The Puppet Masters (film)

The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stuart Orme
Screenplay by	Ted Elliott; Terry Rossio; David S. Goyer
Based on	The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein
Produced by	Ralph Winter
Starring	Donald Sutherland; Eric Thal; Julie Warner; Yaphet Kotto;
Cinematography	Clive Tickner
Edited by	William Goldenberg
Music by	Colin Towns
Production; company	Hollywood Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	October 21, 1994;
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$8.6 million

The Puppet Masters is a 1994 American science fiction horror film, adapted by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and David S. Goyer^[2] from Robert A. Heinlein's 1951 novel of the same title,^[3] in which a trio of American government agents attempts to thwart a covert invasion of Earth by mind-controlling alien parasites. The film was directed by Stuart Orme and stars Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Keith David, Julie Warner and Andrew Robinson. It was a critical and commercial failure.

^ Beeler, Michael (December 1994). "The Puppet Masters". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
^ "The Puppet Masters". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
^ Heinlein, Robert A. (2009) [1st pub 1951 by Doubleday]. The Puppet Masters. New York City: Baen Books. ISBN 978-1439132838.