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21 October 1994 (USA) moreTagline:
Trust No-one.Plot:
The Earth is invaded by alien "slugs" that ride on people's backs and control their minds. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Maybe it's NOT for purists moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Donald Sutherland | ... | Andrew Nivens | |
| Eric Thal | ... | Sam Nivens | |
| Julie Warner | ... | Mary Sefton | |
| Keith David | ... | Alex Holland | |
| Will Patton | ... | Dr. Graves | |
| Richard Belzer | ... | Jarvis | |
| Tom Mason | ... | President Douglas | |
| Yaphet Kotto | ... | Ressler | |
| Gerry Bamman | ... | Viscott | |
| Sam Anderson | ... | Culbertson | |
| J. Patrick McCormack | ... | Gidding | |
| Marshall Bell | ... | General Morgan | |
| Nicholas Cascone | ... | Greenberg | |
| Bruce Jarchow | ... | Barnes | |
| Benjamin Mouton | ... | Higgins |
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Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters (USA) (complete title)A parazita (Hungary) [hu]
Ailen Master (South Korea) [ko]
Alguien mueve los hilos (Spain) [es]
Gospodarji lutk (Slovenia) [sl]
Il terrore della sesta luna (Italy) [it]
Invadatorii (Romania) [ro]
Les maîtres du monde (France) [fr]
Puppet Masters - Bedrohung aus dem All (Germany) [de]
Uhka tuntemattomasta (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Varastetut ihmiset (Finland) [fi]
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Rated R for violence, sci-fi gore and brief language.Parents Guide:
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Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Hungary:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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At the start of the film when the boys are trying to convince Mary to go inside the fake spaceship, Andrew Nivens says, "She balked at Pirates of the Caribbean." Both Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, two of the films credited screenwriters, went on to write all three of the, "Pirates of the Caribbean," movies. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: Near the end of the movie, as a helicopter lands at the "Des Moines" City Hall, tall palm trees are visible in the background. moreQuotes:
Niven: It's the kid from the spaceship. Get him off the car. moreFAQ
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However, being that Heinlein was one of the few sci-fi authors I +didn't+ read (I'm more of an Asimov and Bradbury fan myself) as a kid growing up, and I haven't seen the original film, I didn't have any problems with this movie when it came out in theaters. In fact, I found the premise genuinely creepy, the effects highly believable, and the presence of Donald Sutherland to be a masterful touch. It may not go down in the all-time pantheon of "greatest sci-horror films" ever, but if it was playing on HBO I wouldn't change the channel. Sometimes I think people get too caught up in whether a story is true to the original, and forget that it's JUST a movie and they should try to enjoy it on that basis.