incredibly creepy due to the new pod version of her having absolutely no emotion.]]
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** [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The sight of actress Brooke Adams walking around completely naked is incredibly creepy due to the new pod version of her having absolutely no emotion.]]
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* FinalGirl: [[spoiler: Nancy is the only one in the main group and quite possibly the only person in the city to not be killed and cloned by the end. However, it's heavily implied at the end that she won't be alive much longer.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early on, a man is shown running through crowds by the Health Department and a pod scream can be faintly heard.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early on, a man is shown running through crowds by the Health Department and a pod scream can be faintly heard.
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* FinalGirl: [[spoiler: Nancy [[spoiler:Nancy is the only one in the main group and quite possibly the only person in the city to not be killed and cloned by the end. However, it's heavily implied at the end that she won't be alive much longer.]]
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** One of the first things we see is a priest sitting on a swing set as if he's imitating the children playing around him without understanding what they're doing. It later becomes apparent that this is the first pod person we see and that's exactly what he's doing.
** Early on, a man is shown running through crowds by the Health Department and a pod scream can be faintlyheard.heard.
** As the film progresses, you hear more and more sirens blaring in the background signaling the spread of the invasion... and then about halfway through, the sirens abruptly stop.
* FormerTeenRebel: The principle characters, particularly Matthew and Elizabeth, are hinted to be this, as part of the film's theme of the end of the counterculture of the 60s; once hippies of various stripes, they're now just more cogs in the broken system, even before the invaders show up.
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** One of the first things we see is a priest sitting on a swing set as if he's imitating the children playing around him without understanding what they're doing. It later becomes apparent that this is the first pod person we see and that's exactly what he's doing.
** Early on, a man is shown running through crowds by the Health Department and a pod scream can be faintly
** As the film progresses, you hear more and more sirens blaring in the background signaling the spread of the invasion... and then about halfway through, the sirens abruptly stop.
* FormerTeenRebel: The principle characters, particularly Matthew and Elizabeth, are hinted to be this, as part of the film's theme of the end of the counterculture of the 60s; once hippies of various stripes, they're now just more cogs in the broken system, even before the invaders show up.
* HellIsThatNoise: The infamous screaming noise that the pod people make is about as terrifying and ear-splitting to the characters as the viewer.
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** When Elizabeth first picks one of the pod flowers, a teacher with a group of children pass her and start doing the same; the teacher can be heard encouraging them while saying they could take them home to their parents.
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** When Elizabeth first picks one of the pod flowers, a teacher with a group of children pass her and start doing the same; the teacher can be heard encouraging them while saying they could take them home to their parents.parents, explaining how the invasion really kicks off.
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** If you listen carefully, you can hear a decrease in natural sounds, such as dogs barking or birds chirping, as the film progresses.
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** If you listen carefully, you can hear a decrease in natural sounds, such as dogs barking or birds chirping, as the film progresses. You also hear an increasing number of sirens in the background during the first half, only for them to rather suddenly cease in the second half.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Elizabeth screaming at the man-dog thing gives away her and Matthew's identity that they are still human, making the pod people chase them. Elizabeth then falls asleep and is duplicated, and her failure to stop the snatchers would drag down Matthew eventually.
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* NeverSleepAgain: The danger the heroes face is compounded by the fact that they can't sleep without fear of being replaced, meaning that they're dealing with exhaustion and insomnia on top of the anxiety and stress of being hunted.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Elizabeth screaming at the man-dog thing gives away her and Matthew's identity that they are still human, making the pod people chase them.Elizabeth [[spoiler:Elizabeth then falls asleep out of exhaustion and is duplicated, and her failure to stop the snatchers would drag down Matthew eventually. eventually.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Elizabeth screaming at the man-dog thing gives away her and Matthew's identity that they are still human, making the pod people chase them.
* NuclearFamily: Kibner rambles about the breakdown of the nuclear family supposedly having terrible effects on American society. The film itself instead shows the opposite; that the obsession with forcing that rigid structure on families and couples is counterproductive to human happiness and function.
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* OutOfCharacterAlert: Elizabeth realizes something is wrong with Geoffrey when he abruptly cancels a date to the basketball game to go to a "meeting."
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* OutOfCharacterAlert: Elizabeth realizes something is wrong with Geoffrey when he abruptly cancels a date to the basketball game to go to a "meeting.""meeting" despite being a huge sports fan who was very excited to go to the game.
* PlanetLooters: The modus operandi of the pods. They replace the native species of the planet and pump their worlds dry of resources before moving on to the next. Deconstructed, as it's made clear that this isn't an intelligent or sustainable way of living; the pods' consumption of worlds and obsession with conformity is as destructive to them as it is towards their victims.
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* RedLightDistrict: Matthew and Elizabeth pass through one, with the proprietors promising that their shows will "make you feel like a new man."
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* RedLightDistrict: Matthew and Elizabeth pass through one, with the proprietors promising that their shows will "make you feel like a new man."" There's an obvious unspoken implication that the pods are using brothels and such as a way to easily replace people.
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* ShipTease: It's clear that Matthew and Elizabeth share a close emotional bond and attraction from the beginning, and it has a chance to go somewhere after Geoffrey's changing. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it's cut short by both of their conversion to Pods not long after their mutual declaration of love.]]
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* ShipTease: It's clear that Matthew and Elizabeth share a close emotional bond and attraction from the beginning, and it has a chance to go somewhere after Geoffrey's changing. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it's cut short by both of their conversion to Pods not long after their mutual declaration of love.]]
* StupidEvil: The pods are very intelligent at staging their invasions and subsuming the natives of whatever planet they're on to steal their resources, but also too stupid and single-mindedly obsessed with doing so to recognize that this is unnecessary and actively detrimental to their long-term survival. They drain planets dry and are forced to flee to a new one rather than just living sustainably.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: The pods can't seem to think of any solution to their constant draining of planets than to just take over a new one and start the problem all over again.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: A rather dark example: In the scene where Pod Kibner and Pod Bellicec corner Matthew in his office, both say that life is better as pods than as a human. Matthew protests by incredulously saying that Bellicec never agreed with Kibner about anything in his life, as though he were still dealing with the real, human Kibner and Bellicec with their personalities intact rather than alien hive-mind clones.
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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: A rather dark example: In the scene where Pod Kibner and Pod Bellicec corner Matthew in his office, both say that life is better as pods than as a human. Matthew protests by incredulously saying that Bellicec never agreed with Kibner about anything in his life, as though he were still dealing with the real, human Kibner and Bellicec with their personalities intact rather than alien hive-mind clones.
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* HollywoodSpelling: Averted. Matthew spells out his last name while trying to call the authorities about the pods. "Matthew Bennell, B-E-N-N-E-L-L."
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* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: A ApocalypseHow/Class3A. The invaders are on the fast track to exterminating and replacing humanity.]]
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* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: A ApocalypseHow/Class3A. The [[spoiler:At the end of the movie, the invaders are on the fast track to exterminating and replacing humanity.]]humanity, which would mean a ApocalypseHow/Class3A. And after the ending, the aliens will deplete the Earth of all its resources before moving on, spelling at least a ApocalypseHow/Class4, and possibly even a ApocalypseHow/Class5-[[ApocalypseHow/Class6 6]] if the planet they're shown departing in the opening which they claim was "dying" is any indication]].
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This version also focused on the "malaise" of TheSeventies and cranked up the BodyHorror; little wonder, then, that three of its stars (Brooke Adams, (Creator/{{Brooke Adams|Actress}}, Creator/ArtHindle, and Creator/JeffGoldblum) all went on to make films with Creator/DavidCronenberg. Also in the cast are Creator/LeonardNimoy and Creator/VeronicaCartwright.
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* DownerEnding: It sure does pack a punch. [[spoiler: Basically, the alien invasion ''wins'', something made clear when Nancy, the only survivor, tries to meet up with Matthew, only for him to pull a horrific NightmareFace and let out the distinctive scream of a pod-person.]]
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* DownerEnding: It sure does pack a punch. [[spoiler: Basically, the alien invasion ''wins'', something made clear when Nancy, the only survivor, tries to meet up with Matthew, only for him to pull a horrific NightmareFace and let out the distinctive scream of a pod-person.pod-person, outing her.]]
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* TheFilmOfTheBook: The film credits ''The Body Snatchers'' by Jack Finney in the opening titles, though the setting and plot is significantly different from the book and original film.
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*ComicallyMissingThePoint: A rather dark example: In the scene where Pod Kibner and Pod Bellicec corner Matthew in his office, both say that life is better as pods than as a human. Matthew protests by incredulously saying that Bellicec never agreed with Kibner about anything in his life, as though he were still dealing with the real, human Kibner and Bellicec with their personalities intact rather than alien hive-mind clones.
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* CompanyCameo: The Transamerica Pyramid, offices of the Transamerica Corporation who owned United Artists at the time, is prominently featured throughout the film. During production, the crew joked that their bosses were watching them from on high.
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This version also focused on the "malaise" of TheSeventies and cranked up the BodyHorror; little wonder, then, that three of its stars (Brooke Adams, Art Hindle, Creator/ArtHindle, and Creator/JeffGoldblum) all went on to make films with Creator/DavidCronenberg. Also in the cast are Creator/LeonardNimoy and Creator/VeronicaCartwright.
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** Kevin [=McCarthy=] (Miles Bennell in the original 1956 film) appears as a man banging on cars and yelling about the pod people, [[DeathByCameo and is then immediately hit by a car]].
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** Kevin [=McCarthy=] Creator/KevinMcCarthyActor (Miles Bennell in the original 1956 film) appears as a man banging on cars and yelling about the pod people, [[DeathByCameo and is then immediately hit by a car]].
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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Like the 1956 film, Jack Bellicec is replaced by a pod, whereas he survived in the book. This version takes it further with Matthew stabbing Pod-Jack in the neck, killing him completely.]]
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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: [[spoiler:While the book ended with the pods fleeing Earth, this version ends with the pods continuing their invasion, and, perhaps most famously, the hero is captured and converted.]]
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** Kevin [=McCarthy=] (Miles Bennell in the original film) appears as a man banging on cars and yelling about the pod people, [[DeathByCameo and is then immediately hit by a car]].
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** Kevin [=McCarthy=] (Miles Bennell in the original 1956 film) appears as a man banging on cars and yelling about the pod people, [[DeathByCameo and is then immediately hit by a car]].
