Editing The Puppet Masters (section)

== Adaptations ==
''[[The Brain Eaters]]'', a 1958 science fiction film directed by [[Bruno VeSota]], bore a number of similarities to Heinlein's novel. Heinlein sued the film's producers, including executive producer [[Roger Corman]], for [[plagiarism]], asking $150,000 in damages. The case was settled out of court for $5,000,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Senn |first=Bryan |year=2015 |title=A Year of Fear: A Day-By-Day Guide to 366 Horror Films |location=Jefferson, N.C. |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=9781476610900 |oclc=905696326}}</ref> which included Heinlein's stipulation that his name not be used on screen or in any way with the production. The case halted actor [[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]]'s intention of producing a film based on Heinlein's novel.

The theme of the novel is echoed in "[[The Invisibles (The Outer Limits)|The Invisibles]]", an episode of ''[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' aired in 1964, and also in "[[Operation -- Annihilate!]]", the last episode of the first season of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' in 1967. Similarly, in the story line begun in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[Coming of Age (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Coming of Age]]" and completed in "[[Conspiracy (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Conspiracy]]", aliens from a faraway sector invade the bodies of high-ranking Starfleet admirals in an attempt to compromise the command structure and spearhead an invasion of [[Earth]].

The novel was adapted, with some plot and character changes, into the 1994 [[The Puppet Masters (film)|film of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=Honolulu Star-Bulletin | date=October 22, 1994 | page=9 | last=Campbell | first=Bob | title='Puppet Masters' an erratic but entertaining film | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114096798/puppet-masters-film-based-on-heinlein/}}</ref>