8/10
Another Affectionate Spoof from Larry Blamire's Wonderful Core of Zany Actors
29 October 2010
Warning: Spoilers
One of the great joys of Larry Blamire's films is that he uses the same core cast for each of his affectionate pastiches, so you get to see them in a variety of roles. The affection one feels for them upon meeting up again is akin to that felt for long gone movie actors of one's childhood. This film "presented by Ray Harryhausen" has inexplicably failed to find distribution, even to DVD, but eventually showed up near Hallowe'en 2010 on the Independent Film Channel. It uses INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS as its template (indeed, the late Kevin McCarthy makes a brief cameo appearance).

This has some nice animation (or CGI?) from the Chiodo Brothers, and a really hysterical theme song, which Blamire's wife manages to sing twice in the film a capella (hats off for that!).

This is not as spot on as THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA, but it is certainly wonderful enough to deserve distribution. I particularly like the disguise the aliens use of pillbox hats with veils which completely fails to hide their bulging foreheads.
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