In der nahen Zukunft wird ein Großteil der Menschheit von einem biologischen Kampfstoff ausgelöscht. Der Wissenschaftler Robert Neville kann ein Antiserum entwickeln, doch der Versuch, das S... Alles lesenIn der nahen Zukunft wird ein Großteil der Menschheit von einem biologischen Kampfstoff ausgelöscht. Der Wissenschaftler Robert Neville kann ein Antiserum entwickeln, doch der Versuch, das Serum zur Massenfertigung zu bringen scheitert.In der nahen Zukunft wird ein Großteil der Menschheit von einem biologischen Kampfstoff ausgelöscht. Der Wissenschaftler Robert Neville kann ein Antiserum entwickeln, doch der Versuch, das Serum zur Massenfertigung zu bringen scheitert.
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- Woman in Cemetery Crypt
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- Family Member
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'The Omega Man' was of course an adaptation of Matheson's novel and is a second film version of it. But the technical challenges were vast. Find a time of day when L.A.'s deserted? Do me a favor! It's a miracle they got anything decent on film. Yes there are distant cars in the back of that zoom out at the top of the film but these guys didn't have computers did they?
Anyway, Heston looks amusingly dated in the role of Neville wearing his safari jacket and skintight tracksuit while he prowls the 'deserted' streets. The thing about Chuck is he just LOOKS like a film star. Just driving a car he grabs your attention. The supporting cast here are less engaging. An afro and 'Hey man' too many perhaps. The writers seemed desperate to tap into 70s pop culture. A sure-fire way to date your film.
The camera crew on this film must have gone straight onto 'Quincy' after they'd finished this. It's bizarre. There are dolly moves for no reason whatsoever (when Heston first enters his apartment and later before he discovers the sardine tin), zooms that hit the end stop so hard they almost bounce back and roving pans where you actually feel for the operator while he tries to find where the hell Chuck's car's gone. But this is one of the things that makes 70s cinema so great. The raw elements of film-making are on display.
Ron Grainer's score is genius in places and god awful in others. It goes from the brilliant main title theme to the woeful chase music when Heston pursues the leading lady. There's also the typically almost pink-tinted blood. Why couldn't they get blood right back then?
'The Omega Man' is an engaging, thought-provoking but very dated piece of cinema. The last image of Heston is immortal even if the film's hair-dos are not. Watch it, enjoy it and cut it some slack.
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- WissenswertesThe production company wanted a locale that looked like an abandoned metropolitan area, but it was too costly to build. The producer drove through downtown Los Angeles one weekend and discovered there were no shoppers, so the majority of the film's exteriors were shot there on weekends.
- PatzerIn a city supposedly laid waste, Neville has to resort to running a generator any time he requires electricity. He does so to power his apartment; he does so to power up the projector inside the cinema when he goes to watch the film. But this city with no surviving infrastructure (in the opening scenes, as he's driving around in the red convertible), all the traffic lights are powered up.
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Little Girl: Are you God?
Lisa: Let's find out if he's even a doctor before we go promoting him, okay?
- Crazy CreditsThe opening credits feature the credit "Based on a book by Richard Matheson", and does not give the title of the actual book, I Am Legend.
- Alternative VersionenIn the common version of this film, the scene where Richie tells Neville that he should either kill the Family or cure them takes place inside Neville's apartment. In an alternate version, the scene takes place on the rooftop, where Neville has a large water tank and a .50 caliber machine gun.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Der letzte Mensch -- Der Omega Mann (1971)
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- 8.720.000 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 38 Minuten
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