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THX 1138

  • 19711971
  • GPGP
  • 1h 26m
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6.7/10
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THX 1138 (1971)
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In the 25th century, a time when people have designations instead of names, a man, THX 1138, and a woman, LUH 3417, rebel against their rigidly-controlled society.In the 25th century, a time when people have designations instead of names, a man, THX 1138, and a woman, LUH 3417, rebel against their rigidly-controlled society.In the 25th century, a time when people have designations instead of names, a man, THX 1138, and a woman, LUH 3417, rebel against their rigidly-controlled society.

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52K
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    • George Lucas
    • George Lucas(story by)
    • Walter Murch(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Robert Duvall
    • Donald Pleasence
    • Don Pedro Colley
    • George Lucas
    • George Lucas(story by)
    • Walter Murch(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Robert Duvall
    • Donald Pleasence
    • Don Pedro Colley
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    • 258User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
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    Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, and Don Pedro Colley in THX 1138 (1971)
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    Robert Duvall and Maggie McOmie in THX 1138 (1971)

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    Robert Duvall
    Robert Duvall
    • THX
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • SEN
    Don Pedro Colley
    Don Pedro Colley
    • SRT
    Maggie McOmie
    Maggie McOmie
    • LUH
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    • PTO
    Marshall Efron
    Marshall Efron
    • TWA
    Sid Haig
    Sid Haig
    • NCH
    John Pearce
    John Pearce
    • DWY
    Irene Cagen
    • IMM
    • (as Irene Forrest)
    Gary Alan Marsh
    • CAM
    John Seaton
    • OUE
    Eugene I. Stillman
    • JOT
    Jack Walsh
    • TRG
    • (as Raymond J. Walsh)
    Mark Lawhead
    • Shell Dweller
    Robert Feero
    Robert Feero
    • Chrome Robot
    Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
    Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
    • Chrome Robot
    Claudette Bessing
    • ELC
    Susan Stroh
    • Control Officer
    • (as Susan Baldwin)
      • George Lucas
      • George Lucas(story by) (screenplay by)
      • Walter Murch(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      George Lucas apparently named the film after his San Francisco telephone number, 849-1138, the letters THX correspond to letters found on the buttons 8, 4, and 9.
    • Goofs
      During the chase scene at the end, it is shown on one monitor that the THX budget is 3,410 units over the budget of 14,000 units (24%). A voice had stated earlier that accounts are to be terminated when they exceed their original budget by 5%. When the account/chase is terminated, we hear a voice say that the THX project is 6% over budget, which would be 840 units, not 3,410.
    • Quotes

      OMM: Let us be thankful we have commerce. Buy more. Buy more now. Buy. And be happy.

    • Crazy credits
      The Warner Bros. logo is preceded by a trailer for a Buck Rogers serial (or in early versions, a one-minute scene from Things to Come (1936)).
    • Alternate versions
      There are technically three versions of this movie:
      • The original version released in 1971. This version has not been released on any home media.
      • The 1977 restored version, released after the success of Tähtien sota (1977), which reincorporated 4 minutes cut by Warner Bros. from the original release. This version was later released on VHS and laserdisc.
      • The 2004 George Lucas Director's Cut, which had many scenes revised using CGI, and some new shots added in by Lucas. This was later released on DVD and Blu-ray.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Elevator Music
      (uncredited)

      from the He kohtasivat sateessa (1956) score

      Composed by Franz Waxman

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    9/10
    the first Lucas - a visionary sci-fi movie
    The first big screen commercial film of George Lucas 'THX 1138' is now back in a re-made production. I did not yet form a clear opinion about directors re-visiting their films decades after the original production. It's certainly their right to do it, but I cannot refrain from suspecting that this shows some sort of dilution of their creative force. In other words, I would rather prefer George Lucas doing something completely new, rather then re-doing old films of his.

    However, 'THX 1138' is a visionary movie, almost a masterpiece. I liked it. It is one of the first Orwellian films in describing a world of the future controlled by an omni-present mind-control machine. These theme means a lot of me, and for many people who have spent part of their lives in a system that tried to create 'a new man' by using a system of control and repression that was targeting towards suppression of individual freedom and personality. What is however very strong in 'THX 1138' is the visual quality of the world created by Lucas. This is what cinema is for, this is what real art is about - creating a new world from existing materials, transporting the viewers in an alternate world of the future using the cinema art means. Although realized about 20 years before computer graphics in films, the vision is fresh and impressing.

    An ageless Robert Duvall does here one of the best roles of his career. Donald Pleasance is a very good counter-part. I liked very much Maggie McOmie, how does it come that this film did not launch her in a star career? It actually looks like this is the only film she did, according to IMDb.

    The extra features on the DVD are interesting and bring a lot of new information for fans of science fiction, of the 70s films and of Lucas. The film itself gets 9 out of 10 on my personal scale.
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    • Release date
      • March 11, 1971 (United States)
      • United States
      • Lucasfilm Ltd. (United States)
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • BART Operations Control Center - 101 Eighth Street, Oakland, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • American Zoetrope
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 1 hour 26 minutes
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