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THX 1138 is a 1971 American social science fiction film co-written and directed by George Lucas in his feature directorial debut. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola and co-written by Walter Murch, the film stars Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasence, with Don Pedro Colley, Maggie McOmie, and Ian Wolfe in supporting roles. The film is set in a dystopian future in which the citizens are controlled by android police and…
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Amongst the most prominent Hollywood figures transitioning from radical revolutionary beginnings to institutional staples, none perhaps epitomise this transformation better than George Lucas—the renowned director responsible for both *THX 1138* and the iconic *Star Wars* franchise. *THX 1138*, his 1971 feature directorial debut, represents the very antithesis of what his later filmography would be associated with. L…More
One of the first films ever created by George Lucas was THX 1138, a story about a futuristic dystopian world where humans live like chattel of the state, completely controlled, and even taking mandatory drugs! In this dystopian world, people don't have normal names but rather designations. The main character of the story is THX 1138, that's his "name", and he works assembling humanoid droids that serve as the police…More
