Soylent Green (1973)

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Writers:

Harry Harrison (novel)
Stanley R. Greenberg (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 mayo 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Frase comercial:

It's the year 2022... People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need SOYLENT GREEN.

Plot:

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 secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff.

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Contraband | Church | Prologue | Environmental Disaster

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A surprisingly thought-provoking movie

Cast

Charlton Heston	...	Detective Robert Thorn
Leigh Taylor-Young	...	Shirl
Chuck Connors	...	Tab Fielding
Joseph Cotten	...	William R. Simonson
Brock Peters	...	Lt. Hatcher - Chief of Detectives
Paula Kelly	...	Martha Phillips
Edward G. Robinson	...	Solomon 'Sol' Roth
Stephen Young	...	Gilbert
Mike Henry	...	Sgt. Kulozik
Lincoln Kilpatrick	...	Father Paul
Roy Jenson	...	State Security Chief Donovan
Leonard Stone	...	Supt. Charles
Whit Bissell	...	Gov. Santini
Celia Lovsky	...	Exchange Leader
Dick Van Patten	...	Usher #1

También conocida como:

Soylent Green: Cuando el destino nos alcance (Spain) [es]

Duración:

97 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Australia:M (original rating) | Iceland:16 | France:U | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Canada:PG | Finland:K-18 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles Sports Arena - 3939 S. Figueroa Street, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

All of the dialogue for actor Mike Henry ("Sgt. Kulozik") was dubbed. The actor's slight Southern drawl did not fit in with the New York cop character he was playing.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Thorne is speaking to Sol in the suicide room, as the "Speaking Permitted" light blinks on and off, the audio cord on the panel changes position.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Voice over PA: First stage removal. First stage removal. Streets prohibited to non-permits in one hour. Streets prohibited to non-permits in one hour.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Futurama: 30% Iron Chef (#4.11)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: I. 'Morning'

A surprisingly thought-provoking movie

Very interesting. The big twist wasn't as big a shock as maybe they had hoped for and it was very dated but it did get my mind working. It really got me thinking about a world without vegetation or livestock and made me appreciate the world I live in a lot more. Charlton Heston does a good job, as do all the supporting characters, and it was a very realistic film which was surprising. It lacked direction at times and a lot of the settings and background needed more explanation but it was still a surprisingly good and intelligent movie. The main fault that I could find was that I didn't want the film to end when it did, I would have liked to see what happened next.

7/10