| 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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