I just saw Soylent Green for the first time...

[bookfreak]

It was on the other night (the ultra-super-duper late movie). Its only like 30 years old or so and I finally saw it.

I remember hearing the title off and on over the years but I had no clue what it was about. And now I know.


Soylent Green is people!;(

Pretty freaky....

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. The point of the film, I think

is that the government lied to the people, telling them that the soylent factories and the environment around them was really fine and ok.....

[Spinzonner]

2. Personally, I think

The Omega Man was a much worse Heston film

But the ending is satisfying for a DU'er

[R Hickey]

3. Solyent Green was originally a book called "Make Room, Make Room"

Written by Harry Harrison. Harry Harrison also wrote the Science Fiction series "The Stainless Steel Rat." Which was a very entertaining SF novel, with many sequels.

Some of Harry Harrison's books portray the future quite accurately.

[soothsayer]

4. I saw that as a kid, and what I remember vividly was his dad

savoring that little piece of steak, and some kind of jam or jelly or marmelade or something.

[asthmaticeog]

5. SPOILER:

It's made out of people. :P

[dumpster_baby]

6. No, that is wrong! It is more like this: "Soylent Green is PEEEE-PUULLL!"

eom

[dryan]

7. Heard Harrison once...

The Orlando Science center had a series featuring science fiction writers and Harrison was a guest. He was great!

[terrya]

8. I was taken with the scene when Edward G. Robinson's character..

voluntarily commits suicide. Before he dies, he sees images of how the world used to look like. It's a pretty good scene, actually.

[DelawareValleyDem]

9. Poignant Scene

and Robinson's last film appearance.