Soylent Green

Soylent Green is a classic 1973 science fiction movie starring Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson and Chuck Connors. It is credited as being based on the 1966 science fiction novella about overpopulation by Harry Harrison, Make Room! Make Room!, but only maintains a loose structure of that work, and diverges into its own plot points and ideas.

Cultural impact

The film has since entered into the realm of popular culture for a variety of reasons, most notably Charlton Heston's melodramatic performance of the film's final line, "Soylent Green is people!" Many television series, movies, and video games have parodied the final scene of the film, especially when dealing with topics of cannibalism. Such use has become so extensive that it has become a staple of parody, used not in specific reference to the film but rather as a self-reflexive allusion to its wide use in popular entertainment. The "horrifying secret of Soylent Green," in itself, has become a popular example of a twist ending that is already known by the public at large, even those who have not seen the film (see also Planet of the Apes and The Empire Strikes Back).

Related Topics:
Popular culture - Melodramatic - Parodied - Cannibalism - Twist ending - Planet of the Apes - The Empire Strikes Back

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