Release Date: Nov 23, 1930 Wide
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Average Rating: 3.2/5
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Made in 1930, this well-known sci-fi musical chronicles the adventures of a lightning-struck man who awakens to find himself in futuristic New York City, circa 1980. He finds it a strange new world where fantastically attired people are ascribed numbers rather than names and all marriages must be government-approved. He also finds a bewildering array of technical gizmos and innovations that include babies grown in test tubes, videophones, and automatic doors (could the filmmakers see into the
Nov 23, 1930 Wide
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Very esrly and strange sci-fi, and a musical at that, by director David Butler
More of a curio of the science fiction film than a genuine entertainment experience. But visually it is very interesting
Very imaginative, but as it turned out, the filmmaker?s depiction of 1980 was quite inaccurate! Quite bizarre really. There aren?t too many classic sci-fi musicals out there! It?s certainly worth a look.
June 20, 2009Very imaginative, but as it turned out, the filmmaker?s depiction of 1980 was quite inaccurate! Quite bizarre really. There aren?t too many classic sci-fi musicals out there! It?s certainly worth a look.
June 20, 2009
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