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Posted: 6/22/2017 9:56:52 PM EDT
Remember seeing this as a kid, so I got it at the library the other night:
It’s held up pretty well, considering. Year is supposed to be 2022, which must have seemed like forever from 1973 (I know, I was around then  ). NYC population is supposed to be 80 million (sorry, AlGore, it’s not underwater  ).
Was watching the “About” in the extras reel. Based on a short story by Harry Harrison (Make room! Make room!), and they were talking about Thomas Robert Malthus: an increase in a nation's food production improved thewell-being of the populace, but the improvement was temporary because it led to population growth, which in turn restored the original per capita production level. In other words, mankind had a propensity to utilize abundance for population growth rather than for maintaining a high standard of living  Tho so far, we’re doing a pretty good job of killing each other off, and families of 6+ children have become pretty rare, at least in the developed world. So it looks like we aren’t on track to starve or to have to start eating each other in the next five years.
Still & all, it really still is a great flick; they did a good job of capturing the crowding & the non-stop heat. Last one for Edward G. Robinson, too.  The scene in the suicide studio is still pretty powerful; apparently Edward G. Robinson's wife would come by every day to make sure he was okay, but she wouldn't come during the filming of that scene. 
And of course you know about Soylent drink. Plant-based, don'tchano.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 10:14:15 PM EDT
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Soylent Green is people!
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Posted: 6/22/2017 10:17:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/22/2017 10:18:42 PM EDT
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Edward G. Robinson's last movie.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 10:44:57 PM EDT
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Great movie!
One of the first movies I remember seeing. It was a double feature with West World. Good times! I remember playing the video game that was featured in the movie too. A local gun shop / arcade (true story) had one but it was purple metallic color. A few years ago, I found these on Think Geek... Good for a few laughs...  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 10:49:51 PM EDT
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Great flick.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 10:50:25 PM EDT
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I have it on DVD. Great movie.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 10:54:13 PM EDT
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Saw it with WestWorld at a drive in way back then.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 10:56:59 PM EDT
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Saw it with WestWorld at a drive in way back then. Do drive ins even exist anymore?  Been meaning to go to one, just for old-time kix. 
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Posted: 6/22/2017 10:57:26 PM EDT
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Saw it with WestWorld at a drive in way back then. Do drive ins even exist anymore? |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:01:19 PM EDT
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Many kittens were lost in the summer of 1973...
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:06:45 PM EDT
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Many kittens were lost in the summer of 1973... 
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:07:33 PM EDT
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Edward G. Robinson's last movie. |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:10:41 PM EDT
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FPNI
Saw it at a drive in as well. Westworld also, but I can't remember if it was a double feature or on different occassions. Saw the orignal Planet of the Apes at a drive in to. When the gorillas first appeared out of the cornfields, it scared the crap out me. Kept hiding behind the back seat of the station wagon (yeah, I'm that old now), bobbing up and down sneaking peeks.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:10:49 PM EDT
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Saw it with WestWorld at a drive in way back then. Do drive ins even exist anymore? |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:12:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:21:00 PM EDT
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Good movie, thought I had it on DVD.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:21:39 PM EDT
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I've heard that Robinson knew he was dying when he filmed the euthanasia scene. He died 12 days after the filming. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Edward G. Robinson's last movie.  There was a rider in his contract that he was to leave every day by five, but he would stick around anyway, even tho the director told him to go home.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:22:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryLooks more like something from Futurama.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:30:36 PM EDT
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Looks more like something from Futurama. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Looks more like something from Futurama.  How to pronounce Soylent Cola |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:39:39 PM EDT
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ETA: Shit, no people. Sorry.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:39:52 PM EDT
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Still guiding me thru life to this day
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:43:06 PM EDT
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I like the option of renting an apartment with "furniture".
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:47:16 PM EDT
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Some interesting (world population) numbers as of 2011:
Birth Rate 360,000 births per day Death Rate 151,600 people die each day So, according to those numbers, we are adding a net of 208,000-ish people to this spinning globe every day. I've never seen the movie, but it sounds like a good watch! Oh, and another interesting population related site that visualizes (simulated) births and deaths around the world:http://worldbirthsanddeaths.com/ |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:50:54 PM EDT
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One of Heston's "End of the World" Trilogy that he did in the late '60s/early '70s: Planet of the Apes, Omega Man, Soylent Green.
All three were great sci-fi at the time, but Soylent Green is laughably dated when it comes to predicting the future. Having said that, it's a pretty accurate example of how the Enviro-Doomers thought back then. |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:51:49 PM EDT
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 Soylent Green : Pledge Allegiance |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:51:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Edward G. Robinson's last movie.
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:52:31 PM EDT
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Great movie! So many good things about it..............
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:54:03 PM EDT
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can't believe no one has posted this
The Scoops are Coming!  Soylent Green. Bucket detain |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:55:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Some interesting (world population) numbers as of 2011: Birth Rate 360,000 births per day Death Rate 151,600 people die each day So, according to those numbers, we are adding a net of 208,000-ish people to this spinning globe every day. I've never seen the movie, but it sounds like a good watch! Oh, and another interesting population related site that visualizes (simulated) births and deaths around the world:http://worldbirthsanddeaths.com/ |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:56:25 PM EDT
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 Motel Hell (1980) trailer  Failed To Load Title |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:57:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Some interesting (world population) numbers as of 2011: Birth Rate 360,000 births per day Death Rate 151,600 people die each day So, according to those numbers, we are adding a net of 208,000-ish people to this spinning globe every day. I've never seen the movie, but it sounds like a good watch! Oh, and another interesting population related site that visualizes (simulated) births and deaths around the world:http://worldbirthsanddeaths.com/ |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 11:57:26 PM EDT
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can't believe no one has posted this The Scoops are Coming!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wa4U6TQlNI
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Posted: 6/23/2017 12:03:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryFarmer Vincent.
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Posted: 6/23/2017 12:10:26 AM EDT
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 soylent green - the scene In his book The Actor's Life: Journal 1956-1976, Heston wrote "He knew while we were shooting, though we did not, that he was terminally ill. He never missed an hour of work, nor was late to a call. He never was less than the consummate professional he had been all his life. I'm still haunted, though, by the knowledge that the very last scene he played in the picture, which he knew was the last day's acting he would ever do, was his death scene. I know why I was so overwhelmingly moved playing it with him.Charlton Heston on making Soylent Green with Robinson. |
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Posted: 6/23/2017 12:30:28 AM EDT
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 Soylent Green Eating Scene |
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Posted: 6/23/2017 2:07:45 AM EDT
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I collect old movie posters. I have had Soylent Green on my living room wall for decades. Great movie. Great actors.
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Posted: 6/23/2017 2:15:14 AM EDT
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Edward G. Robinson's last movie. |
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Posted: 6/23/2017 2:50:34 AM EDT
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Saw it with WestWorld at a drive in way back then. Do drive ins even exist anymore? |
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Posted: 6/23/2017 7:36:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
I've heard that Robinson knew he was dying when he filmed the euthanasia scene. He died 12 days after the filming. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Edward G. Robinson's last movie. Doing that euthanasia scene must have been tough. |
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Posted: 6/23/2017 10:01:35 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/23/2017 10:03:35 AM EDT
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ETA: Shit, no people. Sorry. Fuck, this is why I love Arfcom. Nice touch, they specify kosher salt.
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Posted: 6/23/2017 10:04:15 AM EDT
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I like the option of renting an apartment with "furniture". 
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Posted: 6/23/2017 10:06:46 AM EDT
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I love the Oakland Raiders helmets on the cops. They obviously didn't have a big budget for this one. Well, they had a cast of 300, so that's where alot of the money went. All the Soylent Green "crackers" were actually squares of wood, dyed green.
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Posted: 6/23/2017 10:08:57 AM EDT
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In his book The Actor's Life: Journal 1956-1976, Heston wrote "He knew while we were shooting, though we did not, that he was terminally ill. He never missed an hour of work, nor was late to a call. He never was less than the consummate professional he had been all his life. I'm still haunted, though, by the knowledge that the very last scene he played in the picture, which he knew was the last day's acting he would ever do, was his death scene. I know why I was so overwhelmingly moved playing it with him.Charlton Heston on making Soylent Green with Robinson. Quote HistoryQuoted:
In his book The Actor's Life: Journal 1956-1976, Heston wrote "He knew while we were shooting, though we did not, that he was terminally ill. He never missed an hour of work, nor was late to a call. He never was less than the consummate professional he had been all his life. I'm still haunted, though, by the knowledge that the very last scene he played in the picture, which he knew was the last day's acting he would ever do, was his death scene. I know why I was so overwhelmingly moved playing it with him.Charlton Heston on making Soylent Green with Robinson. Quoted:
I read that the only person on the set that he told about his illness was Charlton Heston. Doing that euthanasia scene must have been tough.
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Posted: 6/23/2017 10:09:31 AM EDT
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQNjJZFdLUThe scene, made more poignant with the knowledge that Robinson was dying and died upon completion of the movie.
In his book The Actor's Life: Journal 1956-1976, Heston wrote "He knew while we were shooting, though we did not, that he was terminally ill. He never missed an hour of work, nor was late to a call. He never was less than the consummate professional he had been all his life. I'm still haunted, though, by the knowledge that the very last scene he played in the picture, which he knew was the last day's acting he would ever do, was his death scene. I know why I was so overwhelmingly moved playing it with him.Charlton Heston on making Soylent Green with Robinson. |
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Posted: 6/23/2017 10:15:22 AM EDT
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Quote History Fucking Simpsons. Of course Groening did a takeoff of Soylent. Fucker.
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Posted: 6/23/2017 3:25:39 PM EDT
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I'm sorry, but I didn't think it was a good movie at all. I had high hopes but as I watched it they were dashed.
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Posted: 6/23/2017 3:29:46 PM EDT
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Saw it with WestWorld at a drive in way back then. Do drive ins even exist anymore? |
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Posted: 6/23/2017 11:37:29 PM EDT
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Must see. It's the first movie I watched that depicted a not so far fetched future dystopia. The Edward G Robinson scene was brutally sad. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Some interesting (world population) numbers as of 2011: Birth Rate 360,000 births per day Death Rate 151,600 people die each day So, according to those numbers, we are adding a net of 208,000-ish people to this spinning globe every day. I've never seen the movie, but it sounds like a good watch! Oh, and another interesting population related site that visualizes (simulated) births and deaths around the world:http://worldbirthsanddeaths.com/ Certainly worthwhile IMO - But... Watching it now requires getting yourself in a frame of mind of the time period in which it was filmed for sure. Which was easy for me, 'cause I remember that.
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Posted: 6/23/2017 11:42:21 PM EDT
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Many kittens were lost in the summer of 1973... https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d7/9f/5d/d79f5d8410b62946ce1dae1dce25d6b0.jpg |
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