tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post6634240336397479897..comments2024-03-10T14:04:48.024-04:00Comments on The Projection Booth Podcast: Episode 130: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Mike Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17690940782275888014noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-19051170773568328752016-05-20T15:01:18.054-04:002016-05-20T15:01:18.054-04:00It's been a long time since this was recorded ...It's been a long time since this was recorded so I don't remember what I said. <br /><br />>>The 1951 version does mention that men possessed by the invaders lost all sexual feeling - an essential element in the early parts of the plot; but the original publisher completely cut out a reference to the "puppet masters" later discovering human sexuality and embarking upon wild orgies, broadcast live on TV in the areas under their control.<<<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puppet_MastersMike Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17690940782275888014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-37047470256523042822016-05-20T14:56:53.085-04:002016-05-20T14:56:53.085-04:00I am not sure which version of RAH's Puppet Ma...I am not sure which version of RAH's Puppet Masters you read, but the one I have is nothing like that at all: Puppet Masters do not enjoy sex, (something which is right in the movie) they do not enjoy nor are they aroused at the sight of cleavage, for example.<br />Or maybe you read it too long ago to remember it properly.herman the germanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00122674724700397929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-31603690664339229002015-05-18T23:25:47.115-04:002015-05-18T23:25:47.115-04:00I really enjoyed this episode. The Siegel and Kau...I really enjoyed this episode. The Siegel and Kaufman versions remain my favorites - especially Kaufman's because I catch something new every time. I listened to this show late at night and the next morning I went for a run. It was trash collection day in the neighborhood and the sight and sound of all those trucks was unsettling to say the least!Eric Gillilandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00778517683750389280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-11445244352352322672014-08-06T17:02:42.122-04:002014-08-06T17:02:42.122-04:00(Sorry if this is a duplicate.)
FYI, Re: BODY SNA...(Sorry if this is a duplicate.)<br /><br />FYI, Re: BODY SNATCHERS '78 - Jerry Garcia overdubbed the banjo music the bum's playing, but he didn't play the bum himself. Mike's half-correct about the cameo! It's an audio cameo, albeit not a visual one.<br /><br />(I recall this being stated either in Philip Kaufman's DVD commentary or one of the documentaries on the 2007 Collector's Edition DVD. Wish I could provide more specific citation but I don't remember exactly when and where on the DVD it's stated!)J.P. Curwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834449219118940042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-75726943740052853572013-12-14T10:24:00.321-05:002013-12-14T10:24:00.321-05:00Another great episode! I really enjoy all 4 BODY S...Another great episode! I really enjoy all 4 BODY SNATCHER films for much of the same reasons I enjoy the 4 films in the ALIEN franchise - they're all variations on a theme with similar elements but very distinctive styles and approaches. I'll even defend THE INVASION - a believable female heroine, a fairly well-rounded African-American male character who actually saves the day with his brain and doesn't have to be sacrificed as a result, clever imagery, philosophical subtext, having the virus being very AIDS-like, giving us a "happy" ending that still leaves us feeling discomforted and upset...I like all those things about it. Sure there are things about it I don't like about THE INVASION but that's true of the other three, too. Just an added bit of trivia - there was a fairly serious accident during the shooting of THE INVASION: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7b7bd8efa7 This part of the well-publicized reshoots, I believe...<br /><br />As always -great work and many thanks...ejlutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13922960497661803960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-54766143433259497572013-09-13T01:14:58.945-04:002013-09-13T01:14:58.945-04:00One interesting tangent...
In the ABC series INVA...One interesting tangent...<br /><br />In the ABC series INVASION, which (very, VERY SLOWLY) details an alien invasion/extraterrestial refugee settlement in a small town in Florida after a hurricane, Veronica Cartwright plays a television news executive/reporter, in true tongue-in-cheek casting.<br /><br />Too bad they couldn't have gotten Sutherland, who was starring in the Geena Davis COMMANDER IN CHIEF show at the same time to do a walk on for an episode...Robert H.http://mimezine.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com