Movie Cosmos - Soylent Green

Description:

In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.

Top Cast >

Charlton Heston

As Detective Robert Thorn

Leigh Taylor-Young

As Shirl

Chuck Connors

As Tab Fielding

Joseph Cotten

As William R. Simonson

Brock Peters

As Chief Hatcher

Paula Kelly

As Martha Phillips

Edward G. Robinson

As Sol Roth

Stephen Young

As Gilbert

Mike Henry

As Kulozik

Lincoln Kilpatrick

As The Priest

Roy Jenson

As Donovan

Leonard Stone

As Charles

Whit Bissell

As Gov. Santini

Celia Lovsky

As The Exchange Leader

Dick Van Patten

As Usher #1

Morgan Farley

As Book #1

John Barclay

As Book #2

Belle Mitchell

As Book #3

Cyril Delevanti

As Book #4

Faith Quabius

As Attendant

Jane Dulo

As Mrs. Santini

John Dennis

As Wagner

Jan Bradley

As Bandana Woman

Carlos Romero

As New Tenant

Pat Houtchens

As Fat Guard

Joyce Williams

As The Furniture Girls

Erica Hagen

As The Furniture Girls

Beverly Gill

As The Furniture Girls

Suesie Eejima

As The Furniture Girls

Cheri Howell

As The Furniture Girls

Kathy Silva

As The Furniture Girls

Jennifer King

As The Furniture Girls

Marion Charles

As The Furniture Girls

Molly Dodd

As Soylent Yellow Seller (uncredited)

Gwen Farrell

As Woman in Confessional Line (uncredited)

Bern Hoffman

As Plastics Seller (uncredited)

Robert Ito

As Shoe Seller (uncredited)

Nora Marlowe

As Soylent Crumbs Seller (uncredited)

Ida Mae McKenzie

As Woman Calling for Revolution (uncredited)

Richard Sterne

As TV Announcer (uncredited)

Jeff Winkless

As Suicide Parlor Attendant (uncredited)

Tim Herbert

As Brady

Forrest Wood

As Attendent

Top Crew >

Richard Fleischer

Director

Reviews:

Crazypiglady (4/10)

This story takes place in the bleak future of 2022 but it feels very much like 1973. There are some moments of inspiration but a number of tricks have been missed in imagining a dystopian future, notably race, gender and technology. I know that dystopia is supposed to be worse but it looks rather like 1973 instead of an degraded 2022. The story is good but almost everything else is dated. As such, it seems it may benefit from a remake but I think the reason it hasn't been remade is probably because it has actually be rebooted a number of times in other films and its actually a fairly simple plot.

2022-12-31