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Name: Thx 1138
Released: 1971-3-5
Cast: Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Maggie McOmie, Ian Wolfe

Thx 1138

R
1h 28m
1971

72%

Before Star Wars, director George Lucas created this haunting vision of the future starring Academy Award winner Robert Duvall. In the 25th century, humans exist in a computer-controlled subterranean world where emotions are outlawed, mind-numbing drugs are mandated and no one has a name, only an alphanumeric designation. But one man, THX 1138 (Duvall), secretly resists his drug regimen and commits the cardinal crime against the state--he experiences love.

Director:

George Lucas

Producer:

Lawrence Sturhahn, Francis Ford Coppola

Writer:

George Lucas, Walter Murch

Cast:

Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Maggie McOmie, Ian Wolfe, Sid Haig

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

72%

Critics Consensus: Though narratively obtuse at times, THX 1138 endures as a visually and sonically haunting sci-fi experiment where subdued performances and George Lucas' restrained direction heighten its oppressively dystopian atmosphere.

Reviews

Boston Globe

Kevin Kelly

While some of it is confusing even the confusion comes to be a visual-vocal metaphor for Lucas' cold new world.

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Perry Stewart

"THX 1138" is a fascinating movie.

THX 1138 is a slow go. It shows visual promise, but its plot is a simplistic Orwellian fable.

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LA Weekly/Village Voice

Ginger Varney

Restrained performances from Donald Pleasence and Robert Duvall make the matter-of-fact horror all the more sinister. Thoughtful, if chilly, direction from George Lucas, who also edited.

At one point... Donald Pleasence confesses, "This doesn't seem to make sense," which aptly describes most of the dialog in this science-fiction drama.

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Additional Info

Genre:Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
Release Date:March 5, 1971
Languages:English
Captions:English
Audio Format:
Stereo

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