on June 21, 2024, 5:18 pm, in reply to "Re: As a teen I found his role in Invasion of the Body Snatchers a powerful warning against groupthink"
That was to be the original ending but the authorities got the wind up because it would have caused moral panic, so the film maker had to top and tail the film with a couple of bromide scenes where McCarthy is telling his story to a sceptical police chief, and then we flashback to how it all began. Then they tacked on a scene at the end where info comes in that persuades the police McCarthy is telling the truth. So ruining what would have been a stupendous finale. I bet Don Siegel was grinding his gnashers to bloody stumps.
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