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The Puppet Masters

Year:

1994

Duration:

109 min

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.8

Director:

Stuart Orme

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1994-10-21

Filming Locations: City Hall - 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, California, USA

Earnings

Gross: $8,638,072 (USA) Filming Dates 31 January 1994 - 15 April 1994 Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Eric Thal

The Puppet Masters

Donald Sutherland

Andrew Nivens

Julie Warner

Mary Sefton

Keith David

Alex Holland

Will Patton

Dr. Graves

Richard Belzer

Jarvis

Tom Mason

President Douglas

Yaphet Kotto

Ressler

Gerry Bamman

Viscott

Sam Anderson

Culbertson

J. Patrick McCormack

Gidding

Marshall Bell

General Morgan

Nicholas Cascone

Greenberg

Bruce Jarchow

Barnes

Benjamin Mouton

Higgins

David Pasquesi

Vargas

Andrew Robinson

Hawthorne

Benj Thall

Jeff

Bo Sharon

Casey

Nick Browne

Mike

Donna Garrett

Miss Haines

William Wellman Jr.

Doctor

Elizabeth Sung

Technician #1

Dinah Lenney

Technician #2

Tom Dugan

Operator #1

Dale Dye

Brande

John C. Cooke

Lt. Abbey

Julian Scott Urena

Infantryman (as Fabio Urena)

Michael Shamus Wiles

Capt. Earley

Todd Bryant

Soldier

Don James

Soldier

J. Marvin Campbell

Soldier

James Pearson

Merging Soldier

Evan C. Morris

Danny

K.T. Vogt

Slugged Woman

Dale Harimoto

Anchorwoman

Alexa Jago

Wendy Markham

Eric Briant Wells

Vince Hayward

Marianne Curan

Newscaster

Katy Summerland

Graves' Assistant

Bill Blair

Slugged Businessman (uncredited)

Joyce Lasley

Secretary (uncredited)

John Lizzi

Military Communications Officer (uncredited)

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Trivia

At the start of the film when the boys are trying to convince Mary to go inside the fake spaceship, Andrew Nivens says, "She balked at Pirates of the Caribbean." Both Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, two of the films credited screenwriters, went on to write all three of the, "Pirates of the Caribbean," movies.

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No less than nine writers worked on the script. Besides the credited writers Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and David S. Goyer, work with also done by James Bonny, Richard Finney, Michael Engelberg, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and the film's director, Stuart Orme. The final version mainly uses ideas from the Goyer and Orme rewrites.

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In the french dubbed version Donald Sutherland's voice is dubbed by actor Jean-Pierre Cassel.

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Goofs

After leaving the radio station, a possessed man goes through the windshield of the car, leaving a large, jagged hole. The next shot from inside the car shows an unbroken windshield.

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At the end of the film, the large blood spot near Sam Nivens' right eye tends to appear and disappear on different shots.

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In the scene where the monkey gets infected by the alien and starts typing, the keys he presses do not match what he is writing.

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Quotes

Sam: So if the two of you are being shot at, which bullet do I take?

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Niven: It's the kid from the spaceship. Get him off the car. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options [After Sam rescues Andrew by shooting him] Andrew: [musingly] I can't believe you shot me.

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