Stuart Orme directed this adaptation of the Robert A. Heinlein novel that stars Donald Sutherland as Andrew Nivens, and Eric Thal as his son Sam, along with Julie Warner as Mary Sefton, who are government scientists investigating a alien spaceship that has landed in the Midwest, and they soon discover that the alien inhabitants have somehow taken over the minds and bodies of residents in a plot to take over the Earth governments. The aliens are slug-like creatures that attach to the back of the host, and our three heroes must do all they can to stop this insidious invasion. Well cast and made, but utterly uninspired, with inconsistent characterizations and plot developments. It's all been done before, and better.
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