| In
1960, Wolf Rilla adapted the work of prolific British writer John Wyndham
The Midwich Cuckoos to create one of the best films ever shot about an
alien invasion on our planet: Village of the Damned.
More than three decades later, John Carpenter drinks both from the literary
original and from Rilla’s movie, to direct a new version of the
tale of these threatening children with shining eyes and white hair born
in Midwich who move around in groups and whose objective is to conquer
the world. Christopher Reeve takes over from George Sanders as the local
doctor, the scientist who tries to understand the creatures before confronting
them to try and stop their progress and save humanity from destruction.
Note the participation of Mark Hamill, the unforgettable Luke Skywalker,
as the mad village priest. |
