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The Shape of Things to Come

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After a nuclear holocaust, humans fight a dictator (Jack Palance) who has taken control of a radiation-fighting drug they need to survive.

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 05/07/2023
1/5
…Star Wars on a tatty shoestring… Go to Full Review
Bobby Dupea Starburst 07/22/2022
This haw literature, this was a classic. But it sure isn’t any more! This is a sad, sorry, utterly unforgivable farce. Go to Full Review
James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk 09/26/2016
1.5/4
while it is hardly the worst of the Star Wars knockoffs, The Shape of the Things to Come is memorable primarily for its various failings Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/14/2005
3/5
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David W 12/23/2023 And to think this was made AFTER Star Wars.... See more 01/27/2020 Stunningly bad. If you can discern a plot, you're paying too much attention. Barry Morse's space suit makes him look like a baked potato. It seems that Carol Lynley was instructed to swing her arms vigorously while walking, even if only taking a single step. Weird. See more 10/29/2016 Set in "the tomorrow after tomorrow" - which I presume means it is set in the very distant future rather than in two days' time, the two things this film is certainly far from are being any good and the novel that the film's title firmly suggests it is based on. See more 11/09/2012 not so much skip this see the 1936 version it is far superior 2 this version. See more 06/05/2012 Not one of the best of interpretations of the work of H.G. Wells But we get some so-so to decent western story set on the moon with a crazy guy and some heroes saving the day. Little like all over the place without getting anywhere. Decent acting is inckuded See more 03/31/2012 This 70's space opera was a distant but fond childhood memory. I wish it had stayed that way. The decades have not been kind to it. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After a nuclear holocaust, humans fight a dictator (Jack Palance) who has taken control of a radiation-fighting drug they need to survive.
Director
George McCowan
Rating
PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m
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