Soylent Green

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Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)
Rating: PG
Running Time: 87 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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New York City in the year 2022 the population is over 40 million. Without enough food to feed the masses--most of it must be manufactured in local factories. The dinner choices are between Soylent Blue, Soylent Yellow, or Soylent Green. When William Simonson an executive in the Soylent Company, is found murdered, police detective Thorn is sent in to investigate the case. As he delves deeper into his investigation he uncovers another dark secret-- the heinous truth behind the real ingredients of Soylent Green.
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rating July 31, 2003
The Omega Man and Soylent Green, along with Planet of the Apes, form Charlton Heston's great Nixon-era apocalypse trilogy. In these movies, he's the ugly American stranded in a futuristic dystopia where his tough-guy act won't protect him anymore. And although neither of these flicks features a single damn dirty ape, they're sci-fi classics in their own right. The 1971 Omega Man, clearly a key inspiration for 28 Days Later, stars Heston as the survivor of a germ-warfare apocalypse, battling the… Continued