1953年同名电影的重拍版。 小男孩David在暴风雨夜看到一架不明飞行物降落在他家附近的沙丘,隔天他的父亲爬上去探视,回来之后整个人就变得冷漠且充满敌意,接下来他的母亲也是如此。后来,他发现外星人绑架镇民并在颈椎植入控制头脑的东西,可是没人相信他的话。再后来,David发现父母开始吃生肉,学校的老师开始活吞青蛙……In this remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines.