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THX 1138 (1971) 6.8
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Metascore: 75/100
Reviews: 180 user | 101 critic | 8 from Metacritic.com Set in the 25th century, the story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society. Director:George Lucas |
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In an undefined future, a dystopian underground society is oriented to production and consumption in the malls. The population is controlled by drugs and people do not feel affection or sympathy for others. Sexual intercourse is absolutely forbidden and roommates are chosen by a computer. Faceless androids are responsible for the surveillance of the behavior of the dwellers and people pray in Unichapels for their god OMM 0910 that responds through recorded electronic messages. The worker THX 1138 handles radioactive materials in a factory and lives with his roommate LUH 3417. When she decides to stop using drugs, she becomes lucid and replaces the drugs of her partner for harmless pills. THX becomes emotional again and falls in love with LUH. He plans to escape with LUH to the superstructure, where they expect to live in freedom. But when SEN 5241 manipulates the computer to live with THX, he reports a complaint to the authorities and SEN is arrested. When THX commits a mistake in his... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 March 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
L'uomo che fuggì dal futuro See more »Filming Locations:
One Maritime Plaza, Financial District, San Francisco, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$777,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Male voice (medicine cabinet): What's wrong?
THX 1138: Nothing. Nothing really. I just feel that I need something stronger.
Male voice (medicine cabinet): If you have a problem, don't hesitate to ask for assistance.
THX 1138: Yes, thank you, I'll be alright.
Male voice (medicine cabinet): Call 3485...
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To provide the large number of extras required, George Lucas contacted the Synanon drug rehabilitation facility. He found many recovering drug users who were required to be shaved bald for the drug program anyway. See more »Goofs
At the end of the car chase, the view from within the car shows it sliding into the scaffolding and the right side of the car hitting first. But the next shot from outside the car shows the car sliding into the scaffolding with the left side of it hitting the scaffolding first. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Male voice (medicine cabinet): What's wrong?
THX 1138: Nothing. Nothing really. I just feel that I need something stronger.
Male voice (medicine cabinet): If you have a problem, don't hesitate to ask for assistance.
THX 1138: Yes, thank you, I'll be alright.
Male voice (medicine cabinet): Call 3485...
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I'm going to keep it simple..."THX-1138" is no doubt, one of the best sci-fi films ever...and probably one of the most important...it's a strong contender to Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey", and "THX-1138" could easily be a sequel to "2001".
Personally, I think that George Lucas should've went into this direction instead of the direction he chose with his "Star Wars" films, which, many (legions of geeks) would argue, is his best work. But "THX-1138" is significantly a different kind of film experience altogether.
It's not overblown, or over budget, and it doesn't feature any cloyingly cute or overtly annoying characters to make millions of dollars to merchandise. I can't imagine a Robert Duvall "THX-1138" action figure, but if this film was made after "Star Wars" instead, trust me, Lucas would have probably sold it.
Lucas has made a fortune from a franchise of sci-fi films, that are silly and repetitive of themselves, but with "THX-1138", his first film he managed to create something that he has never come close to doing again. If it wasn't for the style, design and fx of this film THERE WOULD BE NO STAR WARS FILMS PERIOD.
It's a shame this film, even after the release of the director's cut, some thirty odd years later, is still underrated and overlooked. Maybe now that it's on DVD, it will find a new larger audience of appreciative fans.
I still prefer the original version over the director's cut, but I still love this film.
BE HAPPY...BUY MORE...this film is a must see!!!