A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.
- Director
- Writers
- Stanley R. Greenberg(screenplay)
- Harry Harrison(novel "Make Room! Make Room!")
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Stanley R. Greenberg(screenplay)
- Harry Harrison(novel "Make Room! Make Room!")
- Stars
- See more at IMDbPro
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination
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- Director
- Writers
- Stanley R. Greenberg(screenplay)
- Harry Harrison(novel "Make Room! Make Room!")
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
In 2022, Earth is overpopulated and totally polluted; the natural resources have been exhausted and the nourishment of the population is provided by Soylent Industries, a company that makes a food consisting of plankton from the oceans. In New York City, when Soylent's member of the board William R. Simonson is murdered apparently by a burglar at the Chelsea Towers West where he lives, efficient Detective Thorn is assigned to investigate the case with his partner Solomon "Sol" Roth. Thorn comes to the fancy apartment and meets Simonson's bodyguard Tab Fielding and the "furniture" (woman that is rented together with the flat) Shirl and the detective concludes that the executive was not victim of burglary but executed. Further, he finds that the Governor Santini and other powerful men want to disrupt and end Thorn's investigation. But Thorn continues his work and discovers a bizarre and disturbing secret of the ingredient used to manufacture Soylent Green. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Taglines
- What is the secret of Soylent Green?
- Genres
- Certificate
- PG
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene where Thorn and Roth share a meal of fresh food was not originally in the script, but was ad-libbed by Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson at director Richard Fleischer's request.
- GoofsThe piece of meat Shirl buys for Simonson is clearly not the same piece Thorn unwraps in front of Sol.
- Quotes
Sol: [Thorn is seeing the beautiful images shown in Sol's euthanasia chamber] Can you see it?
Det. Thorn: [choked up] Yes...
Sol: Isn't it beautiful?
Det. Thorn: Oh, yes...
Sol: I told you.
Det. Thorn: [humbly] How could I know? How could I... how could I ever imagine?
- Alternate versionsDeleted scene: When Tab Fielding (Chuck Connors) goes shopping with Shirl, he is mugged, and wins the fight. This scene was filmed, but deleted.
- ConnectionsEdited from Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
- SoundtracksSymphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op.74: 'Pathetique': I. Adagio - Allegro non Troppo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Top review
a true classic
I saw this movie shortly after it first came out - when I was a kid. The scene that sticks with me to this day is when the scoops come to break up the riot. The cop says, "The supply of Soylent Green has been exhausted. The scoops are on the way." Then the front-end loader trucks come and scoop the people up like so much garbage. The fact that 2022 looks like 1973 is entirely plausible because society has gone retrograde. Charlton Heston's performance is beautifully nuanced and believable. Edward G. Robinson is unforgettable as Sol. References to this movie pop up in shows like "The Simpsons" and "Millennium" for the simple reason that it is a visionary look at the future with real heart - a true classic.
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- Sep 30, 2004
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- Soleil vert
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- Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $210
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