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LA 2017

  • Episode aired Jan 15, 1971
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 14m
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6.7/10
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The Name of the Game (1968)
AdventureSci-Fi

Glenn Howard, while driving to a Pollution Summit meeting, falls unconscious and finds himself somehow in the future year 2017 where remaining society lives underground due to contaminated a... Read allGlenn Howard, while driving to a Pollution Summit meeting, falls unconscious and finds himself somehow in the future year 2017 where remaining society lives underground due to contaminated air. Can he somehow return to 1971?Glenn Howard, while driving to a Pollution Summit meeting, falls unconscious and finds himself somehow in the future year 2017 where remaining society lives underground due to contaminated air. Can he somehow return to 1971?

  • Director
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Writer
    • Philip Wylie
  • Stars
    • Gene Barry
    • Barry Sullivan
    • Edmond O'Brien
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    309
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writer
      • Philip Wylie
    • Stars
      • Gene Barry
      • Barry Sullivan
      • Edmond O'Brien
    • 7User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Geoffrey Lewis in LA 2017 (1971)
    Gene Barry, Severn Darden, and Barry Sullivan in LA 2017 (1971)
    Gene Barry and Michael C. Gwynne in LA 2017 (1971)
    Gene Barry and Paul Stewart in LA 2017 (1971)
    Gloria Manon, Stuart Nisbet, and Jason Wingreen in LA 2017 (1971)
    Michael C. Gwynne in LA 2017 (1971)
    Gene Barry, Gloria Manon, Stuart Nisbet, Paul Stewart, and Jason Wingreen in LA 2017 (1971)
    Regis Cordic in LA 2017 (1971)
    Gene Barry and Barry Sullivan in LA 2017 (1971)
    Barry Sullivan in LA 2017 (1971)
    Barry Sullivan in LA 2017 (1971)
    Gene Barry in LA 2017 (1971)

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    Gene Barry
    Gene Barry
    • Glenn Howard
    Barry Sullivan
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    • Dane Bigelow
    Edmond O'Brien
    Edmond O'Brien
    • John Bergman
    Severn Darden
    Severn Darden
    • Cameron
    Paul Stewart
    Paul Stewart
    • Dr. Rubias
    Louise Latham
    Louise Latham
    • Helen Bigelow
    Sharon Farrell
    Sharon Farrell
    • Sandrelle
    Regis Cordic
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    • Chairman Walt
    • (as Regis J. Cordic)
    Michael C. Gwynne
    Michael C. Gwynne
    • Dr. Parker
    Gloria Manon
    • Dr. Arnold
    Jason Wingreen
    Jason Wingreen
    • Hammond
    Stuart Nisbet
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    • Dr. Simmons
    Geoffrey Lewis
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    • Bates
    Phil Montgomery
    • Keeger
    Alicia Bond
    • Dr. Barton
    Sarah Lord
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    Stephen Karpf
    • Karpf
    • (as Stephen Louis Karpf)
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writer
      • Philip Wylie
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      This was Philip Wylie's final work as a writer before his death on October 25, 1971 at the age of 69.
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    User reviews7

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    6/10
    Worth seeing...but VERY flawed.
    "LA 2017" is an episode of the anthology series "The Name of the Game". Why I watched this particular episode is that it was directed by a very young Steven Spielberg. I've seen a few of his early TV directorial efforts...such as "Night Gallery" and "Duel" and I was curious to see what the rest of his early stuff was like. Well, in this case it was rough...though I think most of the blame for this is the budget and run time. If it were longer and higher budgeted, it might have been a terrific episode.

    Glenn Howard (Gene Barry) is driving when he suddenly has an accident. When he awakens, he's taken by folks in hazmat suits to some underground lair. When he awakens, he learns that it's no longer 1971...but 2017 and no one knows how this happened. But what Glenn does know is that this future world really sucks! Most of the people on Earth have died as a result of an ecological disaster...and the remaining ones live underground and are ruled by a fascist corporation. He's not thrilled by these folks and soon gravitates to the underground...a movement pushing to change society.

    While I like the general style of the story, I was annoyed by two things. First, instead of showing what happened in the future, the story spends a lot of time TALKING about what happened...a cheap way to make a shorter story. Second, the ending, while it did make sense, also was VERY disappointing...much like the end of "The Wizard of Oz". While it worked in the 1939 film, here the ending seemed like a cop-out...a way to try to wrap everything together neatly at the end...even if it isn't satisfying. I really think the story would have worked as a pilot for a series...and the story clearly needed series length.

    Overall, the acting isn't bad and the story has some very interesting elements. But it's badly in need of a reworking...and could have been a lot better.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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