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Donald Sutherland has done some dross in his time, but usually only as a guest star. Here he commits himself to the whole thing and I wonder if now, he regrets it. The mind-numbingly daft plot involves alien creatures that resemble flounders with a proboscis, that ride around on…
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The Puppet Masters
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58%
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1h 49m
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The Puppet Masters (1994) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Puppet Masters (1994) — a movie tagged as Horror, Science Fiction, and Thriller with dark and tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: The Midwest USA is invaded by stingray-shaped alien slugs that ride on people's backs and control their minds in order to spread their dominion. Government agency reps Sam Givens, Andrew Nivens, and Mary Sefton must stop the aliens. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~109 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Puppet Masters 58% (198 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
The Midwest USA is invaded by stingray-shaped alien slugs that ride on people's backs and control their minds in order to spread their dominion. Government agency reps Sam Givens, Andrew Nivens, and Mary Sefton must stop the aliens.
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- 1994-10-21
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 25557
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Donald Sutherland
Andrew Nivens
Eric Thal
Sam Nivens
Julie Warner
Mary Sefton
Keith David
Alex Holland
Will Patton
Dr. Lawrence Graves
Richard Belzer
Neil Jarvis
Tom Mason
President Douglas
Yaphet Kotto
Ressler
Gerry Bamman
Viscott
Sam Anderson
Culbertson
J. Patrick McCormack
Gidding
Marshall Bell
General Morgan
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Nicholas Cascone
Greenberg
Bruce Jarchow
Barnes
Benjamin Mouton
Higgins
Donna Garrett
Miss Haines
Andrew Robinson
Hawthorne
Bill Blair
Slugged Businessman (uncredited)
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Donald Sutherland has done some dross in his time, but usually only as a guest star. Here he commits himself to the whole thing and I wonder if now, he regrets it. The mind-numbingly daft plot involves alien creatures that resemble flounders with a proboscis, that ride around on the backs of people, whilst controlling what passes for their minds. "Nivens" (DS) is determined to capture one of these beasties and get it back to the lab for examination. It has all the production values of a solid television movie and hasn't an original bone in it's body. It is a sort of "Alien" meets "Doctor Who" themed enterprise that recycles the rather flawed plot far too often, with little sense of jeopardy and the most obvious solution to the extra-terrestrial invasion plan - just don't wear a shirt with an opaque back! It ends pretty much as expected, with a mediocre supporting cast and some unremarkable dialogue to support the flying jelly special effects. Nothing special, this film.
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