THX 1138 (1971)

THX 1138 is a 1971 science fiction film directed by George Lucas in his feature directorial debut. The film was produced by Francis Ford Coppola and written by Lucas and Walter Murch. It stars Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasence and depicts a dystopian future in which the populace is controlled through android police officers and mandatory use of drugs that suppress emotion, including sexual desire.

An android is a robot  or synthetic organism designed to look and act like a human, especially one with a body having a flesh-like resemblance.

Dystopias are often characterized by dehumanization, totalitarian governments, environmental disaster, or other characteristics associated with a cataclysmic decline in society. Dystopian societies appear in many sub-genres of fiction and are often used to draw attention to real-world issues regarding society, environment, politics, economics, religion, psychology, ethics, science, and/or technology, which if unaddressed could potentially lead to such a dystopia-like condition.

Dehumanization or dehumanisation describes the denial of "humanness" to other people.

The USC program guide accompanying the film describes it as a "nightmare impression of a world in which a man is trying to escape a computerized world which constantly tracks his movements".

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THX 1138 (1971) - Original Trailer

THX 1138 (1/10) Movie CLIP - What's Wrong? (1971) HD

THX 1138 (2/10) Movie CLIP - Prevent Accidents (1971) HD

THX 1138 (3/10) Movie CLIP - The Confession (1971) HD

Returning from work he stops at a telephone booth–like personal Unichapel, one in a row of many, and mumbles prayers about "party" and "masses" while sitting there under the gaze of a wall portrait of a man's face, a being known as "OMM 0910". A soothing voice greets THX and offers to share his problems. OMM ends every confession with a parting salutation: "You are a true believer, blessings of the State, blessings of the masses. Work hard, increase production, prevent accidents and be happy."

THX 1138 (4/10) Movie CLIP - Mind Lock (1971) HD

THX 1138 (5/10) Movie CLIP - White Void Torture (1971) HD

THX 1138 (6/10) Movie CLIP - Medical Tests (1971) HD

THX 1138 (7/10) Movie CLIP - Under Control (1971) HD

THX 1138 (8/10) Movie CLIP - Doorway to Chaos (1971) HD

THX 1138 (9/10) Movie CLIP - Autojet Chase (1971) HD

THX 1138 (10/10) Movie CLIP - The Sun (1971) HD

The film, however, started to receive positive reviews over the years and gained critical acclaim. As of 2014, the film is rated "fresh" on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 90% and an average rating of 7/10. The consensus reads, "George Lucas' feature debut presents a spare, bleak, dystopian future, and features evocatively minimal set design and creepy sound effects."