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Soylent Green (1973),
Director: Richard Fleischer, rated PG
What is the
secret of Soylent Green?
  Starring: Charlton
Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten, Brock
Peters, Paula Kelly, Edward G. Robinson
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"I was there, I can
prove it! When I was a kid, you could buy meat anywhere!
Eggs
they had, real butter! Not this... crap!" - Sol
Why watch this?
This is a thought-provoking film about a possible, horrible, dystopian
future.
Plot Summary:
In an overpopulated and resource-depleted 2022, Detective Thorn
investigates the seemingly routine murder of a powerful
executive at the Soylent Corporation, which provides the world's
dwindling food supply. As Thorn delves deeper into the
investigation, he uncovers layers of powerful forces attempting
to obstruct his efforts. Driven by a desire for truth in a world
seemingly devoid of it, Thorn follows a trail that leads to a
chilling and shocking secret/
Dad's Preview:
Chuck Heston, later in his career, took on intellectual science
fiction films, such as
Planet of
the Apes (1968) and
The Omega Man
(1971). This really boosted his career. This mind-bending
dystopian flick, about a future world starving its people, is sci-fi,
and Heston, at their best!
Walter Seltzer,
Russell Thacher; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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