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The Omega Man

  • 19711971
  • PGPG
  • 1h 38m
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Biological war has decimated life on Earth. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets foraging for supplies.Biological war has decimated life on Earth. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets foraging for supplies.Biological war has decimated life on Earth. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets foraging for supplies.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
31K
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POPULARITY
4,141
1,935
  • Director
    • Boris Sagal
  • Writers
    • John William Corrington(screenplay)
    • Joyce Hooper Corrington(screenplay)
    • Richard Matheson(novel "I Am Legend")
  • Stars
    • Charlton Heston
    • Anthony Zerbe
    • Rosalind Cash
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  • Director
    • Boris Sagal
  • Writers
    • John William Corrington(screenplay)
    • Joyce Hooper Corrington(screenplay)
    • Richard Matheson(novel "I Am Legend")
  • Stars
    • Charlton Heston
    • Anthony Zerbe
    • Rosalind Cash
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    • 255User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Charlton Heston
    Charlton Heston
    • Nevilleas Neville
    Anthony Zerbe
    Anthony Zerbe
    • Matthiasas Matthias
    Rosalind Cash
    Rosalind Cash
    • Lisaas Lisa
    Paul Koslo
    Paul Koslo
    • Dutchas Dutch
    Eric Laneuville
    Eric Laneuville
    • Richieas Richie
    Lincoln Kilpatrick
    Lincoln Kilpatrick
    • Zacharyas Zachary
    Jill Giraldi
    • Little Girlas Little Girl
    Anna Aries
    • Woman in Cemetery Cryptas Woman in Cemetery Crypt
    • (scenes deleted)
    Brian Tochi
    Brian Tochi
    • Tommyas Tommy
    DeVeren Bookwalter
    DeVeren Bookwalter
    • Family Memberas Family Member
    • (as De Veren Bookwalter)
    John Dierkes
    John Dierkes
    • Family Memberas Family Member
    Monika Henreid
    Monika Henreid
    • Family Memberas Family Member
    Linda Redfearn
    Linda Redfearn
    • Family Memberas Family Member
    Forrest Wood
    • Family Memberas Family Member
    Rachel Benson
    • Family Memberas Family Member
    • (uncredited)
    Stewart East
    Stewart East
    • Family Memberas Family Member
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Goldstein
    • Last Boyas Last Boy
    • (uncredited)
    William Henry
    William Henry
    • Stricken Manas Stricken Man
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Boris Sagal
    • Writers
      • John William Corrington(screenplay)
      • Joyce Hooper Corrington(screenplay)
      • Richard Matheson(novel "I Am Legend")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The production company wanted a locale that looked like an abandoned metropolitan area, but it was too costly to build. The producer drove through downtown Los Angeles one weekend and discovered there were no shoppers, so the majority of the film's exteriors were shot there on weekends.
    • Goofs
      In a city supposedly laid waste, Neville has to resort to running a generator any time he requires electricity. He does so to power his apartment; he does so to power up the projector inside the cinema when he goes to watch the film. But this city with no surviving infrastructure (in the opening scenes, as he's driving around in the red convertible), all the traffic lights are powered up.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      [the last man on Earth wrecks his car]

      Neville: There's never a cop around when you need one.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a 2-minute cold open with no logos or credits. The Warner Bros. logo comes on at the two-minute mark, followed by the opening credits.
    • Alternate versions
      In the common version of this film, the scene where Richie tells Neville that he should either kill the Family or cure them takes place inside Neville's apartment. In an alternate version, the scene takes place on the rooftop, where Neville has a large water tank and a .50 caliber machine gun.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Last Man Alive (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme from A Summer Place
      Music by Max Steiner

      Performed by The Ron Grainer Orchestra

    User reviews255

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    Now playing: "The Night Creatures"
    One of these days soon we will see another remake of Richard Matheson's seminal Horror novella. If we do, I hope the marquee will read: "I Am Legend." This should be done for no other reason than to make it easier for Sci-Fi nerds to argue and champion their personal favorite. But I have this feeling the producers will take the easy way out.

    Boris Sagal, the veteran television director, who died under the most grisly of circumstances--he walked into a helicopter blade--helms a brilliant adaptation of the book. Sure, they changed the vampires into psychotic albinos. And they also injected a heavy dose of the Seventies counter-culture. But the essential themes resist the tampering by the new screenwriters and remain solid story chestnuts. No one handles a weapon with such verve as Mr. Heston. He fires at random and generally hits something. Always a good approach in this type of movie. I enjoy his conversations with Caesar's bust in his "Honky paradise". The sculptures and paintings on the walls are actual reproductions of the immortals they represent. Also, check out the art work on the back of "Dutch's" jacket. It packs a wallop. Ron Grainer's score is legendary and has a elegiac feel punctuated by strange sounds from obscure instruments. The action scenes rival the best. Catch Heston's despair and loneliness when he jogs by a large office building along side a reflecting pool. Every scene is chock full of memorable lines and quirky bits of business. The bodies of the dead pop up randomly with a wild note on the soundtrack. There is a brief nude scene that for once fits into the plot. A standing ovation is in order for anyone left alive.
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    • May 31, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 1, 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • HBOMAX
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • I Am Legend
    • Filming locations
      • South Flower Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Walter Seltzer Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,720,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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