The Last Man on Earth

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The Last Man on Earth

1964

1h 26m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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The survivor (Vincent Price) of a global epidemic battles a race of zombie vampires in an adaptation of Richard Matheson's "I Am Legend."

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Jerry Renshaw

Austin Chronicle

12/10/2007

A chilling study of loneliness and an acting tour de force for Price as the last survivor of a dead race, and not exactly the feel-good movie of 1964.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

12/10/2007

Some would consider this version better than the 1971 remake with Charlton Heston, The Omega Man, but that isn't much of an achievement.

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Kristin Battestella

InSession Film

04/19/2024

Though at times dated, the intimate ruminations, needs for companionship, and personal versus society questions remain thought provoking examinations on the arrogance of man and humanity’s shortsightedness.

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

03/09/2024

2/4

A somewhat faithful adaptation of Richard Matheson’s story that drags to a crawl with an aimless script.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

09/10/2021

2.5/4

Will there ever be a truly fine adaptation of Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend? For now, this will do, edging out Will Smith's fairly interesting I Am Legend and far outpacing Charlton Heston's terrible The Omega Man.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

09/03/2021

2.5/4

Feels just a little shabby and tired, but still effectively conveying the mood.

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Ardee T

Nov 9

This is a dull and disjointed movie. It doesn't engage the viewer, except to marvel at how pitiful the movie is. I couldn't finish watching it.😕

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Mitch W.

@maven33 Oct 25

This was Vincent Price's worst movie. Extremely slow and nothing was explained or made any sense. The ending was also very abrupt and confusing. Instead of yelling, "wait!" over and over, she could have yelled, "we found the cure." Then her people wouldn't have killed him.

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Joel H

Oct 23

I didn’t realize that The Last Man on Earth was based on the novel "I Am Legend" when I chose to watch it. I’ve actually already seen The Omega Man (1971) and I Am Legend (2007), so this story was familiar to me. Apparently this film is the most accurate adaptation of the book, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best. The plot is interesting, but this film suffers from bad voice dubbing and an achingly slow pace. I also was confused as to why the vampires acted like zombies. So while I enjoyed seeing Vincent Price in a post-apocalyptic horror movie, I don’t know if I’ll watch The Last Man on Earth again.

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Christian K

@ckacar Sep 17

Didn't realize till reading after that its an 'I Am Legend' adaptation. Doesn't really matter though cause this is pretty dull and uneventful. Cool poster though.

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Ed .

Aug 29

There goes the neighborhood. The neighborhood of man, that is. Vincent Price just can't get along with his neighbors. Why is it that ghouls are always fools? How many accomplished scientists are also excellent marksmen? Perhaps living alone in a post-apocalypic world would make one so. This isn't 2001: A Space Odyssey but it's a pretty good 1965-1968 horro-drama if you can enjoy middlebrow fun.

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Mitch B

Jul 17

The sense of isolation and the fact that Vincent Prices character has been alone for three years really made me want to see how this would all play out. Mr. Price's performance was excellent.

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Synopsis

The survivor (Vincent Price) of a global epidemic battles a race of zombie vampires in an adaptation of Richard Matheson's "I Am Legend."

Director: Ubaldo Ragona, Sidney Salkow
Producer: Robert L. Lippert
Screenwriter: William F. Leicester, Richard Matheson, Ubaldo Ragona, Furio M. Monetti
Distributor: American International Pictures
Production Co: Associated Producers (API)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 8, 1964, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 26m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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