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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1971 DVD Release: 03/06/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 38 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 22 Genres: Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action, Sci-Fi Disaster Film See Also: The Omega Man, The Omega Man, The Omega Man [Blu-ray], The Omega Man [HD DVD], The Omega Man [Widescreen] [Blu-ray]

This second film adaptation of Richard Matheson's science-fiction novel -I Am Legend (the first version being The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price) unfolds in a post-apocalyptic 1976. Charlton Heston is Robert Neville, the sole recipient of a serum that enabled him to survive an onslaught of germ warfare between Russia and China - which seemingly rendered him the last (normal) human alive. Neville lives in a garish, antique-strewn L.A. penthouse. During the day, he roams through the vacant city. At night, he fends off a bloodthirsty horde of mutant scavengers garbed in Spanish inquisition robes and sunglasses, led by Matthias (Anthony Zerbe), a former television newscaster in his good ol' pre-mutant days. Matthias and his half-human vampires want to kill Neville. Neville's last man on earth status is shattered when he comes across a group of young people, presided over by the sexy and cynical Lisa (Rosalind Cash). Neville begins to form an interest in her, as the two try to keep Matthias and his minions at bay. The Omega Man was filmed in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday afternoons, an area that consists almost exclusively of office buildings, and therefore was suitably vacant at the the time of production. In 2007, Matheson's novel received yet another incarnation - this one with Will Smith in the Heston role. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Charlton Heston - Neville
Anthony Zerbe - Matthias
Rosalind Cash - Lisa
Paul Koslo - Dutch
Lincoln Kilpatrick - Zachary

Charlton Heston stars as The Omega Man, which arrives on DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable to the standard full-frame image. The English soundtrack is acceptable, but not outstanding. English and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include an introduction by the screenwriter and a pair of actors who appear in the film, and a vintage making-of documentary with lots of footage of Heston on the set. This is a fine disc for fans of this cult favorite. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide