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THX 1138 is a 1971 American social science fiction film co-written and directed by George Lucas in his 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.
Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB is a 1967 social science-fiction short film written and directed by George Lucas [1] while he attended the University of Southern California's film school. Lucas reworked the short into the 1971 theatrical feature THX 1138.
The all-robot police force in THX 1138 (1971) Huey, Dewey and Louie, drones in Silent Running (1972) – notable as the first movie in which non-humanoid robots were made mobile by manning them with amputees; Jet Jaguar in Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) The Gunslinger (played by Yul Brynner) and other androids in Westworld (1973) and Futureworld ...
The Apache was a complete replacement hardtop body for a Corvette chassis. [4] The body was advertised as being adaptable to other chassis with wheelbases between 98 and 104 in (2,489 and 2,642 mm). The kit was able to reuse the windscreen and doors from a Corvette. It is unknown whether any Apaches were actually sold.
Maggie McOmie is an American stage and film actress, best known for co-starring with Robert Duvall [2] in George Lucas' 1971 film THX 1138. [3] Though the film received mixed reviews at the time, it has since developed a cult following.
THX was named after Holman's initials, with the "X" standing for "crossover" [2] or "experiment". The name is also an homage to Lucas's first film, THX 1138 (1971). Deep Note was created by Holman's co-worker James A. Moorer. THX is a quality assurance system, not a recording technology.
The song was written as a tribute to George Lucas's film THX 1138, and the music video resembles a scene in the movie. [3] [1] [4]In the video, as in the movie scene where the main character (named "THX 1138" and nicknamed "Thex") is imprisoned, the room is completely white and all wear white jumpsuits. [5]
But when THX 1138 (Robert Duvall) and LUH 3417 (Maggie McOmie) stop taking their meds, they wake up to the bleak reality of their own existence and fall in love with each other in the process. But love is also illegal in this Orwellian dystopia, and the act of making love has made both of them outlaws on the run from an army of robotic police.