Soylent Green

Script: Stanley R. Greenberg Genre: Sci-fi, Horror Cast: Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young Synopsis: It's 2022, and New York City's population — some forty million inhabitants — lives in wretched conditions. To combat hunger, a synthetic food is created: Soylent Green. However, policeman Robert Thorn, a survivor of another era, suspects something disturbing lies behind the new food. Synopsis: In 2022, New York City is an overpopulated mess of 40 million people. Rampant pollution and the destruction of Earth’s natural resources have left people starving. To feed the planet, the Soylent Company has created a series of new food products: Soylent Red, Soylent Yellow, and Soylent Green. However, when an attorney named William R. Simonson turns up dead, Detective Robert Thorn must track down the killer. It leads him to uncover a sinister conspiracy and the horrible truth about Soylent Green.