{"product_id":"invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-blu-ray","title":"INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers (Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Don Siegel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen multiple residents of a Californian backwater begin to suffer from identical frenzied delusions, Dr Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) suspects the town is in the grip of a new kind of epidemic. But his investigations soon reveal the terrifying truth, uncovering not a medical emergency but an extra-terrestrial invasion that threatens mankind’s very existence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by Don Siegel (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDirty Harry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), this 1950s classic brings the fear of the unknown to the streets of America. A milestone of the science-fiction genre and a critique of post-war American society, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains an enduring and suspenseful classic.\u003cbr\u003ePresented on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, experience the thrills and horrors of this highly influential movie like never before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtras\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly recorded audio commentary by filmmaker and film historian Jim Hemphill (2021)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50th anniversary commentary with stars Dana Wynter and Kevin McCarthy, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGremlins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e director Joe Dante (2006)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJohn Player Lecture: Don Siegel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1973, 75 mins, audio only): Don Siegel looks over his career with Barry Norman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSleep No More: Invasion of the Body Snatchers Revisited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2006, 27 mins): a look at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBody Snatchers’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e production history. Includes clips from interviews with Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, John Landis, Mick Garris (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSleepwalkers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and science fiction historian Bob Burns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Fear and the Fiction: The Body Snatchers Phenomenon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2006, 8 mins): considering the film's themes and critical interpretations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat's In a Name?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2006, 2 mins): a short video piece about the title of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and some of the changes that were made to get it right\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eReturn to Santa Mira\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2006, 13 mins): a look at the locations where key segments from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were shot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA selection of complementary archive films, with British propaganda short \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDoorstep to Communism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1948, 11 mins) and ground-breaking botanical cinematography in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMagic Myxies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Mary Field , F Percy Smith, 1931, 11 mins) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBattle of the Plants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (F Percy Smith, 1926, 11 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal theatrical trailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTrailers From Hell: Invasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2013, 3 mins): Body Snatchers fan Joe Dante celebrates the film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated booklet including new essays by Deborah Allison and Charlie Bligh, an archive essay by J Hoberman and writing on selected extras by Katy McGahan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'One of the true masterpiece's of the genre' --British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Still packs a punch' --The Arts Desk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In decades to come, this modest, sci-fi-inflected 1956 horror movie might come to be seen as the defining metaphorcial work of the twentieth century' --Time Out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600839659694,"sku":"BFIB1430","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/Invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-Lime-Light.webp?v=1753713766","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}