The Puppet Masters (1994)

Directed by

Stuart Orme

Genre

horror film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 202 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A team of American government agents investigates a strange occurrence in a small town. They discover alien parasites that take over human hosts by attaching to their backs, and must stop the invasion before it spreads nationwide.

tensesuspensefulparanoiddarkominouslow-keyclinical

What happens

The Puppet Masters is a 1994 American science fiction horror film, adapted by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and David S. Goyer from Robert A. Heinlein's 1951 novel of the same title, in which a trio of American government agents attempts to thwart a covert invasion of Earth by mind-controlling alien parasites. The film was directed by Stuart Orme and stars Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Keith David, Julie Warner and Andrew Robinson. The Puppet Masters was released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on October 21, 1994. It was a critical and commercial failure, grossing $8.6 million against a $15 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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