''The Invaders'' (or ''The New Invaders'') is a two-part television

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revival based on the 1967-68 original series ''

The Invaders ''The Invaders'' is an American science-fiction television series created by Larry Cohen that aired on ABC for two seasons, from 1967 to 1968. Roy Thinnes stars as David Vincent, who after stumbling across evidence of an in-progress invasion ...

''. Directed by Paul Shapiro, the miniseries was first aired in 1995. Scott Bakula starred as Nolan Wood, who discovers the alien conspiracy, and

Roy Thinnes Roy Thinnes (born April 6, 1938) is an American television and film actor best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC 1967–68 television series ''The Invaders''. He starred in the 1969 British science fiction film ''J ...

appears very briefly as David Vincent, now an old man handing the burden over to Wood.

Plot

Former Air Force officer Nolan Wood, an inmate in prison for manslaughter charges, meets David Vincent (from the original TV series) while both are in prison. Vincent tells Nolan a fantastic story about the alien conspiracy to control the world. Wood begins to have visions about aliens and UFOs. Later, Wood (Bakula), now a recently released convict, is taken over by aliens. He thinks he is able to throw off their control with the help of nurse Garza (Pena). In fact the control and Wood's apparent successful resistance and visions are part of a plot by the aliens to kill a Harvard ecologist. The aliens, which have infiltrated society, plans to cause an ecological disaster to get rid of humanity. With knowledge of their plot, Wood must save a presidential candidate on a train that is out of control

Cast

Scott Bakula Scott Stewart Bakula (; born October 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on ''Quantum Leap'' and as Captain Jonathan Archer on ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. For ''Quantum L ...

: Nolan Wood *

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: Ellen Garza * Richard Thomas : Jerry Thayer * DeLane Matthews : Amanda Thayer *

Terence Knox Terence Knox (born December 16, 1946) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He made his debut in Robert Zemeckis's ''Used Cars'' (1980), and appeared in numerous television series, including lead roles in ''St. Elsewhere'' (1982–84) ...

: Lt. Coyle *

Raoul Trujillo Raoul Maximiano Trujillo de Chauvelon (born May 8, 1955) is an American and Canadian actor, dancer, choreographer, and theatre director. A former soloist with the Nikolais Dance Theatre, he is the original choreographer and co-director for the ...

: Carlos Suarez *

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: Grace * Mario Yedidia : Kyle Thayer *

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: Randy Stein *

: David Vincent *

Erik King Erik King (born April 21, 1963) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Sergeant James Doakes on Showtime's television series '' Dexter''. He is also known for his roles as Moses Deyell on '' Oz''., and as Bobby Davidson in ''Mis ...

: Doctor Josh Webber *

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: Rita *

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: Capt. Johnson *

Jon Cypher Jon Cypher (born January 13, 1932) is an American actor and singer. He is best known as playing Chief of Police Fletcher Daniels in ''Hill Street Blues'' throughout the series' run. He is also known for his work in ''Cinderella'', ''As the World Tu ...

: Senator Alex Feinman *

Channon Roe James Channon Roe (born October 27, 1969) is an American former actor. He began his film and television career in the mid-1990s. He first appeared on TV series ''My So-Called Life'' as Logan in 1994. Roe began his acting career in independent fi ...

: Rudnik * Jack Kehler : Monck Patterson *

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: Whitley

Production

The premise was used as the basis for a four-hour television miniseries on Fox. The miniseries has been released in some countries on home video, edited into a single movie. The first part aired on November 12, 1995; part 2 aired on November 14, 1995 (both in two-hour time slots). The miniseries was in essence an extended

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, and there were plans for Thinnes to be a recurring character, although Bakula's participation was thought to be limited should it have made it to a series.Warren, B (January 1996) The Invaders Strick Back Starlog #222

Reception

Creature Feature gave the movie 2.5 out of five stars, finding the beginning to be promising but devolving into standard fare.

Notes

In the original broadcast version, the aliens were never shown. They do appear in subsequent airing on SYFY and on the DVD.

References

External links

* 1990s American television miniseries American science fiction films 1995 American television series debuts 1995 American television series endings Films set in Los Angeles Television series reunion films Alien invasions in films Television series by Spelling Television {{1990s-sf-film-stub