IT’S THE YEAR 2022… PEOPLE ARE STILL THE SAME. THEY’LL DO ANYTHING TO GET WHAT THEY NEED. AND THEY NEED SOYLENT GREEN.

New York, 2022; cop Robert Thorn (Charlton Heston) investigates the murder of a wealthy businessman who was involved with the Soylent corporation, which manufactures a mysterious food called Soylent Green. This dystopia portrays a possible future where all natural resources have been emptied, but the technical aspects lack genuine imagination (it doesn’t get more advanced than pay phones). As a thriller, it’s pretty dreary, although the grisly “surprise” at the end is a classic. Edward G. Robinson is great in his final role.

1973-U.S. 100 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by Richard Fleischer. Novel: Harry Harrison (“Make Room! Make Room!”). Cast: Charlton Heston (Robert Thorn), Edward G. Robinson (Sol Roth), Leigh Taylor-Young (Shirl), Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten, Brock Peters… Dick Van Patten.

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