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The Omega Man

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Original title

The Omega Man

Year

1971

Running time

98 min.

Country

United States

Director

Boris Sagal

Screenwriter

John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington, William Peter Blatty. Novel: Richard Matheson

Cast

Music

Ron Grainer

Cinematography

Russell Metty

Producer

Warner Bros.

Genre

Sci-Fi. Thriller | Post-apocalyptic Future. Remake

Movie Groups

Richard Matheson Adaptations

Synopsis

Robert Neville, a doctor,due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people calling themselves "The Family". The plague has caused them to become sensitive to light, as well as homicidally psychotic. They believe science and technology to be the cause of the war and their punishment, and Neville, as the last symbol of science, the old world, and a "user of the wheel", must die. Neville, using electricty, machinery, and science attempts to hold them at bay.

Critics' reviews

"It's not the plot that disappoints, it's the poor dialogue between action sequences. Sadly another film to file under not as good as the book."

Ian Nathan: Empire
"Not bad, but far from a classic."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"If nothing else, 'The Omega Man' remains worth seeing for its remarkable shots of Heston wandering through an abandoned metropolis."

Keith Phipps: AV Club
"The ghouls are a little too ridiculous to quite fulfill their function in the movie. They make all the wrong decisions, are incompetent and ill-coordinated. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Thrust of the well-written story [adapted from Richard Matheson's novel] is Heston's running battle with deranged survivors headed by Anthony Zerbe."

Variety Staff: Variety
"Peppered with some sharp, even amusing dialogue, the story temporarily shelves the heavy allegory and slips into good, slam-bang suspense. But it doesn't last."

Howard Thompson: The New York Times
"Badly dated and clumsily allegorical, 'The Omega Man' has some fairly interesting moments, the most memorable being the view of a devastated, empty downtown Los Angeles."

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The Omega Man

1971

Boris Sagal

5.8

(5,764)