The Cold War of the Mid-19th century brought about an irrational blanket of angst and hysteria that enveloped the majority of America. The Land of Liberty feared that the American Dream and Democracy would succumb to the uniformity of Communism and conformity. Hollywood filmmakers frequently illustrated these concerns through their works, one such production being the 1950’s film Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This film clearly illustrates the threat that communism posed in 1950’s Cold War America, while also exploiting McCarthyism as a form of conformity in itself. This multi faced film portrays its themes through the invasion of the pod-people, and the insanity that ensues. The film’s director, Don Siegel, instills the idea that the invasion