Logan's Run.
In 1976, there was no hotter actress than Jenny Agutter.
Posted on 10/31/2015 9:13:58 AM PDT by Fhios
Six rather relatively well known dystopian themed movies. Excerpts taken from IMDB.
If you like dystopian themed movies you've probably seen all 6. My favorite is Rollerball.
Which one do you think the world is striving for?
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THX1138 -- Set in the 25th century, the story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society. Director George Lucas.
Logan's Run -- An idyllic sci-fi future has one major drawback: life must end at 30. Director Michael Anderson
Roller Ball (1975) -- In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game. Director Norman Jewison.
Soylent Green (1973) -- With the world ravaged by the greenhouse effect and overpopulation, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a CEO with ties to the world's main food supply. Director Richard Fleischer
1984 (1984) -- George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love. Director Michael Radford
Fahrenheit 451 (1966) -- In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task. Director François Truffaut
I was thinking tgat you couldn’t have called it any better when you wrote of THX 1138... but the next line was better.
I thought Children of Man was excellent. Completely realistic.
Logan's Run.
In 1976, there was no hotter actress than Jenny Agutter.
Yeah, she’s pretty much got the whole Anglo-Saxon thing going pretty strong there, no doubt about that.
I was thinking of the Island too. It was very well done but it didn’t encompass a whole society.
It came true.
Hell comes to Frog Town
Roddy Piper has to rescue 6 fertile women from mutant frogs.
Book of Eli
Great short story. It would be an interesting basis for a movie, too.
Sleeper was great.
The original 1971 version of course?
***The original 1971 version of course?***
The original was THE LAST MAN ON EARTH staring Vincent Price.(1964)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Man_on_Earth_%281964_film%29
SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE.......!!!!!!!!
Yes, very realistic. One of the scenes that stands out — and I think they may have won an award of some sort for it — was the urban battle scene which was filmed all in one shot. The action is continuous with no cuts and it goes on for several minutes. Pretty amazing that they were able to orchestrate all that happens...explosions, walls getting knocked down, the camera following the guys in and out of buidings.
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