 In 78, he starred in a remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the original being an excellent science fiction horror film from the 50s. The new version was one of the best remakes ever. It was set in San Francisco, and the main character, played by Sutherland, is a health inspector who starts to notice the strange and alarming changes happening to people he knows. Again, in contrast to Hollywood stereotypes, the hero, in this case, is a soft-spoken, long-haired professor type,