FeaturePG1973·97m·6.9

Soylent Green

It's the year 2022. People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need Soylent Green.

Science FictionCrimeMystery

In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.

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Cast

Charlton Heston

Detective Robert Thorn

Leigh Taylor-Young

Shirl

Chuck Connors

Tab Fielding

Joseph Cotten

William R. Simonson

Brock Peters

Chief Hatcher

Paula Kelly

Martha Phillips

Edward G. Robinson

Sol Roth

Stephen Young

Gilbert

Mike Henry

Kulozik

Lincoln Kilpatrick

The Priest

Roy Jenson

Donovan

Leonard Stone

Charles

Whit Bissell

Gov. Santini

Celia Lovsky

The Exchange Leader

Dick Van Patten

Usher #1

Morgan Farley

Book #1

John Barclay

Book #2

Belle Mitchell

Book #3

Cyril Delevanti

Book #4

Faith Quabius

Attendant

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English, Spanish
Budget
Revenue
$3.6M
Age rating
PG
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Crew

Director

Richard Fleischer

Writers

Stanley R. Greenberg, Harry Harrison

Richard H. Kline

Director of Photography

Samuel E. Beetley

Editor

Pat Barto

Costume Design

Fred Myrow

Original Music Composer

Gallery

Reviews

Crazypiglady

12/31/2022

4.0

This story takes place in the bleak future of 2022 but it feels very much like 1973. There are some moments of inspiration but a number of tricks have been missed in imagining a dystopian future, notably race, gender and technology. I know that dystopia is supposed to be worse but it looks rather like 1973 instead of an degraded 2022. The story is good but almost everything else is dated. As such, it seems it may benefit from a remake but I think the reason it hasn't been remade is probably because it has actually be rebooted a number of times in other films and its actually a fairly simple plot.