THX 1138 (1971)
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Synopsis
Set in the 25th century, the story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society.
Cast
- Robert Duvall
- Donald Pleasence
- Don Pedro Colley
- Maggie McOmie
- Ian Wolfe
- Marshall Efron
- Sid Haig
- John Pearce
- Irene Cagen
- Gary Alan Marsh
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- Sep 20, 2015
How far would you go to avoid being Donald Pleasence's roommate?
matt lynchJan 12, 2020"They've been watching us. I can feel it. They're watching us now." Trapped in the construction, the architecture, the images. One of the most visually and aurally textured visions of surveillance, labor, conformity, discontent, and chemical sedation. There's a…
Josh LewisNov 29, 2021A reminder that it wasn’t Orwell, it wasn’t Huxley, it was George Lucas who predicted the grueling working conditions in Amazon warehouses with THX 1138, just that.
CinemaVoid 🏴☠️ - Aug 28, 2021
Great visuals and grand score, but the film was too sterile for me to connect with any of the characters or the story. It doesn’t say anything new but this kind of abstract, lean on exposition storytelling is surprising coming from George Lucas.
𝚮𝖆𝖗𝖑𝖊𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖓𝖆𝖉𝖊 🙏🏻Dec 28, 201789 Buzzes from the unknown - blank spaces longingly introducing the construct of a selfless existence: screens interpreting bodies as data, numbers, statistics, results, subject lines to be filled. Metallic monsters roam the earth with prodding staffs, physically…
SilentDawnApr 25, 2021......Donald Pleasence.... more like Donald Pleasant performance! can't get enough of this guy!
fran hoepfner - Mar 26, 2026
Very odd stuff. Throws you into these minimalistic wide settings for 80 minutes and creates such a distinct atmosphere. The blandness of the sets, functioning as almost characters in their own right, adding to the overall bleak impact. Full of strange retro-futuristic…
SethsreviewsOct 28, 2017Watched the theatrical version for the first time - which almost feels like a different film? Maybe the only really great dystopia film, a non-derivative one, which asks us to consider a world where realities existence is uncertain. Reality becomes uncertain in a world…
Neil BahadurDec 26, 2020A short time ago in a galaxy near, Some young directors sat for a beer, "Hey, you know what'd be good? A 'New Hollywood', Let's change film in the next couple years."
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- JDelp87 dislikedTHX 1138
George Lucas’ debut film is largely dull, as it fails to gain any kind of momentum or intrigue. The end is just strange with some weird monkey creatures thrown in and a short motorcycle/car chase. Characters aren’t fleshed out enough to care about them. The concept is promising.
SpindlyMan likedTHX 1138Liked purely for the fact that visually this movie is brilliant. The visuals still hold up well to today’s films. Story wise it is strange and incohesive. Not quite sure what was going on the entire time. Stayed till the end tho, so I guess there’s that. Wouldn’t rewatch.
Jennifer Facenda likedTHX 1138I can appreciate the symbolism and George Lucas’s intimacy (which I could relate to on a non-futuristic level), but honestly this just feels like a dystopian sci-fi abstract art film and is hard to grasp. I’d much rather watch Star Wars for a good time.
- Jacob Hall lovedTHX 1138
all i can describe this as is if Stanley Kubrick directed The Matrix. so many parts of The Matrix were clearly inspired by this movie, like the red and blue pills. also a super dark ending which is rare for sci-fis. wish george lucas did more like this
blue cat lovedTHX 1138visually, audibly, and metaphorically genius. the subtle but at the same time apparent allegories served to the audience in this film are remarkable. absolutely groundbreaking most especially for its time.
Philipp likedTHX 1138George Lucas debut. an interesting perspective on the future where every human is being controlled. Aren't we all indirectly controlled by our smartphones these days? Certainly not for everyone this film
- V likedTHX 1138
Robert Duvall, w/Francis Ford Coppola & George Lucas behind the wheel. A little bit slow moving at 1st. Interesting and bizarre. Ending was kind of anticlimactic.
Jonah Zimmermann dislikedTHX 1138I think that THX-1138 is unique and creative, but it’s overwhelmingly long and has no consistency whatsoever. Everything feels dull especially towards the end.
Christian likedTHX 1138This is very solid. The second half takes a huge dip in engagement, but overall this is one of the more notable underrated science fiction gems in cinema.
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Metacritic
Reportedly, Lucas has been tinkering with this director's cut for nearly two years, so its sound and visual elements -- which were fairly impressive to begin with -- have been markedly enhanced, while new digital backgrounds give the film a more epic scale. Still, it's an extraordinarily unengaging and tedious affair.
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Testament to the emergence of a visually masterful filmmaker, capable of ingenious, low-tech special effects.
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
Frequently Asked Questions
Is THX 1138 (1971) (1971) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is THX 1138 (1971) (1971)?
The movie is 1hr 26min long.
What's THX 1138 (1971) (1971) about?
Set in the 25th century, the story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society.
Who's the cast of THX 1138 (1971) (1971)?
- Robert Duvall as THX
- Donald Pleasence as SEN
- Don Pedro Colley as SRT
- Maggie McOmie as LUH
- Ian Wolfe as PTO
- Marshall Efron as TWA
- Sid Haig as NCH
- John Pearce as DWY
- Irene Cagen as IMM
- Gary Alan Marsh as CAM
Who's the director behind THX 1138 (1971) (1971)?
George Lucas directed THX 1138 (1971) (1971).
Who produced THX 1138 (1971) (1971)?
Larry Sturhahn produced THX 1138 (1971) (1971).
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