The Puppet Masters

“Trust No One”

5.8(204)19941h 49m

HorrorScience FictionThriller

The Midwest USA is invaded by stingray-shaped alien slugs that ride on people's backs and control their minds in order to spread their dominion. Government agency reps Sam Givens, Andrew Nivens, and Mary Sefton must stop the aliens.

Director

Stuart Orme

Budget

$15.0M

Revenue

$8.6M

Cast

Donald Sutherland

Andrew Nivens

Eric Thal

Sam Nivens

Julie Warner

Mary Sefton

Keith David

Alex Holland

Will Patton

Dr. Lawrence Graves

Richard Belzer

Neil Jarvis

Tom Mason

President Douglas

Yaphet Kotto

Ressler

Gerry Bamman

Viscott

Sam Anderson

Culbertson

J. Patrick McCormack

Gidding

Marshall Bell

General Morgan

News and articles

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

4y ago

5.0

Donald Sutherland has done some dross in his time, but usually only as a guest star. Here he commits himself to the whole thing and I wonder if now, he regrets it. The mind-numbingly daft plot involves alien creatures that resemble flounders with a proboscis, that ride around on the backs of people, whilst controlling what passes for their minds. "Nivens" (DS) is determined to capture one of these...