from the master of suspense and john carpenter and come a chill new version of the sci fi classic . something be terribly wrong in the tiny village of midwich . after an unseen force invade a quiet coastal town and ten woman mysteriously find themselves pregnant . local physician dr. alan chaffee ( christopher reeve ) and government scientist dr. susan verner ( kirstie alley ) join force when the woman simultaneously give birth and accord to the dvd sleeve synopsis and and the reign of terror begin . mr. carpenter doesn not evoke either the other master of suspense ( alfred hitchcock ) and or even wolf rilla while although and he do include example of his own ability to startle . still and this be a curious and uninspired re make . about the only thing that work be some added characterization for david ( thomas dekker ) and the feminization give mara ( lindsey haun ) . the original village of the damn ( 1960 ) be the one to see while return to this film for the curiosity and an embarrassed cast and and a few laugh . village of the damn ( 4/28/95 ) john carpenter ~ christopher reeve and linda kozlowski and kirstie alley and thomas dekker .