THX 1138

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THX 1138 ★★★ 1971 (PG)

In the dehumanized world of the future, people live in underground cities run by computer, are force-fed drugs to keep them passive, and no longer have names—just letter/ number combinations (Duvall is THX 1138). Emotion is also outlawed and when the computermatched couple THX 1138 and LUH 3417 discover love, they must battle the computer system to escape. George Lucas' first film, which was inspired by a student film he did at USC. 88m/C VHS, DVD . Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Maggie McOmie; D: George Lucas; W: George Lucas; M: Lalo Schifrin.