Gas! or It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It (1970)

79 min · Komödie, Sci-Fi, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film

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Directors

Roger Corman

Cast

Bob Corff, Elaine Giftos, Bud Cort, Talia Shire, Ben Vereen, Cindy Williams, Alex Wilson, Alan Braunstein, Phil Borneo, Lou Procopio, Jackie Farley, Michael D. Castle, Alan DeWitt, Juretta Taylor, Bruce Karcher, David Osterhout, Ray Birk, George Armitage, Gary Caplan, Abe Santillanes

The story

In Dallas, at Southern Methodist University, news comes in about a gas which has escaped from a military facility. It starts killing everyone over 25. Hippie Coel meets and falls in love with Cilla.

Catalogue themes and tags

Chemiker, Dorfgemeinde, Economic Crisis, Final Days, Flucht, Gas Attack, Gasvergiftung, Hippies, Lovestory, New Mexiko, Peace, Police, Tödliches Gas, Weltuntergang

Genres

Komödie, Sci-Fi, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film

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