THX 1138

THX 1138

1971

George Lucas based his first feature film on an award-winning short he lensed while in college. In a future where sexuality is banned, drugs are used to control people's minds and citizens are stripped of their individuality, THX 1138 (Robert Duvall) and LUH 3417 (Maggie McOmie) rebel against the status quo. When LUH winds up pregnant and THX is jailed, only a fellow prisoner (Donald Pleasence) can help THX escape and reunite with his love.

Visit the future where love is the ultimate crime.

JBscale
78
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Sci-Fi and Fantasy - Thriller
Length
1 hr. 28 mins.
US Theatrical Release
March 11, 1971
US Box Office
$2,437,000 (#5349 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Some Nudity, Some Sexuality

Collection Detail

Release Method
3-Disc Director's Cut & Digital
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.40:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
English: DD 5.1
French (Dubbed): DD 5.1
Spanish (Dubbed): DD 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
September 7, 2010
Acquired Date
November 29, 2013
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
August 26, 2009

Actors

Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
Don Pedro Colley
Don Pedro Colley
Maggie McOmie
Maggie McOmie
Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
Marshall Efron
Marshall Efron
Sid Haig
Sid Haig
John Pearce
John Pearce
Irene Cagen
Irene Cagen
Gary Alan Marsh
Gary Alan Marsh
John Seaton
John Seaton
Eugene I. Stillman
Eugene I. Stillman
Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
Mark Lawhead
Mark Lawhead

Directors

George Lucas
George Lucas

Producers

Larry Sturhahn
Larry Sturhahn

Writers

George Lucas
George Lucas
Walter Murch
Walter Murch

Special Features

Commentaries
  • co-writer/director George Lucas and co-writer/sound designer Walter Murch
Documentaries
  • A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
  • Artifact from the Future: The Making of THX 1138
Featurettes
  • Bald - Vintage Production Featurette
Other
  • Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB - Lucas's Original Student Film
  • Theatre of Noise Experience - I solated Music and Sound Effects Track With Master Sessions, Branching Video Segments Showcasing Murch's Pioneering Work
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 8.26.2009 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh
85%
Tomatometer
67 votes
RT Hot
73%
Popcornmeter
1,795 votes
METASCORE
75
8 votes
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
55,744 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media