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Brock Peters, Charlton Heston, Chuck Connors, Edward G. Robinson, Joseph Cotten
Richard Fleischer directed this nightmarish science fiction vision of an over-populated world, based on the novel by Harry Harrison. In 2022, New York City is a town bursting at the seams with a 40-mi...( read more
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"Next thing they'll be breeding us like cattle for food. You've gotta tell them. You've gotta tell them!"
In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secre...( read more)
Edward 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!!!!
Ironic that after sharing the Ten Commandments with Heston this would be Robinson's final role.
BUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! 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!!
Unwatchably dull. You already know the "twist" ending, so don't bother.
For those of you who like old science fiction movies, this is one of the better ones. Charlton Heston plays his typical flawed hero type as a futuristic detective investigating the death of a high falutin executive and learns some nice stuff about the nations food supply.
FANTASTIC, 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)
