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The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 153: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Added 2025-10-06 23:07:15 +0000 UTC

Our fourth annual Halloween season of the Watchcast has begun! We're kicking off our month of personal horror picks with Alex's choice, the 1978 adaptation of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a deft combo of alien horror and '70s paranoia thriller that features killer mustaches, the youngest Jeff Goldblum you've ever seen, and a very weird dog.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 153: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
(00:00:27) - Intro.
(00:01:58) - Our film this week: Invasion of the Body Snatchers! (The 1978 version)
(00:05:27) - Talking about the source novel and the '56 film.
(00:09:53) - The San Francisco-ness of this movie, and a little on the folks who made it.
(00:15:47) - A brief list of some of the other adaptations.
(00:17:51) - A note about the ending.
(00:21:02) - Launching into the early goings of the film.
(00:31:59) - A health inspector worth rooting for.
(00:35:22) - Something shifted overnight.
(00:40:15) - Break!
(00:40:41) - We're back, and it's time for weird things to happen to our heroes.
(00:52:07) - The shit hits the windshield, and we meet some new friends.
(01:03:18) - A body is found at the bathhouse, and Elizabeth is nearly turned.
(01:16:37) - No one will believe any of this.
(01:26:06) - An orgy of human copying.
(01:30:30) - Fleeing down the streets of San Francisco.
(01:34:47) - The aliens make their mission statement.
(01:41:12) - A really, really bad dog, and the pod trade network is up and running.
(01:45:27) - We've lost Elizabeth, time to burn it all down.
(01:51:57) - The next day...
(01:58:18) - Final thoughts, housekeeping for next week, and the lists are finally updated.
(02:06:28) - Outro.