The Omega Man

Name: The Omega Man
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: August 1, 1971
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 56
Cast: Anna Aries, Anthony Zerbe, Brian Tochi, Charlton Heston, DeVeren Bookwalter

1971

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: August 1, 1971 | GP

Starring: Anna Aries, Anthony Zerbe, Brian Tochi, Charlton Heston, DeVeren Bookwalter, Eric Laneuville, Jill Giraldi, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Paul Koslo, Rosalind Cash

Summary: Army doctor Robert Neville struggles to create a cure for the plague that wiped out most of the human race.

Director: Boris Sagal

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: GP

Runtime: 98 min

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Keith Phipps

If nothing else, The Omega Man remains worth seeing for its remarkable shots of Heston wandering through an abandoned metropolis. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

The Omega Man is an extremely literate science-fiction drama starring Charlton Heston as the only survivor of a worldwide bacteriological war, circa 1975. Thrust of the well-written story [adapted from Richard Matheson's novel] is Heston's running battle with deranged survivors headed by Anthony Zerbe. Read full review

Dave Kehr

Not bad, but far from a classic. Read full review

Empire Ian Nathan

It's not the plot that disappoints, it's the poor dialogue between action sequences. Sadly another film to file under not as good as the book. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Badly dated and clumsily allegorical, The Omega Man has some fairly interesting moments, the most memorable being the view of a devastated, empty downtown Los Angeles. Read full review

Howard Thompson

Peppered with some sharp, even amusing dialogue, the story temporarily shelves the heavy allegory and slips into good, slam-bang suspense. But it doesn't last. Read full review

Roger Ebert

The ghouls are a little too ridiculous to quite fulfill their function in the movie. They make all the wrong decisions, are incompetent and ill-coordinated. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Oct 18, 2020

Maybe its cult status is undeserved, but it was quite entertaining.

It's true, the villains are practically a mockery and more than inspiring mystery or fear, they provoke involuntary humor, but it's essential to get into the tone and time of the film to enjoy it a little more, beforeMaybe its cult status is undeserved, but it was quite entertaining.

It's true, the villains are practically a mockery and more than inspiring mystery or fear, they provoke involuntary humor, but it's essential to get into the tone and time of the film to enjoy it a little more, before cynicism invades.

It's not the sci-fi classic that people sold me for many years, but frankly I wasn't displeased with the results.… Expand

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Scottgun00

Nov 19, 2018

Cheesy Charleton Heston from the cheesy dystopian genre that afflicted Hollywood in the '70s. This film is historical for featuring an interracial kiss, but listening to Lisa deliver a constant Black Panther patois only dates this movie to a laughable degree. Watch Will Smith in I am Legend instead.

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