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The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters

5.8

The Puppet Masters

R·1994·109m

Summary

The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their minds.

Crew

Director

Stuart Orme

Novel

Robert A. Heinlein

Screenplay

Ted Elliott

Screenplay

Terry Rossio

Screenplay

David S. Goyer

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

April 24, 2022

5

Donald Sutherland has done some dross in his time, but usually only as a guest star. Here he commits himself to the whole thing and I wonder if now, he regrets it. The mind-numbingly daft plot involves alien creatures that resemble flounders with a proboscis, that ride around on the backs of people, whilst controlling what passes for their minds. "Nivens" (DS) is determined to capture one of these beasties and get it back to the lab for examination. It has all the production values of a solid television movie and hasn't an original bone in it's body. It is a sort of "Alien" meets "Doctor Who" themed enterprise that recycles the rather flawed plot far too often, with little sense of jeopardy and the most obvious solution to the extra-terrestrial invasion plan - just don't wear a shirt with an opaque back! It ends pretty much as expected, with a mediocre supporting cast and some unremarkable dialogue to support the flying jelly special effects. Nothing special, this film.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$15,000,000.00

Revenue:

$8,600,000.00

Keywords

mind control
small town
based on novel or book
escape
iowa
rescue mission
alien
space
alien contact