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THX 1138 is a 1971 American social science fiction film co-written and directed by George Lucas in his directorial debut. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola and co-written by Walter Murch, the film stars Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasence, with Don Pedro Colley, Maggie McOmie, and Ian Wolfe in supporting roles.
Mar 11, 1971 · A man and a woman rebel against a state-controlled society in the 25th century, where human desire and sexual intercourse are banned. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic film.
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- Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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- 1971-03-11
THX-1138 | Rotten Tomatoes. THX-1138. PG Released Mar 11, 1971 1h 28m Sci-Fi. Certified fresh score. 86% Tomatometer 66 Reviews. Fresh audience score. 73% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings. In...
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- George Lucas
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- Robert Duvall
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- IT’S BASED ON A LEGENDARY STUDENT FILM BY GEORGE LUCAS. George Lucas expanded THX 1138 from Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, a student film he made as a grad student in the film department of the University of Southern California.
- LUCAS INCLUDED AN HOMAGE TO SATURDAY MORNING SERIALS. The first-time filmmaker included the trailer to Tragedy on Saturn, Chapter Two of Buck Rogers, a 1939 Saturday morning serial, before THX 1138.
- THE STORY WASN’T ORIGINALLY LUCAS’ IDEA. Lucas adapted the idea for the original short—and eventually the feature film itself—from a 1.5-page outline called “Breakout,” which was written by fellow USC student Matthew Robbins, about a man escaping an underground dystopian society.
- THX 1138 ONLY EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE RAIN PEOPLE. After Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB won first prize at the 1967/1968 National Student Film Festival, Lucas was recruited out of USC by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, first working behind the scenes on his 1968 film Finian’s Rainbow and then as an assistant on his 1969 film The Rain People.
Mar 10, 2021 · THX 1138 is a 1971 sci-fi movie that launched Lucas' career and explored themes of repression, sexuality, and escape. The film is mostly white and features a hologram of a Black man who helps the protagonists find a way out of the void.
THX 1138 is a 1971/2004 science fiction film directed by George Lucas in his feature directorial debut. The film was written by Lucas and Walter Murch. It stars Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasence and depicts a dystopian future in which the populace is controlled through android police officers...
