Science-fiction adventure. The mysterious appearance of a cone-shaped object coincides with an outbreak of murder and madness as spongy creatures attach themselves to the brains of earthlings. Scientists battle to save the human race from the threat of extinction.
Based on Robert Heinlein's landmark alien-invasion novel The Puppet Masters (which Disney remade in 1999), this routine B-movie exemplifies the atomic-era paranoia genre. Yet, despite the laughable, hairy, neck-burrowing parasites and the stock scientist-versus-the-military scenario, director Bruno VeSota creates an imaginatively bleak atmosphere through tilted camera angles and crisp black-and-white photography. No great shakes, but it is only an hour long and Star Trek fanatics can see their beloved Spock (Leonard Nimoy) in an early intergalactic role.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Dr Kettering | Ed Nelson |
| Alice | Joanna Lee |
| Elaine | Jody Fair |
| Glenn | Alan Frost |
| Senator Powers | Jack Hill |
| Dr Wyler | David Hughes (2) |
| Dan Walker | Robert Ball |
| Sheriff | Greigh Phillips |
| Cameron | Orville Sherman |
| Protector | Leonard Nimoy |
| Doctor | Doug Banks |
| Telegrapher | Henry Randolph |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Bruno VeSota |
