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Version of

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Body Snatchers (1993)
The Invasion (2007)

Edited into

The Giant Claw (1957)
Creepy Classics (1987) (V)
"The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004)

Referenced in

"Future Fantastic: Alien (#1.1)" (????)
 -  Film mentioned and still photos shown.
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (1965)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Body Stealers (1969)
"Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space: Episode 1 (#7.1)" (1970)
 -  elements from film
The Incredible Body Snatchers (1972)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
"Mork & Mindy: Invasion of the Mork Snatchers (#2.25)" (1980)
 -  Mr. Bickley watches "the original" version of "Invasion of the Body Grabbers."
Off the Minnesota Strip (1980) (TV)
"The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo: The Girls with the Stolen Bodies (#2.2)" (1981)
 -  Perkins wonders if his paranoia is a result of seeing this Kevin McCarthy classic too many times.
"Hill Street Blues: Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers (#2.18)" (1982)
 -  Title reference
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
 -  several references; Santa Mira is the same name of the town in the orginal Body Snatchers movie.
Strange Invaders (1983)
Dead End (1985)
 -  parody of pod growing in garden
Morons from Outer Space (1985)
 -  when the line: "Has no one seen Invasion of The Bodysnatchers?" is said
"Remington Steele: Steele Searching: Part 1 (#4.1)" (1985)
 -  Mildred tells Laura that she watched this movie on television and thought of Mr. Steele.
Troll (1986)
"The Twilight Zone: A Day in Beaumont/The Last Defender of Camelot (#1.24)" (1986)
 -  Faith has an Uncle Ira assimilated by an alien.
"Family Ties: Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers (#6.8)" (1987)
 -  title reference
"Muppet Babies: Invasion of the Muppet Snackers (#4.8)" (1987)
 -  The title of the episode is a take on this movie.
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
In Country (1989)
 -  Joan Allen's character mentions both this movie and its 1978 remake
"The Golden Girls: Great Expectations (#5.14)" (1990)
 -  Dorothy tells the girls not to fall asleep because that's when the pods take over
¡Átame! (1990)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Untamed Youth (#2.11)" (1990)
 -  "It's the wagon that carries the Body Snatchers"
A Shock to the System (1990)
 -  Kevin McCarthy is in the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), but mainly as a reference to his *starring* role in the 1956 version.
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
 -  Doctor Catheter comes in carrying a seed pod.
Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV)
 -  Kim Newman mentions this by title.
There's Nothing Out There (1992)
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
Seedpeople (1992)
"Cheers: The King of Beers (#11.3)" (1992)
 -  Since Norm is not acting like his normal self, Cliff accuses him of being an imposter coming from an alien pod.
Ground Zero Texas (1993) (VG)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (1993) (VG)
 -  Some enemies are alien plants that create instant clones of the main characters
"Rebel Highway: Roadracers (#1.1)" (1994)
 -  The film is discussed at length in a few scenes.
Roadracers (1994) (TV)
The Arrival (1996)
Space Jam (1996)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
The Big One (1997)
Sex Files: Alien Erotica (1998)
 -  character mentions film
"Dharma & Greg: Invasion of the Buddy Snatcher (#1.23)" (1998)
 -  title reference
Disturbing Behavior (1998)
Pleasantville (1998)
The Faculty (1998)
Hot Wax Zombies on Wheels (1999)
 -  When Sharon tells her mom that Yvonne is weird her mom ask if she is 'weird like Body Snatchers'.
Splendor (1999)
"ER: Getting to Know You (#5.22)" (1999)
 -  A character refers to 'pod people'.
Bowfinger (1999)
Liar Liar: Bridging the Comedy Chasm (1999) (V)
Bob Came from Outer Space (2000) (V)
 -  Prop "pods" seen amongst shrubbery.
"Even Stevens: Louis in the Middle (#1.6)" (2000)
 -  Characters accuse Louis of becoming a pod person from this film.
"Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Beach Blanket Bizarro (#5.17)" (2001)
 -  Miles at the beach says, "They're all pod people". Later he asks a beach couple, "Do any of you remember climbing out of a pod?"
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
The Making of 'Killer Klowns' (2001) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Alien Evolution (2001) (TV)
"Scrubs: My Day Off (#1.9)" (2001)
 -  Dr. Cox calls Kelso a pod-person.
The Majestic (2001)
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Signs (2002)
Making 'Signs' (2003) (V)
Dreamcatcher (2003)
"Angel: The Magic Bullet (#4.19)" (2003)
 -  Fred: Invasion of the bodysnatchers...
"Tremors: The Key (#1.11)" (2003)
 -  Open reference by a character
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
"Tripping the Rift: Creaturepalooza (#2.11)" (2004)
 -  The crew is on a Planet and sees Bodysnatchers.
Knots (2004)
 -  Dave: 'I come into the apartment, it's like something out of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". Where are you hiding the pods? Where's my friend Cal?'
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)
 -  Para-Medic mentions this film in a radio conversation with Snake after you save.
Guy X (2005)
 -  The film is shown in the base a number of times
42nd Street Forever, Volume 1 (2005) (V)
 -  This film is referenced in the U.S. theatrical trailer for 'The Deadly Spawn'.
'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, West Coast - War (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Invasion: The Dredge (#1.9)" (2005)
 -  Dave repeatedly refers to the survivors group, as Pod People. This is a reference to "Invasion of the body snatchers" (1956) about people who were replaced by alien duplicates.
Final Days of Planet Earth (2006) (TV)
 -  townspeople are being replaced by alien insects (instead of pod people) are grown from plantlike pods, disguise themselves in "human suits" then they look like perfect physical duplicates who kill and dispose of their human victims
Mammoth (2006) (TV)
 -  "body snatchers" mentioned
"Neighbours: Invasion of the Body's Catcher (#1.5017)" (2006)
 -  paraphrases the title, except the fifth word
"Heroes: Chapter Eleven 'Fallout' (#1.11)" (2006/II)
 -  Open reference by Claire.
"Heroes: Chapter Twelve 'Godsend' (#1.12)" (2007/II)
 -  Zach says that Claire has "been body snatched."
Because I Said So (2007)
Watching the Detectives (2007)
 -  Mentioned in dialogue between Neil and a Media Giant clerk.
The Hottie & the Nottie (2008)
 -  Cristabel says, "So, now I'm a pod person."
Rock Monster (2008) (TV)
 -  Toni says, "Pod people - ten o'clock" when the silent villagers attack
"The Big Bang Theory: The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem (#2.6)" (2008)
 -  Again trying to get Leonard to help him, Sheldon then invokes "the Body Snatchers Clause" of their friendship.
Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009) (V)
 -  George mentions it to Roxy at Camerons mansion.
"Saturday Night Live: Gerard Butler/Shakira (#35.4)" (2009)
 -  Invation of the Booty Snatchers is mentioned in What's Up With That
"Gossip Girl: How to Succeed in Bassness (#3.7)" (2009)
 -  Eric's friend calls Jenny and her bees "the invasion of the Body Snatchers"
Planet 51 (2009)
 -  The town growing paranoid about who is controlled by an alien and who isn't

Featured in

E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors (1982) (TV)
 -  Clips from the film is showed during the show
Gremlins (1984)
 -  Gizmo is seen watching it in Billy's room.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers... An Interview with Kevin McCarthy (1985) (TV)
 -  a couple of clips are shown
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
Pensavo fosse amore invece era un calesse (1991)
 -  In a scene in which Tommaso (Massimo Troisi) is sad and alone in his bedroom, we can see about 60 seconds of one of the final scenes of the movie featured on TV.
Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America (1992)
 -  A clip is shown.
Jack the Bear (1993)
 -  on television
"Rebel Highway: Roadracers (#1.1)" (1994)
 -  The main characters go to see the film at a movie feature. We see clips from the film.
Roadracers (1994) (TV)
100 Years of Horror (1996) (V)
Monsterama Sci-Fi Late Night Creature Feature Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)
 -  This film's theatrical trailer is featured.
Monster Mania (1997) (TV)
 -  Film clips included
Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1997) (TV)
"The Fifties" (1997)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
 -  This film is #47 on the list.
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown.
Guy X (2005)
 -  watched at the base
Slipstream (2007)
 -  Referred to repeatedly; several clips featured.
AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (2008) (TV)
 -  This film is #9 on the "Sci-Fi" list.

Spoofed in

Totò nella luna (1958)
 -  the aliens send duplicate humanoids via pods looking exactly the same as the ones in the Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
Troll (1986)
Invasion of the Lust Snatchers (1988)
Remote Control (1988)
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
Troll 2 (1990)
Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers (1992)
"The Simpsons: The Old Man and the Lisa (#8.21)" (1997)
 -  The scene where Lisa tries to stop the townspeople recycling before jumping on a truck and seeing barrels of Lisa slurry parodies a scene in this film with pod people in place of recyclers and pods in place of the slurry.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Bad Eggs (#2.12)" (1998)
 -  full body snatching, recurrent
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (1999) (VG)
 -  one wrestling-themed level is called "Invasion of the Body Slammers"
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
 -  Kevin McCarthy cameo based on earlier role
Destroy All Humans! 2 (2006) (VG)
 -  You can body snatch someone

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