H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come (1979)

Original title

The Shape of Things to Come

Directed by

George McCowan

Genre

adventure film, science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.1 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of rebels on a distant planet fights against a tyrannical ruler who controls a robot army. The story follows their efforts to overthrow him and restore freedom.

retro-futuristiccampydatedlow-budgetcheerfully sillyderivativebreezy

What happens

H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come is a 1979 Canadian science fiction film directed by George McCowan, and starring Jack Palance, Barry Morse, Nicholas Campbell, Eddie Benton, Carol Lynley and John Ireland. Although credited as an adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel of the same name, the film takes only its title and some character names from the 1933 novel. The film's plot has no relationship to the events of the book. The book and its 1936 film adaptation Things to Come predict events such as a Second World War and the collapse of social order until a world state is formed, whereas the 1979 film involves a high-tech future involving robots and spaceships. The film was an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of such recent successes as Star Wars, and TV series such as Space: 1999 (also starring Morse), Battlestar Galactica, and Star Trek, although the film had only a fraction of the production budgets of any of these. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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