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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Quotes - IMDb

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Clips

1. Kibner's motive speech — "The function of life is survival"

Dr. David Kibner: We came here from a dying world. We drift through the universe, from planet to planet, pushed on by the solar winds. We adapt and we survive. The function of life is survival.

Placed in: Already present on Leonard Nimoy and The Ending (Invasion of the Body Snatchers). What changed: No edit needed — existing coverage uses this quote.

2. The phone call — "I didn't tell them my name!"

Matthew Bennell: I didn't tell them my name! Nancy Bellicec: That's because they're all part of it. They're all pods, all of them!

Placed in: Already referenced in Cast and Characters (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and 40 Beats (Invasion of the Body Snatchers). What changed: No edit needed — confirmed against existing footnotes.

3. Kibner's "hallucinatory flu" diagnosis

Dr. David Kibner: It's like there's some kind of a hallucinatory flu going around. People seem to get over it in a day or two. All I can do is treat the symptoms.

Placed in: Already referenced in beats file. Useful as a verification source. What changed: No edit needed — serves as confirmation of existing caption-file quotes.

4. Jack's "space flower" exchange with Nancy

Nancy Bellicec: Outer space? Jack Bellicec: What are you talking about? A space flower? Nancy Bellicec: Well why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships? Jack Bellicec: I've NEVER expected metal ships.

Placed in: Not placed — character moment already covered in Jeff Goldblum and Veronica Cartwright pages through other quotes. What changed: No edit needed.

5. Pod-Elizabeth's final human exchange

Elizabeth Driscoll: There's nothing to be afraid of. They were right. It's painless. It's good. Come. Sleep. Matthew.

Placed in: Already quoted on The Ending (Invasion of the Body Snatchers). What changed: Verified exact wording matches existing wiki quote.

Unused

• The full quotes page contains ~30 exchanges. Most are already sourced via the caption file in the beats and cast pages. The page serves best as a verification resource alongside the transcript files rather than as a source of new clips. The user's note about breaking quotes into scenes is better served by the transcript reference files.