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2000 Years Later

  • 1969
  • R
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
44
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2000 Years Later (1969)
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A satirical film on fads in the US. A TV host on a late night show tries to convince his televiewers that they should return to Rome and Roman ways. Depicts in a semi-realistic manner what c... Read allA satirical film on fads in the US. A TV host on a late night show tries to convince his televiewers that they should return to Rome and Roman ways. Depicts in a semi-realistic manner what could happen if the latest America fad became Reditus Ad Roma, a Return to Rome. Launched a... Read allA satirical film on fads in the US. A TV host on a late night show tries to convince his televiewers that they should return to Rome and Roman ways. Depicts in a semi-realistic manner what could happen if the latest America fad became Reditus Ad Roma, a Return to Rome. Launched as a gimmick by a late night TV show, the International Culture Hour, the fad catches on fa... Read all

  • Director
    • Bert Tenzer
  • Writer
    • Bert Tenzer
  • Stars
    • Terry-Thomas
    • Edward Everett Horton
    • Pat Harrington Jr.
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    44
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bert Tenzer
    • Writer
      • Bert Tenzer
    • Stars
      • Terry-Thomas
      • Edward Everett Horton
      • Pat Harrington Jr.
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Terry-Thomas
    Terry-Thomas
    • Goodwyn
    Edward Everett Horton
    Edward Everett Horton
    • Evermore
    Pat Harrington Jr.
    Pat Harrington Jr.
    • Franchot
    Lisa Seagram
    Lisa Seagram
    • Cindy
    John Abbott
    John Abbott
    • Gregorius
    John Myhers
    • Air Force General
    Tom Melody
    • Senator
    Myrna Ross
    • Miss Forever
    Monti Rock III
    • Tomorrow's Leader
    Murray Roman
    Murray Roman
    • Superdude
    Michael Christian
    Michael Christian
    • The Piston Kid
    Casey Kasem
    Casey Kasem
    • Disk Jockey
    Bert Tenzer
    • Mercury's Voice
    Rudi Gernreich
    • Self
    Tony Gardner
    • The Piston Kid's Time Keeper
    Buddy Lewis
    • Violin Player - fourth from left
    Milton Parsons
    Milton Parsons
    • Man wearing Bowler Hat in TV Control Room
    Michael Selinsky
    • Autoharp Player
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    • Director
      • Bert Tenzer
    • Writer
      • Bert Tenzer
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      Final film of Myrna Ross.
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      Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 7 (2002)

    User reviews5

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    8/10
    Totally bizarre - but there is a meaning there!
    If you like weird movies from the 60s, then this is probably as weird as they come. One scene starts, then it's suddenly chopped off and another begins, in a totally different setting with completely different characters doing completely different things. Some scenes might last just 5 or 10 seconds. A lot of interesting real-life footage or old movie clips are also interspersed throughout the story. It continues in this way pretty much throughout.

    The cast of characters is interesting to say the least. The majority are extras, ranging from young people in their late teens/early 20s portraying hippies or bikers, to middle aged, middle-class people hosting orgies in their homes. We also have a couple of well-known actors or personalities - Kasey Kasem, Terry-Thomas and an elderly Edward Everett Horton, who died the year after this movie was made (you might remember his voice from his narration of the Fractured Fairy Tales section in the Rocky and Bullwinkle show).

    The movie is chock-full of extremely cheap and amateur visual effects. Some examples include a man in a chariot which was quite clearly a toy. A light in the sky was a sparkler. An explosion was very obviously a jug of milk poured into a container of water - evident by the drips of water pouring out of the container.

    And not to mention the music, which is as bizarre as the rest of the film.

    As for the story: it basically begins when a Roman warrior is transported into the future (ie 1969) via way of a "spinnin', pulsatin', GY-ratin'" light over Los Angeles which is starting riots all over the city. A TV variety show (one of the most bizarre, free-form shows I've seen, mind you) grabs him as a special guest and he becomes more and more exploited by the cast and other special guests as the show progresses.

    It took me a good 13 years of repeated watching to get over the actual novelty and sheer fun of watching this movie to realise there was a message in there. I believe it is basically a commentary on materialism and how it ruins our society and its values. A message just as poignant (if not more poignant) today.

    Movies like this (that weren't even released on video, let alone DVD) don't get shown on TV much, if at all, anymore, which is a real shame. A critically-acclaimed movie it definitely ain't, but when appreciated for its merits, it's a very interesting time capsule but with a modern message. I congratulate and thank Bert Tenzer for his amazing creativity which resulted in this film.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 1972 (Turkey)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Reditum Ad Roma
    • Filming locations
      • Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros./Seven Arts
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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