A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.
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- Trivia(at around 33 mins) The scene where Thorn and Roth share a meal of fresh food was not originally in the script, but was ad-libbed by Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson at director Richard Fleischer's request.
- Goofs(at around 9 mins) The piece of meat Shirl buys for Simonson is clearly not the same piece Thorn unwraps in front of Sol (at around 23 mins).
- Quotes
Sol: [Thorn is seeing the beautiful images shown in Sol's euthanasia chamber] Can you see it?
Det. Thorn: [choked up] Yes...
Sol: Isn't it beautiful?
Det. Thorn: Oh, yes...
Sol: I told you.
Det. Thorn: [humbly] How could I know? How could I... how could I ever imagine?
- Alternate versionsDeleted scene: When Tab Fielding (Chuck Connors) goes shopping with Shirl, he is mugged, and wins the fight. This scene was filmed, but deleted.
- ConnectionsEdited from Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
- SoundtracksSymphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op.74: 'Pathetique': I. Adagio - Allegro non Troppo
(uncredited)
By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Classic...
"Soylent Green" is a Mystery - Sci-Fi movie in which we watch a police officer in the future searching for the truth behind a big corporation that controls everything and people have to follow.
I found this movie very interesting since it had a simple but very mysterious plot that made it even more interesting, and it was based on a clever idea. If we consider that "Soylent Green" was released on 1973 then we can understand how unique and innovative was for that time. The interpretation of Charlton Heston who played as Detective Thorn was absolutely amazing and he made the difference. Some other interpretations that have to be mentioned were Edward G. Robinson's who played as Sol Roth and Leigh Taylor-Young's who played as Shirl. In conclusion, I have to say that "Soylent Green" is a nice movie and it is considered a classic so, I recommend you to watch it.
I found this movie very interesting since it had a simple but very mysterious plot that made it even more interesting, and it was based on a clever idea. If we consider that "Soylent Green" was released on 1973 then we can understand how unique and innovative was for that time. The interpretation of Charlton Heston who played as Detective Thorn was absolutely amazing and he made the difference. Some other interpretations that have to be mentioned were Edward G. Robinson's who played as Sol Roth and Leigh Taylor-Young's who played as Shirl. In conclusion, I have to say that "Soylent Green" is a nice movie and it is considered a classic so, I recommend you to watch it.
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- Make Room! Make Room!
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- Chevron Refinery Power Generating Station, 300 Vista del Mar, El Segundo, California, USA(Soylent factory Exterior)
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- $4,000,000 (estimated)
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- $210
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