>>Unmentioned so far is “Invaders From Mars” (the original of course) which is always at the top of my list. As far as I know the first of the “body exchanger” genre predating “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”. “Invaders” has held up well for me, still enjoy it from time to time. The scene of the drill (or whatever) slowly approaching the back of the neck still does it for me.
Also bearing mention is the original “The Fly”.
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Yes that was one of the very first, but I think RED PLANET MARS came out sooner.
Different story~ no alien take-over-your-body possessions,
but it had obvious Cold War motifs- actually it was more like blatant propaganda.
Cronenberg has recently helped to create a stage play based on the 1950’s version.
The set designer of that Howard Hughes movie builds the laboratory set for the stage.
He mesches 40’s 50’s and early 60’s tech to create the retrotech look.
RED PLANET MARS rings a bell but I don't have a solid memory of it and it's on Netflix Instant and so I'm looking forward to instant gratification. Thanks for the heads up, always enjoy finding older stuff I've forgotten/never seen.
Cronenberg is one strange fellow, could be interesting.