Forsaken donald and kiefer sutherland appear together in a western with little to offer beyond the usual formulas. The puppet masters 1994 an alien spacecraft sets down in rural iowa, and topsecret government agents andrew nivens donald sutherland and his son, sam eric thal, are sent to investigate. Donald sutherland, eric thal, julie warner, keith david, will patton. Sharpeyed viewers will recognize similarities to robert a. Buy puppet master movie posters from movie poster shop.
Parasitic space aliens invade the midwest, taking over the bodies of humans and. Details about the puppet masters dvd, 2002 donald sutherland. Test tube teens from the year 2000 1994 video trivia 12. The chemistry between donald sutherland as the leader of a secret government agency and his son, played by eric thal an unknown at the time is actually quite good. The puppet masters donald sutherland hollywood pictures. Heinleins the puppet masters 43 years to make it from small print. Rent the puppet masters 1994 starring donald sutherland and eric thal on dvd and bluray. The earth is invaded by stingrayshaped alien slugs that ride on. The puppet masters is a 1994 science fiction film, adapted by ted elliott, terry rossio and. Meet the puppet master liz hoggard meets joe wright, director of the new pride and prejudice, and discovers why he is a name to watch. Puppet master is an american horror film franchise which focuses on a group of anthropomorphic puppets animated by an egyptian spell, each equipped with its own unique and dangerous device although not in all installments of the series are the puppets portrayed as threatening and are represented as heroes, antiheroes and antagonists produced by full moon features, the series was. The kl studio classics bluray of the puppet masters looks and sounds great.
Ok, it doesnt follow the book perfectly, but, it has all the good parts. With donald sutherland, eric thal, julie warner, keith david. The puppet masters 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oct 31, 2017 puppet master is an american horror film franchise which focuses on a group of anthropomorphic puppets, each equipped with their own unique and dangerous device and are represented as heroes, antiheroes, and antagonists. Heinleins 1951 novel of the same title, in which a trio of american government agents attempts to thwart a covert invasion of earth by mindcontrolling alien parasites. The top 50 movies starring donald sutherland flickchart. Til donald sutherland has never been nominated for an academy award. The puppet masters 1994 the earth is invaded by stingrayshaped alien slugs that ride on peoples backs and control their minds.
Donald sutherland disclosure, backdraft leads a team of toplevel government agents who make a chilling discovery. The puppet masters, which opened locally yesterday, nevertheless. Although snow mostly lurks around the outskirts of the first volume of games, he is unquestionably the series main puppet master and hey, sutherland starred in. Aliens have land and they a taking over the world and humans so be afraid very afraid. In hd at its wide panavision ratio adds a great deal of scope and spectacle. Based on a robert heinlein yarn that was first published in galaxy in 1951, the puppet masters is an anomaly. The puppet masters by stuart orme donald sutherland, eric. We re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Like most mill creek offerings, this a mostly nofrills double feature with serviceable audio and video. The agents are trying to stop alien parasites that are trying to control the minds of americans before spreading to other parts of the globe. Donald mcnichol sutherland was born in saint john, new brunswick, to dorothy isobel.
Eric thal sam nivens, donald sutherland andrew nivens, julie. Faced with an escalating crisis as the creatures multiply and. A good stand alone movie made on a tighter budget than they wanted. The film was directed by stuart orme and stars donald sutherland, eric thal, keith david, julie warner and andrew robinson. Even if the puppet masters is quite unspectacular and not especially original its also one of those films thats very, very competent, sports a great cast and never becomes boring. As a result, the final script leaves out some elements of the novel, while portions of the movie follow the basic plot. Most of us saw the show first on cable tv, panscanned. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more.
Heinlein, the scifi thriller the puppet masters 1994 stars donald sutherland as cia agent andrew nivens, who, along with his martialartsexpert son, sam eric thal, and sams exobiologist girlfriend, mary julie warner, sets out to stop a group of sluglike alien creatures who control humans by attaching to their spines. The puppet masters vhs, 1995 video movie donald sutherland. Donald sutherland top 30 films a list of 30 titles created 01 sep 2016. Heinlein, in which american secret agents battle parasitic invaders from outer space. He has appeared in almost 200 different shows and films. Test tube teens from the year 2000 video 1994 trivia. Parasitic space aliens invade the midwest, taking over the bodies of humans.
Cast and crew credits for puppet masters, the, 1994, directed by stuart orme, with donald sutherland, eric thal, julie warner, at turner classic movies. Donald sutherland, eric thal, julie warner, keith david, will patton, richard belzer, tom mason, yaphet kotto, gerry bamman, sam. Central to the plot are andrew nivens donald sutherland. Unfortunately, the grand master of scifantasy probably deserves a better. Mill creek offers up a nonstop thrills and chills 2 pack with a pair of box office disappointments licensed from disneys back catalog, deep rising a fan favorite and the puppet masters based on the novel by robert a. Heinleins 1951 novel the puppet masters comes to the screen 43 years later.
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The earth is invaded by stingrayshaped alien slugs that ride on peoples backs and control their minds. It was originally serialized in galaxy science fiction september, october, november 1951 the novel evokes a sense of paranoia and heinlein repeatedly makes explicit the analogy between the mindcontrolling parasites and the. Find more movies like puppetmaster to watch, latest puppetmaster trailer, psychics find themselves plotted against by a former colleague, who committed suicide after discovering animated, murderous puppets. Donald sutherland, brooke adams, veronica cartwright alien invasion films apocalyptic film basedon20thcenturyliterature find this movie on. Rent the puppet masters 1994 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Here is the list of the movies in the puppet master franchise. Heinlein about an alien invasion after a flying saucer lands in rural iowa, secret agent sam, nasa scientist mary and the old man andrew nivens investigate. Sharpeyed viewers will recognize similarities to invasion of the body snatchers, but heinleins book came first. There are also recent interviews with actors julie warner, keith david and richard belzer. Rated r, playing at the holiday, market arcade and.
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The puppet masters is a 1994 science fiction film starring donald sutherland, eric thal, julie warner, keith david, will patton, richard belzer, yaphet kotto, and andrew robinson, based on the novel of the same name by robert a. This science fiction movie is about government agents and the threat of the earth being invaded. The arrow recommends the puppet masters starring donald sutherland and eric thal. The puppet masters is a 1951 science fiction novel by american writer robert a. He is also the father of renowned actor kiefer sutherland, among others. Andrew nivens donald sutherland and his team made up of his estranged son sam eric thal and mary sefton julie warner are out to investigate the ufo. For every casanova theres a puppet master and a body snatchers. Puppet masters nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. The puppet masters 1994 published on february 15, 2014, by jproscoe posted in movies 0. See more ideas about donald sutherland, actor and kiefer sutherland. Donald sutherland and julie warner in slimy new version of the tale by scifi master robert heinlein. Donald sutherland klute, ordeal by innocence leads a team of toplevel government agents who make a chilling discovery. For a while i almost gave it four stars, but when the end credits began to roll i felt this is a perfect, cozy, 3,5 stars.
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