Does anyone remember the name of this sci-fi movie?

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From the early 80s, I think, where the people of a small town get replaced by aliens. Their souls get contained in these floating blue balls and at the end I think the heroes (a mother and son, possibly) release them and restore everyone. And the alien ship is cylindrical with a sphere at one end.

― C J (C J), Monday, 7 February 2005 05:49 (twenty years ago)

and it's not bodysnatchers or cocoon.

― C J (C J), Monday, 7 February 2005 05:50 (twenty years ago)

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― Remy (x Jeremy), Monday, 7 February 2005 07:31 (twenty years ago)

o o o o o o o o "we're floating and blue, also"

― Remy (x Jeremy), Monday, 7 February 2005 07:32 (twenty years ago)

O-8-< (the mom!) 0+< (the son)
"we'll save you, townsfolk."

― Remy (x Jeremy), Monday, 7 February 2005 07:33 (twenty years ago)

>:]|||||[= (an alien) "aww, fuck you, mom and son team. go be oedipheliac elsewhere."

― Remy (x Jeremy), Monday, 7 February 2005 07:35 (twenty years ago)

is it tobe hoopers invaders from mars? i forgot waht the spaceship looked like.

― bass braille (....), Monday, 7 February 2005 07:43 (twenty years ago)

Might be "Strange Invaders". That had a cylindrical vaguely 30s-esque alien spaceship-thingy in. And it was set in small town America with people being replaced...But aren't they all like that?.

If I were an alien wanting to take over the world, that's the last place I'd go, as they'd have to be ready for it by now.

― Stone Monkey (Stone Monkey), Monday, 7 February 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

Wasn't "Strange Invaders" set in Manhattan, at least partly? I remember a scene set near Columbia, at 114th and Riverside. And I don't remember blue spheres but it's been a while.

― Paul Eater (eater), Monday, 7 February 2005 18:25 (twenty years ago)

The Tommyknockers?

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 7 February 2005 18:26 (twenty years ago)

Inversion of the Booby Snatchers.

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 7 February 2005 18:28 (twenty years ago)

Almost positive it's Strange Invaders

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Monday, 7 February 2005 18:41 (twenty years ago)

Aha. Blue spheres right on the poster. The Columbia professor goes to the small town. I'd like to see this again.

― Paul Eater (eater), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 05:36 (twenty years ago)

that's weird the bill condon wrote that... his writing credits make him seem totally schizo

― firstworldman (firstworldman), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 06:23 (twenty years ago)

the bill condon.

― firstworldman (firstworldman), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 06:27 (twenty years ago)

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