Philip Kaufman, as director People & Technology

Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936, Chicago) is an American filmmaker who directed Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Right Stuff (1983), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), and Henry & June (1990). He also co-wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).

In the wiki

• Philip Kaufman is his dedicated page for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), covering his background, his approach to the remake, and his working methods.
• Themes and Analysis (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) features Kaufman's framing of the pods as the death of the 60s counterculture and his comments on ongoing "poddiness."
• The Ending (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) details Kaufman's decision to change the ending the night before shooting and his refusal to film a softer alternative.
• The Pod Scream includes Kaufman's account of Ben Burtt's sound design process.
• The 1956 Original covers Kaufman's relationship to Don Siegel's original and his decision to cast both Siegel and Kevin McCarthy.
• Kevin McCarthy and Don Siegel Cameos features Kaufman explaining why acknowledging the original mattered to him.
• Donald Sutherland includes Kaufman telling Sutherland about the scream the night before.
• Brooke Adams recounts the Malick phone call about the eye-twirl.
• Leonard Nimoy covers Kaufman's against-type casting and his sense of tragedy in Kibner's transformation.
• Jeff Goldblum features Kaufman describing Goldblum as "quirky, quintessential" San Francisco.
• Veronica Cartwright includes Cartwright calling Kaufman "an actor's director."
• San Francisco as Setting covers Kaufman's choice to set the film in the city he loved most.
• Post-Watergate Paranoia positions the film within the 1970s conspiracy-thriller cycle.
• Production History (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) covers the production timeline and logistics.
• W. D. Richter discusses the Kaufman-Richter screenwriting collaboration.
• Denny Zeitlin covers Kaufman's decision to hire a jazz musician with no film credits to score the picture.
• Michael Chapman discusses Kaufman's collaboration with his cinematographer.
• Jack Finney places Kaufman's adaptation in relation to Finney's source novel.
• Remakes That Surpass Their Originals positions the film among remakes that improved on their sources.
• Don Siegel covers Kaufman's relationship with the original's director.
• Cast and Characters (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) discusses Kaufman's ensemble-casting approach.