...a movie based on an ending. And you'll see the ending coming early on in the movie. (TCM Greatest Classic Films: Sci-Fi)
Soylent Green (1973)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:7
Rotten:19
Average Rating:1.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: 21st century New York City is (still) an overpopulated mess, and the only food left is Soylent Green, a soybean and lentil concoction with an extra-special, government-mandated ingredient. As... 21st century New York City is (still) an overpopulated mess, and the only food left is Soylent Green, a soybean and lentil concoction with an extra-special, government-mandated ingredient. As police detective Thorn (Charlton Heston) investigates a murder, he learns of a conspiracy with bizarre implications. This Edward G. Robinson's final movie, as the star died not long after filming his final scene. Based on Harry Harrison's "Make Room! Make Room!" [More]
Starring: Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Edward G. Robinson
Starring: Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Edward G. Robinson, Dick Van Patten, Stephen Young, Paula Kelly, Brock Peters
Director: Richard Fleischer
Director: Richard Fleischer
Screenwriter: Stanley R. Greenberg
Producer: Walter Seltzer
Composer: Fred Myrow
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Reviews for Soylent Green
The premise here is just plain wrong, but that doesn’t stop it from being a great movie.
Sillier than Planet of the Apes but more engaging than The Omega Man, Soylent Green remains a treat for fans of cheesy science fiction and Charlton’s Heston’s blustery, pseudo-messianic ‘70s-era heroes.
Heston is at his scenery-chewing best here, sweating and clenching and delivering every line with barely reined-in histrionics.
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