Brock Peters, Charlton Heston, Chuck Connors
New York City in the year 2022 the population is over 40 million. Without enough food to feed the masses--most of it must be manufactured in local factories. The dinner choices are between Soylent Blu...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 5, 2003
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September 30, 2009Edward G. Robinson steals the show in this classic, albeit dated, sci-fi vision of the future film. Ikea needs to improve its furniture ;o) SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!!
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September 18, 2008Ironic that after sharing the Ten Commandments with Heston this would be Robinson's final role.
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January 18, 2008BUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! OMG, this film is sooo messed up. I love how it's supposed to be 2022 yet they didn't make ANY effort to look futuristic at ALL. The ONE star I gave was for the COMPLETELY RANDOM sex scene when he's like, "GET IN THE BED!" HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! LMAO!!
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December 28, 2007Sol: There was a world, once, you punk.
Det. Thorn: Yes, so you keep telling me.
Sol: I was there. I can prove it.
Det. Thorn: I know, I know. When you were young, people were better.
Sol: Aw, nuts. People were always rotten. But the world 'was' beautiful.
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October 28, 2009FANTASTIC, bleak version of the future. Riveting. Superb cast, Edward G. Robinson's last performance and probably closest to his own personality - gentle, kind, intelligent, and educated. Rapport with Charlton Heston is superb (funny to think they played against each other as Dat...( read more)
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October 18, 2009Richard Fleischer's sci-fi cult classic is a disturbing premise given the (unintentional) camp treatment that is, ultimately, rather a letdown. Charlton Heston is Thorn, a detective in 2022 New York City, where the population is 40,000 and there is a massive food crisis. The Soyl...( read more)
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October 10, 2009I am convinced this vision of supreme corporate evil in an overpopulated, poisoned future is one of the several most likely predictions of where we are headed. it is coming true now.
This was based on Harry Harrison's 'Make Room, Make Room. If one also views KING CORN...( read more)
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August 22, 2003
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
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