Based on the classic novel by John Wydham ("Village of the Damned"), "The Day of the Triffids" is a first-class excursion into a science fiction nightmare. When a spectacular meteor shower pummels the Earth, the billion who witness the even are left with an unexplained shock...they've all been rendered blind! Panic spreads when it's discovered that the meteorites have also left alien spores behind which quickly grow into Triffids-- gigantic, rampaging plants intent on wiping out the helpless human race! This film is also known as "Revolt of the Triffids".
