THX 1138 (1971) (original) (raw)
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Original title
THX 1138
Year
1971
Running time
88 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Sci-Fi | Futuristic Thriller. Robots. Cyberpunk. Dystopian film. Cult movie. Independent Film (US)
Synopsis
Visit the future where love is the ultimate crime. George Lucas adapted this, his first film, from a short he made at University. THX 1138, LUH 3417, and SEN 5241 attempt to escape from a futuristic society located beneath the surface of the Earth. The society has outlawed sex, with drugs used to control the people. THX 1138 stops taking the drugs, and gets LUH 3417 pregnant. They are both thrown in jail where they meet SEN 5241 and start to plan their escape.
Awards
1972: Hugo Awards: nominated to Best Dramatic Presentation.
Critics' reviews
- "For someone wanting to get noticed as a filmmaker, George Lucas couldn't have done much better than THX 1138, his 1971 feature debut"
- "The surprising thing about George Lucas's first feature (1971), a dystopian SF parable now digitally enhanced and expanded by five minutes, is how arty it seems compared to his later movies."
- "I have a good many reservations about the film's ideas, but they are greatly outweighed by my admiration for a technical virtuosity that by fair means and foul achieves exceptional emotional intensity at the same time."
- "Visually it is often extraordinary, with Lucas playing on perspectives and dislocations throughout"
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