The Shape of Things to Come
Beyond the earth... Beyond the moon... Beyond your wildest imagination!
1979 | 98m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | George McCowan |
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| Writer: | Mike Cheda, Joseph Glazner, Martin Lager, H. G. Wells |
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| Planet Earth is a devastated wasteland, and what's left of humanity has colonized the Moon in domed cities. Humanity's continued survival depends on an anti-radiation drug only available on planet Delta Three, which has been taken over by Omus, a brilliant but mad mechanic who places no value on human life. Omus wants to come to the Moon to rule and intends to attack it by ramming robot-controlled spaceships into the domes. Dr. John Caball, his son Jason, Jason's friend, Kim, and a robot named Sparks embark on Caball's space battlecruiser on an unauthorized mission to Delta Three to stop Omus. | |
| Release Date: | May 04, 1979 |
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| Director: | George McCowan |
| Writer: | Mike Cheda, Joseph Glazner, Martin Lager, H. G. Wells |
| Genres: | Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | future, based on novel or book, scientist, spacecraft, robot, canuxploitation |
| Production Companies | CFI Investments, SOTTC Film Productions Ltd. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jack Palance | Omus |
| Carol Lynley | Nikki |
| Barry Morse | Dr. John Caball |
| John Ireland | Senator Smedley |
| Nicholas Campbell | Jason Caball |
| Anne-Marie Martin | Kim Smedley |
| Greg Swanson | Sparks (voice) |
| Mark Parr | Sparks |
| William Hutt | Lomax (voice) |
| Ardon Bess | Merrick |
| Lynda Mason Green | Lunar technician |
| Albert Humphries | Robot technician |
| Bill Lake | Spacesuited man |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George McCowan | Director |
| Mike Cheda | Adaptation |
| Joseph Glazner | Adaptation |
| Reginald H. Morris | Director of Photography |
| Stan Cole | Editor |
| Gerry Holmes | Art Direction |
| Bill Wood | Special Effects |
| Wally Gentleman | Visual Effects |
| Martin Lager | Screenplay |
| Robert Hannah | Stunt Coordinator |
| Marilyn Stonehouse | Production Manager |
| Matt Tundo | Camera Operator |
| Karl Scherer | Sound Mixer |
| Gord Robinson | First Assistant Director |
| Blanche McDermaid | Continuity |
| Chris Holmes | Gaffer |
| Wilf Culley | Property Master |
| Larry S. Wells | Costume Designer |
| Bill Morgan | Makeup Artist |
| James Keeler | Hairdresser |
| Tom Finnen | Key Grip |
| Earle Fiset | Set Decoration |
| Patrick Drummond | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Dennis Drummond | Sound Editor |
| Fred Brennan | Sound Editor |
| Lydia Wazana | Sound Editor |
| David Appleby | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Don White | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Fred Geringer | Assistant Art Director |
| Gordon Langevin | Focus Puller |
| Herb Heritage | Boom Operator |
| Gordon Eldridge | Best Boy Grip |
| Mary E. McLeod | Wardrobe Master |
| Kenny Porter | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Michael MacDonald | Third Assistant Director |
| David Shepherd | Second Assistant Director |
| Michael O'Farrell | Assistant Editor |
| Bruce Lange | Assistant Editor |
| Steven Cole | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Michael Asti-Rose | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Tony Lucibello | Location Manager |
| Kristine M. Gilbert | Production Secretary |
| Barry Leyland | Production Accountant |
| Maria Armstrong | Casting |
| Ali Karnick | Casting |
| Anthony Bliss | Still Photographer |
| Joan Hounsell | Publicist |
| Jack Richardson | Music Producer |
| H. G. Wells | Novel |
| Paul Hoffert | Original Music Composer, Music Director, Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Harry Alan Towers | Executive Producer |
| William Davidson | Producer |
| John Danylkiw | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
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**A slow, dull movie.** A movie that feels like a Star Trek script that was thrown out for being too dull. There is just too little going on for too long. The movie touts that it is based off of the H.G. Wells' story of the same name, though aside from some character names and the title, th ... ere is no other correlation. The sets are cheap. The costumes are unremarkable. The robots are blatant knock off of the Lost in Space Robot and R2-D2, but without the pizzazz. The plot is plodding. Jack Palanace acts like he lost a bet and had to be there. I'll give the movie that the two female leads, Carol Lynley and Anne-Marie Martin are attractive and the best actors that I've never heard of. Looking them up, they've been in far better movies. Watch those instead. Also, the explosion _is_ cool. If you still want to watch it, Rifftrax improves it greatly. Though as they frequently put it, "so bad it's still bad." It apparently has also been done by by the MST3K crew for season 13. I'd suggest picking which group of comedians you prefer and watch that, because watching a second time likely won't be worth it.