Facts About Soylent Green

It’s an underrated sci-fi movie.

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I like a lot of Charlton Heston movies. One that I haven’t seen in a long time is “Soylent Green.” While the ending of “Planet of the Apes” was a shocker, the conclusion of Soylent Green is still effective, but not as effective as that of Planet of the Apes.

The cast was outstanding, headed up by Charlton Heston, Chuck Connors, Leigh Taylor-Young and Edward G. Robinson. The reviews were generally mixed to good. It was also noteworthy as Edward G Robinson’s last film. So, after a little research, here are some things you probably didn’t know about Soylent Green.

1: Leigh Taylor-Young played a “furniture girl” in the movie.

I didn’t realize this movie was set in 2022 and talked so directly about objectivation of women.

2: Sometimes art imitates life. And sometimes art imitates death.

Edward G Robinson was terminally ill at the time of shooting. His last scene in the movie is a death scene. And it is one of the most moving death scenes you will ever see.

3: At the time of shooting, Robinson was almost completely deaf.