Soylent Green
Summary:
Richard Fleischer directed this nightmarish science fiction vision of an over-populated world, based on the novel by Harry Harrison. In 2022, New York City is a town bursting at the seams with a 40-million-plus population. Food is in short supply, and most of the population's food source comes from synthetics manufactured in local factories -- the dinner selections being a choice betw... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Charlton Heston - (Detective Thorn)
Edward G. Robinson - (Sol Roth)
Leigh Taylor-Young - (Shirl)
Chuck Connors - (Tab)
Joseph Cotten - (Simonson)
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Review:
"Soylent Green is..." no longer much of a surprise since Charlton Heston's climactic line has joined Planet of the Apes' "You maniacs" rant in the oft-quoted annals of Heston overacting. One of a cycle of early-'70s downbeat eco-science fiction films akin to Silent Running (1971) and Heston's The Omega Man (1971), Soylent Gre... Continue >>
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