The Body Stealers – 1969 | 91 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Colour

Plot Synopsis

Thisthreadbare Anglo-American variation on the Invasion of the Bodysnatchers themesounds like a good idea, but with too much tame dialogue and too little action,this sloppily produced sci-fi film meanders along before tamely closing in avery British sort of way. therefore just comes across as daft. Veteran actorand lead George Sanders looks distinctly uninterested and his heart obviouslywasn’t in it either, as he ambles through his lead role. Originally the filmwas classified ‘A’ but one month after the first viewing the company chose toreinstate the cuts taken from the ‘A’ to attain the ‘X’. The reinstated cuts wereof Lorna’s naked breast as she removes her dress, and the whole love scenebetween Bob and Lorna from the point he removes his shirt.

Parachutiststesting new equipment pass through a red mist and disappear into thin air asthey free fall. General Armstrong (George Sanders) decides to bring in anoutside man, and calls on US Air Force special investigator Bob Megan (Patrick Allen)to come up with some answers. He discovers that aliens are responsible, and areputting sky divers in suspended animation to return home with them and replenishtheir dying planet. Megan meanwhile meets and begins falling for the beautifuland mysterious Lorna (Lorna Wilde), who unbeknown to him is an alien too.