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Retro SciFi of the Week…
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Released during the height of MacCarthyism when many in Hollywood and government had lost their jobs and half the country was in a furor trying to find “subversives” under every rock, this film reflected the popular mood during that time. However, the other half of the country was appalled at the witch hunters for trampling on civil rights.
It’s uncertain whether the film was advocating for the witch hunt or mocking it. The filmmakers continued to deny that it was anything more than a thriller science fiction flim.
@Pat
I remember having watched the 1978 remake of that film (on the TV, I suppose), and being terrified.
I just noticed that the star of movie was Kevin Mccarthy. Just a coincidence, I'm sure.
(I spelled McCarthism wrong in the original toot. It shoud be spelled the same way as the actor's name.)
@Pat
McCarthyism