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imdb ^ | Richard Fleischer

Posted on 01/01/2022 10:51:32 PM PST by Houserino

In 2022, Earth is overpopulated and totally polluted; the natural resources have been exhausted and the nourishment of the population is provided by Soylent Industries, a company that makes a food consisting of plankton from the oceans.

(Excerpt) Read more at imdb.com ...


TOPICS: Reference; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: dystopia; movies; soylent
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To: MikelTackNailer

+1😁


21 posted on 01/02/2022 5:21:43 AM PST by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships.)
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To: alexander_busek

Mixing in the Omega Man? It’s been decades since I have seen either.


22 posted on 01/02/2022 6:28:41 AM PST by D Rider ( )
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To: D Rider

Late to the game, others have identified the scene from the Omega Man


23 posted on 01/02/2022 6:32:47 AM PST by D Rider ( )
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To: D Rider; Artemis Webb; The Duke
Mixing in the Omega Man?

No, just correcting someone else who had conflated the two films - which is pretty easy to do; if you've seen one post-apocalyptic sci-fi film starring Charleston Heston, you've pretty much seen them all.

I especially like the final scene, where we (the audience) finally find out that it was Earth all along there's a cure for the plague Wheat Thins are made of people.

Regards,

24 posted on 01/02/2022 7:03:05 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: MikelTackNailer
You seem to be one of those who are stuck with a little too much literalness.

It is mostly in response to others being blessed with too little literalness.

Regards,

25 posted on 01/02/2022 7:11:05 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Houserino

Available on Amazon in strawberry, vanilla, chocolate mint, and other flavors


26 posted on 01/02/2022 7:45:58 AM PST by spaced
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To: Houserino

After the progressives take over they can offer free sterilizations or just put it in the water.


27 posted on 01/02/2022 9:15:16 AM PST by Vaduz ( )
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To: Houserino

It’s purple.
Soylent green is PURPLE.

are you sure that is what he said?

pretty sure. i heard the replay on CNN.


28 posted on 01/02/2022 9:17:47 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: alexander_busek

The scene you are talking about is in the Arnold movie “The Running Man”.


29 posted on 01/02/2022 10:24:04 AM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: The Duke

See my post above


30 posted on 01/02/2022 10:25:21 AM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: Don W
The scene you are talking about is in the Arnold movie “The Running Man”.

Sigh! Not the scene that I was talking about - and besides, several other posters have already made this observation.

Regards,

31 posted on 01/02/2022 11:49:53 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Don W

Y’all are going to force me to rewatch the movie! 😵


32 posted on 01/02/2022 12:36:36 PM PST by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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To: teeman8r
"Soylant Green........is........"
Barney

"...............PURPLE!!!!!!!"

33 posted on 01/02/2022 1:43:38 PM PST by MikelTackNailer (Fortunately despite aging I've been spared the ravages of maturity.)
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To: alexander_busek
You're correct, of course. I re-watched SG today, and no helo!

I'm blaming COVID! Now, where's my drool cup?

34 posted on 01/02/2022 6:51:33 PM PST by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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To: The Duke

COVID XI IS INVENTED FOR GULLIBLE PEOPLE!!!


35 posted on 01/02/2022 7:56:56 PM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian ( 2022 - VOTE THE BUMS OUT —— ALL OF THEM! RE-ELECT NO ONE!)
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