The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.
Sound
That banshee shriek still breaks speakers and souls
Cinematography
SF fog becomes character, threat, funeral shroud
Acting
Nimoy's smug psychologist—chillingly wrong
Director
Philip Kaufman
Donald Sutherland
Matthew Bennell
Brooke Adams
Elizabeth Driscoll
Leonard Nimoy
Dr. David Kibner
Jeff Goldblum
Jack Bellicec
Veronica Cartwright
Nancy Bellicec
Art Hindle
Dr. Geoffrey Howell
Lelia Goldoni
Katherine Hendley
Kevin McCarthy
Running Man (Cameo)
Don Siegel
Taxi Driver
Tom Luddy
Ted Hendley
Stan Ritchie
Stan
Garry Goodrow
Dr. Boccardo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert Duvall has a silent cameo as a priest on a swing—Kaufman snuck in acting legends like Easter eggs.
Released during Jonestown and CIA revelations, audiences literally didn't trust their neighbors. The pods landed perfectly.
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