PRAY FOR THE LAST MAN ALIVE. BECAUSE HE’S NOT ALONE.
In 1977, Robert Neville (Charlton Heston) is the last remaining human in Los Angeles after an apocalyptic warā¦ except for “The Family”, a cult of albino mutants who come out after sunset to raise hell. The second adaptation of Richard Matheson’s novel has the benefit of Heston looking as solid a hero as in another sci-fi dystopia, Planet of the Apes (1968). This one has a fair share of silliness (emphasized by a mostly inappropriate music score), but is well paced and there’s a certain boldness in its ambition to offer futuristic thrills with a dark streak. It is also one of the first major Hollywood films to show an interracial kiss.
1971-U.S. 98 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed byĀ Boris Sagal. Novel: Richard Matheson (“I Am Legend”). Cast: Charlton Heston (Robert Neville), Rosalind Cash (Lisa), Anthony Zerbe (Matthias), Paul Koslo, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Eric Laneuville.
Trivia: The first adaptation of the novel was The Last Man on Earth (1964); the third one was I Am Legend (2007).
