Directed by:
Boris SagalCinematography:
Russell MettyComposer:
Ron GrainerCast:
Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Eric Laneuville, Brian Tochi, Monika Henreid, DeVeren Bookwalter, John DierkesVOD (2)
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Welcome to the future. Biological war has decimated life on Earth. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets foraging for supplies. And makes damn sure he gets undercover before sundown, when other inhabitants emerge. The Omega Man adapts Richard Matheson's novel 'I Am Legend' into a high-impact, high-tension saga of a fate not far removed from reality. Charlton Heston is Neville, fending off attacks by The Family, sinister neopeople spawned by the plague. He also becomes a man with a mission after meeting Lisa (Rosalind Cash), another uninfected survivor and guardian of some healthy children representing our species hope. (Warner Bros. AU)
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The beginning of the gradual decline of a once great actor in a serious sci-fi flick that, thanks to shoddy direction, becomes a parody of itself. Heston is only here to run around with his hairy chest bared, while the evil infected inspire terror with their white wigs, white contact lenses and powdered faces. You'll laugh at the awfulness of the script and marvel at the clumsily shot action scenes with clearly visible stunt stand-ins. Even Bert I. Gordon would have made a better film. Send Sagal to the gulag, and Douglas to a mental institution!
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I can't help but love this story, which most people will know as I Am Legend. The fact that it turns into something that I don't like as much towards the end is another matter. But the idea of the last man on earth is great. Charlton Heston was perfect for me in this role and I enjoyed his whole journey. I would have liked it to go differently at the end, but that's kind of Matheson's fault.
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