Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)/YMMV

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  • Funny Aneurysm Moment: There's a moment early on in the 1978 film at a playground where a priest (likely having become a pod person) is on a swing while staring at small children who are playing.
    • The priest, incidentally, is played by Robert Duvall in a cameo.
  • Memetic Mutation: That "pointing" bit from the end of the 1978 film has become an Image Macro. No text needed.
  • Nightmare Fuel: Stephen King, of all people, wrote about the 1978 version that he found some of the effects so disgusting he was surprised it was released in theaters without an R-rating.
    • The 1978 version's ending. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
    • Whenever a duplicate is "born" from the same version.
    • The concept, the film-specific execution, and the fucking dog with its owner's head
    • There's a particularly chilling event in the background towards the end - we see a group of (unconverted) children on a field trip being taken into a building. You can hear one of them complaining about how they don't want nap time already.
    • Later on, where the original version of Elizabeth disintegrates in Matthew's arms, and the duplicate version appears nearby.
  • What Do You Mean It's Not Political?: Averted.
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