The Omega Man

"The last man alive... is not alone!"

Aug 1 1971 PG 1h 38m
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain - sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic.

Plot

Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people calling themselves "The Family". The plague has caused them to become sensitive to light, as well as homicidally psychotic. They believe science and technology to be the cause of the war and their punishment, and Neville, as the last symbol of science, the old world, and a "user of the wheel", must die. Neville, using electricity, machinery, and science attempts to hold them at bay.

Written by

John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington, Richard Matheson

Directed by

Boris Sagal

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Walter Seltzer Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
35,003
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
56
Popularity
NA