"Soylent Green"
(1973)
(1973)
In one of his last iconic screen appearances, Heston is a detective in the year 2022 who investigates a company producing mysterious food called Soylent for poverty-stricken New Yorkers.
"Heston became a sort of 21st-century Moses, warning us that 'Soylent green is people!' and leading us out of cannibalism." —Ty Burr, Globe Staff
(Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer)
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