Science fiction took a grim turn in the 1970s--the heyday of Agent Orange, nuclear peril and Watergate. Suddenly, most of our possible futures took on a "last man on Earth" flavour, with The Omega Man topping the doom-struck heap. Charlton Heston plays the government researcher behind the ultimate biological weapon, a deadly plague that has ravaged humanity. There are two groups of survivors: a dwindling band of immune humans and an infected, psychopathic mob of light-hating quasi-vampires. The infected are led by Mathias, a clever, charismatic man set on destroying... the last remnants of the civilisation that produced the plague. Heston has a vaccine--but he and the few remaining normals are outnumbered and outgunned. By day, he builds a makeshift version of the nuclear family (with Rosalind Cash as his afro-wearing, gun-toting little lady). They plan for the future while roaming freely through an empty urban landscape, taking what few pleasures life has left. By night, they defend themselves against the growing horde of plague victims. Both a bittersweet romance and a gothic cautionary tale, The Omega Man paints a convincing portrait of hope and despair. It ain't pretty, but it's a great movie. --Grant Balfour [show more]
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It is 1976 and the world's population has been virtually wiped out by germ warfare. The only 'normal' survivor of Los Angeles is Robert Neville (Charlton Heston) who believes he is the only one left to fight off the blood-thirsty mutants roaming the city. However, this all changes when he comes across a group of normal young people, and begins to find himself attracted to their leader, Lisa (Rosalind Cash).
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In a world where mankind has been wiped out by germ warfare Los Angeles is the desolate playground of the sole survivor of the tragedy Robert Neville (Heston) spends his sunny LA days gunning his convertible around town foraging for supplies but at night he flees to the safety of his barricaded penthouse high above the streets and the other "survivors" After sunset the streets belong to the "Family"; nocturnal plague-ravaged victims of the germ war out to destroy all things modern - and that includes Neville! When Neville encounters other healthy survivors his life changes completely At last there is hope but not if the Family can help it
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