在这部火星大接触恐怖/科幻片中,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.
