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Gas! -or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It
Roger Corman
- 1970
- USA
- Science-fiction / Comedy
- 1h18mn
- Original version with French subtitles
- Color
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As a military gas kills inhabitants over 25, a little group of youngsters flee the city. On the road, they discover that while survival is getting organized, so are totalitarian minds.
“Invite a few friends to watch the end of the world!’ claimed the film’s poster. Corman’s last film for American International Pictures, who hated it, Gas-s-s-s is probably also his most disheveled, sometimes giving the impression of a happening constructed on the fly, using filmic chaos to better capture universal chaos. If Corman offers a light footed apocalypse, he mainly composes an ode to hippy youth, filled with misanthropic disillusion, a hatred of authority and an infinite tenderness towards its protagonists. Corman’s laughter, the peace and love hymn, the surrealistic posture, reveal a melancholy escape into irreality.
Screenings
14/09 • 19h00 • Screen 100
Credits
- With : Bob Corff, Elaine Giftos, Bud Cort, Talia Shire, Ben Vereen...
- Screenplay : George Armitage
- Photography : Ron Dexter
- Editing : George Van Noy
- Music by : Country Joe and the Fish
- Production : Roger Corman, George Armitage
