The Omega Man (1971)


Robert Neville, a doctor, due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people calling themselves "The Family". The plague has caused them to become sensitive to light, as well as homicidally psychotic.

The Omega Man (1971)

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Released Year: 1971
Runtime: 98 minutes
Directors: Boris Sagal

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Robert Neville, a doctor, due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people calling themselves "The Family". The plague has caused them to become sensitive to light, as well as homicidally psychotic.

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75
The A.V. Club - Keith Phipps
If nothing else, The Omega Man remains worth seeing for its remarkable shots of Heston wandering through an abandoned metropolis.
70
Variety - Unnamed
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.
63
Chicago Reader - Dave Kehr
Not bad, but far from a classic.
60
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.
50
Chicago Sun-Times - 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.

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