Brave New World (1980) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Burt Brinckerhoff

Writers:

Doran William Cannon (adaptation)
Aldous Huxley (novel)

Release Date:

7 March 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In a future society based on pleasure without moral worries, love is prohibited but casual sex, now called 'engaging'...

Plot Keywords:

Cloning | Future | Pleasure | Totalitarianism | Poet

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Julie Cobb	...	Linda Lysenko
Bud Cort	...	Bernard Marx
Keir Dullea	...	Thomas Grambell
Ron O'Neal	...	Mustapha Mond
Marcia Strassman	...	Lenina Disney
Kristoffer Tabori	...	John Savage
Dick Anthony Williams	...	Helmholz Watson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jonelle Allen	...	Fanny Crowne
Jeanetta Arnette	...	Dwightina
Casey Biggs	...	Beta lighthouse guard
Reb Brown	...	Henry
Tara Buckman	...	Alpha Teacher
Nigel Bullard	...	Plant Manager
Shane Butterworth
Lee Chamberlin	...	Head Nanny Nurse
Sam Chew Jr.	...	Chief Dispenser
Beatrice Colen	...	Gamma Female
Patrick Cronin	...	Gamma Male
Valerie Curtin	...	Chief Warden Stelina Shell
Jeff Doucette	...	Cosmetization Technician
Peter Elbling	...	Darwin Bonaparte
Marneen Fields	...	Futuristic Factory Worker
Aron Kincaid	...	J. Edgar Millhouse
Susan Krebs	...	Anita Shapely
Carole Mallory	...	Miss Trotsky
Tricia O'Neil	...	Maoina Krupps
Victoria Racimo	...	Beta Teacher
Dee Dee Rescher	...	Neighbor Woman
Murray Salem	...	Chief Engineer
Delia Salvi	...	High Priestess
Delos V. Smith Jr.

Runtime:

USA:180 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Universal TV

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Demolition Man (1993)

All too likely to be realistic

I am not going to pretend this is my favourite film of all time, but it was a good, clear version of the excellent book.

The film looks dated and would be boring for some. But those who are interested in what might happen to the human race should check this out. This idea is the most likely to come true of all possible fates of humans.

The acting is in places 2-dimensional, but this is usually only when portraying characters who are themselves 2-dimensional, such as Lenina, Linda and Thomas.

The three more interesting and deeper characters of Bernard, John and Mustapha are portrayed well and all change dramatically and believably as the story unwinds.

Not a funny, thrilling or exciting film but a clear film that makes you think.