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The Puppet Masters

- Trust No One

The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their minds.

Release Date : 1994-10-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hollywood Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters

Cast

Donald Sutherland

Character Name : Andrew Nivens

Original Name : Donald Sutherland

Gender : Male

Eric Thal

Character Name : Sam Nivens

Original Name : Eric Thal

Gender : Male

Julie Warner

Character Name : Mary Sefton

Original Name : Julie Warner

Gender : Female

Keith David

Character Name : Alex Holland

Original Name : Keith David

Gender : Male

Will Patton

Character Name : Dr. Lawrence Graves

Original Name : Will Patton

Gender : Male

Richard Belzer

Character Name : Neil Jarvis

Original Name : Richard Belzer

Gender : Male

Tom Mason

Character Name : President Douglas

Original Name : Tom Mason

Gender : Male

Yaphet Kotto

Character Name : Ressler

Original Name : Yaphet Kotto

Gender : Male

Gerry Bamman

Character Name : Viscott

Original Name : Gerry Bamman

Gender : Male

Sam Anderson

Character Name : Culbertson

Original Name : Sam Anderson

Gender : Male

J. Patrick McCormack

Character Name : Gidding

Original Name : J. Patrick McCormack

Gender : Male

Marshall Bell

Character Name : General Morgan

Original Name : Marshall Bell

Gender : Male

Nicholas Cascone

Character Name : Greenberg

Original Name : Nicholas Cascone

Gender : Male

Bruce Jarchow

Character Name : Barnes

Original Name : Bruce Jarchow

Gender : Male

Benjamin Mouton

Character Name : Higgins

Original Name : Benjamin Mouton

Gender : Male

Donna Garrett

Character Name : Miss Haines

Original Name : Donna Garrett

Gender : Female

Andrew Robinson

Character Name : Hawthorne

Original Name : Andrew Robinson

Gender : Male

Bill Blair

Character Name : Slugged Businessman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Blair

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-24

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.